On October 5th, he and Svetozar Marovic, the deputy head of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), both announced their resignations, saying it is time for "the affirmation of new people".
Petog oktobra, on i potpredsednik Demokratske partije Socijalista (DPS) Svetozar Marović, saopštili su da podnose ostavke, naglasivši da je vreme za “afirmaciju novih ljudi”.