Zagreb: From Bankruptcy to Sustainable Policies

a second term to push for their social and sustainable policies under the governor, Tomislav Tomašević. In 2021, they almost gained a complete majority, shocking political observes and ousting the former government which had been in power for a long time. Taking over the city government together with the social democrats, they embarked on a sweeping reform of city politics, investing in green infrastructure and sustainability as well as adopting social reforms to provide better transport and access to education, especially kindergartens for everyone - even though the inherited a bankrupt city which didn't even have enough money left to pay all the city employees at the time. One of the people who suddenly was part of the city government, is Damir Bakić, a professor of math at the University, who is now also responsible for budget planning. Radio Corax met him in Zagrebs' town hall to find out what they have achieved in the last three years, which issues are still to be tackled and why support for Možemo! has decreased in the months leading up to the coming election on May 18th.