Nepotism is an ugly thing that all politicians should be wary of. For example, the mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandić, is moving forward with the development of Bundek: a park for skateboarders, an adrenaline playground, rollerblading paths, a baseball field… Kudos to him!
However, the investment of 18 million kuna could increase by another three million. This is the estimated value of the land that needs to be purchased from private owners. Most of it is owned by the architecture firm of Jadranka Kruljac Poljak, the sister-in-law of Zdravko Mamić. She bought this land in 2009 for 1.5 million kuna, and Bandić tried to buy it back in 2012, but he was unsuccessful because he did not have a majority in the City Assembly.
The mayor’s relationship with Dinamo’s gray eminence places this deal in the realm of nepotism. And here is another case: Nera Miličić may have truly been the most capable candidate for the lucrative position at the head of the Tourist Board office in Munich. However, her cousin had to intervene and prevent her election. As prime minister, he had all the mechanisms to do so.
