During the outgoing government, Montenegro was not a country of inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony, according to the coalition for the future of Montenegro (ZBCG).
In response to the address of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Srđan Darmanović, before the United Nations General Assembly, the coalition stated that the election victory of the opposition was preceded by "an outrageous and unnecessary attack on religious freedom, as well as sponsored attacks by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) on minority ethnic communities". .
"Under the outgoing government, Montenegro was not, as Darmanović claims, a country of inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony," states the announcement of the ZBCG coalition.
According to them, under the thirty-year DPS regime, there were no excellent results in the protection of media freedoms and the activities of civil society, anti-discrimination on any basis, as well as the issue of impunity.
"On the contrary, Đukanović's era is internationally recognized as an era marked by corruption, undermining of media freedom, discrimination directed against minorities and religious communities, as well as impunity of DPS politicians before the law," said the ZBCG coalition.
They said that there was no unhindered access to international mechanisms for legal protection and protection of human rights for the citizens of Montenegro.
"Under Đukanović and those judicial bodies that he personally chose, the rights of Montenegrin citizens were threatened and violated, among other things, by the abuse of international arrest warrants and other methods of legal struggle," the statement of the ZBCG coalition states.
They said that the new and democratically elected Government will prioritize the establishment of unity and that it will be guided by a set of key principles confirmed by coalition partner agreements, including the September 10 agreement.
"They include respect for valid international agreements signed by the previous government, including membership in NATO, commitment to the European path of Montenegro, respect for the rule of law and the amendment of discriminatory laws, contrary to the practice of the previous government, the new coalition is not preoccupied with the accumulation of power", according to the statement of the ZBCG. .
They said that they will introduce experts into the new government and solve numerous problems facing Montenegro.
"We are fully committed to the creation of the rule of law, as well as the reform of existing discriminatory laws," the statement said.
It is stated that strong international cooperation is the central principle of the management philosophy of the coalition, especially when it comes to the continuation of progress towards full membership in the European Union.
"The new, upcoming and democratically elected administration is looking forward to constructive work with our colleagues from the international community during the coming months and years, as well as directly informing the UN about our progress, during the next address before the General Assembly," the statement concludes.
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