Guys, I know Andrej explained to you what our job is. So, we need to propose a candidate to him. Well, the two of us have already been, only you, Vlado, haven’t been among us. Would you perhaps take that on?
– I’m too old for that…
– How can you be too old? Look at Biden, your generation.
– You would set me up for that? No, thanks. But Andrija, you are younger, like Trump, how about you try again?
– No thanks, but, Mate, do you have anyone in mind?
– Well, Mira Gavran was mentioned, although he said he hopes he won’t be a candidate…
– But he hasn’t declined either.
– No, but his lack of enthusiasm is already a big minus for him.
– And Davor Ivo?
– I would say that he and Andrej are better off the further apart they are from each other…
– And Pantovčak is still too close to Gornji Grad. What do you say about Zdravko Marić?
– Hm, that would be interesting, but he has already escaped from politics. The question is how to bring him back.
– Difficult. So – Dragan Primorac?
– Excellent, Andrija, good thinking. He is skilled, lobbies well, and finally, we would have a doctor at the head of the state!
– Well, Mate, again with your health lobby! Our country is not sick. This is still a job for a lawyer. Let’s say – for Ivan Šimonović!
– Hey, great idea, he is completely clean, but he has been far away in the UN for years, lacks recognition on the domestic scene, and he is also waiting for a four-year term on the UN Human Rights Committee, the question is how to persuade him to sacrifice that for this risky candidacy.
– Well, that’s the problem. This one will crush everyone in the worst way. That’s why little Gordan probably withdrew in advance, just in case.
– Maybe this story is not over yet. He said he does not plan to run, but Andrej could persuade him.
– He could also persuade Frka…
– Uh, that would be cheerful, but he has that burden from the apartment, and the question is whether Andrej would want to give that up.
– And his other Zvonimir – the advisor?
– Savić? Very interesting, but without him, the entire NPOO would collapse, and Andrej cannot afford that because without that money, all subsequent budgets would fall.
– Maybe Oleg Butković would like to fight with this one again?
– Difficult, he still hasn’t recovered from his binary cow.
– Well, Andrej couldn’t even persuade him to run for mayor, he was afraid of Komadina. He won’t allow himself to lose an election.
– But we have one excellent loser – Davor Filipović!
– Ooo, he would definitely be the right one, he played excellently in Zagreb. Although he was only fourth, he at least defeated the SDP’s Klisović.
– Yes, he is the first of ours who was better than the SDP’s candidate for mayor in Zagreb.
