It has been clear to me for a long time that not a single Montenegrin story will have a happy ending. Because of all our nastiness and pride, we easily miss the last train to the European Union. Why am I saying this? Because this social intermezzo of the new government, which has lasted ten months, has shown that the Government (and we with it) is not capable of seeing a position different from its own or ours, and that it is not able to observe the state of affairs from the opposite point of view and possibly accept as his position.
The meaning of our success as a society, and the meaning of joining the society of organized states, is not in the things and actions that this and the previous political elite possessed or did, in what we are as a society and where we are. What are our divisions and misfortunes of political life. In my opinion, the meaning of this political establishment should be in our relationship to all of the above. How do we as a political community relate to all these open questions? Ultimately, are we mature enough to take the lead, and will our political narrative be recognized by the voters.
I did not make the previous assertions recklessly. I base them on the ambivalent attitude of the new government towards the latest political challenge that has been given to us as a political community. These are the Pandora papers and the eventual role of the president in them. Through this example, our socio-political community and the lack of leadership in the political sense of the word are mirrored. Among all political parties.
I believe that instead of political bickering and infighting among the positions, and the smokescreen of the opposition, and all the cheery explanations of prosecutors and NGO organizations, this confused people should be offered a clear, first of all, political position. If the existence of offshore companies of our dear president is clearly and unequivocally proven through the institutions of the system, then it should be treated as his act of high treason against the state of Montenegro. Any other political assessment is only a confirmation of my thesis with the unhappy endings of Montenegrin stories. Everything else is a confirmation of the emerging popular feeling that "they only came to ride where they left off".
If the president of all the citizens of Montenegro founded those companies abroad, he committed high treason because even in an attempt he took the wealth abroad and thus betrayed his citizens. There is no other relation to this matter. Loud and clear.
As harsh as this attitude of mine may seem, there is no other feeling of satisfaction with the electoral changes made. Political power also implies political leadership in that social community. The winners of the elections in Montenegro are expected to finally start systemic changes in this society.
The author is a member of the CIVIS Association of Citizens
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