PODGORICA, 12.11.2018. – The acting state in the Public Media Service of Montenegro will be finished after the election of the General Director of Radio-Television of Montenegro is completed. The deadline for submitting candidacies for this tempting position has expired, so if things go smoothly, it is expected that the CEO be elected in December.
The conclusion is such that five candidates compete for the chair of the most responsible person of the national public broadcaster: the current manager Božidar Šundić, director of the Television Nikšić Milutin Stijepović, former director of Pobjeda Dragoljub Šarović, speaker of Radio Television Branislav Nikezić from Bar, and Željko Đukić from Bijelo Polje.
All necessary documentation was submitted to the RTCG Legal Service for review, which will forward the complete candidatures to the RTCG Council for further decision-making. This body will then schedule interviews with candidates, who will be required to submit RTCG development programs. After that, the Council meeting will be scheduled, and the majority of votes will decide who will guide the Public Media Service in the next four years.
The General Director’s call was published on October 5 and lasted for a month.
The Statute of the Radio-Television of Montenegro stipulates that the Council shall issue the decision on the appointment of the General Director within 30 days from the date of expiry of the deadline for submitting applications in the competition.
Šundić has been acting general manager since June, when Andrijana Kadija was replaced after just over a year of leadership. Before that, Rade Vojvodic was removed from this position. However, he managed to achieve a full mandate at the helm of the RTCG before the shift, which many have not done so far.