Citizens' expectations after the parliamentary elections on August 30, 2020 were largely disappointed, not everyone who should have been 'punished', while the significance of democratic changes is limited, because the new government reduced that potential to self-promotion of its roles.
These are some of the assessments made yesterday by representatives of political parties and the former Prime Minister of Montenegro, on the occasion of three years since the removal of the decades-long rule of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS).
Former president of the Parliament of Montenegro and former official of the Socialist People's Party Danijela Đurović she announced that the maturing of democracy and the liberation of institutions is a complex process, but at no time should it be questioned.
"During the previous period, we went through numerous challenges, which are happening even these days," she added in the statement.
It is necessary, as she said, that all relevant social factors make a maximum contribution to implement it to the end: "We must continue to work for the good of the citizens, the progress of our country and its accession to the European Union as soon as possible. The generations to come expect that from us".
The first prime minister after the removal of the DPS government Zdravko Krivokapic he said that only those who take into account the interests of the citizens of Montenegro will inherit the values of the election victory on August 30.
He said that the people began to punish the politics of division, lies, abuses, manipulation and nationalism, and to reward the politics of hope, prosperity, economy, knowledge, openness, talent, youth and enthusiasm.
The former prime minister said that not everyone was fully punished, but there remains hope that they have learned their lessons.
In the author's text, he pointed out that the only authentic heirs of the victory of August 30 are those who are ready to work together to create a new legacy, which will be based on economic prosperity, reconciliation and the European perspective of Montenegro.
"I believe that we should proceed with the rapid establishment of a functional Assembly and the formation of the 44th government, headed by Milojko Spajić, because that is the basic determination and expectation of the largest number of citizens", Krivokapić assessed.
He pointed out that the government should prioritize solving numerous visible and invisible problems in the security sector, taking care, as he stated, that the horror revealed by the Sky application is completely unmasked.
MP from the opposition DPS, Aleksandra Vuković Kuč she announced that the change of government brought social instability, institutional crisis, anti-European practices, clericalization and religious intolerance and nationalist fervor.
Vuković Kuč told the MINA agency that the good result on August 30 was the very change of the long-term government in which, as she stated, good and bad policies came together and built a sense of omnipotence, which is not good for any society.
"It is bad that there has been a change for the worse. Everything that was bad in the previous government has been perfected, everything that was superior has collapsed", said Vuković Kuč.
Member of the Coalition for the Future of Montenegro (ZBCG) Dejan Djurovic said that the citizens, after the parliamentary elections on August 30, expected big changes, but the expectations were mostly disappointed.
Đurović told the MINA agency that it was a historic date and a day that brought joy to Montenegro.
"The best thing that happened that day was that we crossed paths with the DPS authorities, which held Montenegro hostage with a dictatorial regime and turned it into a private fiefdom and a land of crime and corruption," said Đurović.
As he added, "the citizens expected big changes after August 30, but unfortunately, these expectations were largely disappointed."
"This happened, first of all, by the betrayal of the electoral will by a frivolous (experimental) government Zdravka Krivokapića, then governments Dritan Abazović which the former regime supported, until today's fiddling with the mandate Milojko Spajić with what the people voted in the elections", believes Đurović.
One of the initiators of the Turnover Srdjan Peric he said that the significance of democratic changes on August 30 was limited, because the new government reduced that potential to self-promotion of its roles.
He said that as of August 30, 2020, what was made possible by the citizens was obtained, which is a formal change of government.
As he stated, in the then parliamentary elections, the citizens voted for the dismantling of the government system, and on the contrary - it was "normalized".
"The final result is a strengthened partyocracy that stifles the opportunities of the community," Perić told the MINA agency.
He pointed out that in the political struggle, the Constitution and laws were often trampled and that some basic democratic practices were destroyed, such as the fact that elections for local self-government are held at most once every four years, and the boundaries of electoral units were changed in the middle of the election process.
"The balance is such that instead of establishing strong democratic practices, we got a reduced voter turnout of citizens in the elections by about 20 percent - which unequivocally indicates a decline in trust in the overall political system," Perić pointed out.
President of OO SNP Berane Tihomir Bogavac announced that three years ago the great dream of many generations in Montenegro was realized, to which the SNP also contributed.
The rule of law in developed countries is unattainable for us
The President of the country, Jakov Milatović, wrote on Twitter that the level of the rule of law, which exists in developed democratic states, will remain unattainable for Montenegro if fundamental reforms of the judicial system are not implemented.
"Due to the omissions of certain holders of judicial functions, cases of the greatest importance for the public interest remain trapped between different levels of that system for years..." he stated.
Abazović: Whoever tries to return the clans to power is an enemy of Montenegro
Prime Minister in technical mandate Dritan Abazović said that August 30, 2020, was an "unforgettable night" that forever changed the political history of Montenegro and led to the first democratic change of government in elections.
"That evening, I promised the people that the country would no longer be ruled by the mafia and that we would work on reconciliation. Anyone who today, three years later, consciously destroys that concept and tries to return the decimated clans to power - is an enemy of the people of Montenegro, and therefore of reconciliation," wrote Abazović on Facebook.
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