The amendment of the Law on Montenegrin Citizenship in the part of voting rights, in which a citizen would be without the right to vote for ten years, is unconstitutional, said lawyer Veselin Radulović and added that the ease with which the government proposes solutions contrary to the Constitution is worrying.
When asked if it is possible to regulate voting rights through the Law on Citizenship, so that people cannot vote for ten years, as announced by Prime Minister Milojko Spajić, he said that such a solution is contrary to the Constitution.
Radulović told the MINA agency that Article 45 of the Constitution defines the right to vote and in the first paragraph stipulates that the right to vote and be elected belongs to a citizen of Montenegro who has reached the age of 18 and has resided in the country for at least two years.
"The law cannot regulate the issue of voting rights in a different way. The ease with which the top of the executive power shows its willingness to propose solutions that are contrary to the Constitution is worrying," added Radulović.
He said that you cannot force anyone to live somewhere for more than half a year because the Constitution also guarantees the right to freedom of movement and residence.
"Smaller countries like Montenegro always have a rather restrictive policy when it comes to this issue," added Radulović.
He said that Montenegro would have to take special care of this.
"Because for years we have been witnessing various types of abuses and electoral engineering, so the fear that changes to the Law on Citizenship are being proposed with bad intentions is more than justified," said Radulović.
He said that "we saw how this engineering was carried out during the recently held elections in Belgrade".
"Well, we certainly shouldn't be allowed to see the same pictures in Montenegro any time soon," Radulović believes.
He was asked whether it is possible to solve the issue of citizenship by law or whether it should be settled by agreement with other countries, Radulović said that both options are possible.
"What is crucial is that when solving this issue, the protection of Montenegro's sovereignty is primarily taken into account," said Radulović.
According to him, the realization of political platforms and goals that could threaten the sovereignty of Montenegro must not be allowed for any reason, not even for the reason of the survival of the current government.
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