Vujičić: Montenegro lives partitocracy to the fullest, not democracy

The holder of the list "Dr. Vujičić Božidar - Voice for Change" points out that democracy, the rule of the people in Montenegro, to the regret of the citizens, has not existed for the last 30 years, because the government, i.e. deputies and councilors, are not elected by the people.

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Božidar Vujičić, Photo: PR Center
Božidar Vujičić, Photo: PR Center
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"The President of the New Serbian Democracy and the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Andrija Mandić, told the Montenegrin public an incredible falsehood in the face of the 120th anniversary of parliamentarism in Montenegro, he said that Montenegro lives democracy to the fullest", said the holder of the citizens' list "Dr Vujičić Božidar - Voice for change", Božidar Vujičić.

Vujičić points out that democracy, the rule of the people in Montenegro, to the regret of the citizens, has not existed for the last 30 years, because the government, i.e. deputies and councilors, are not elected by the people.

"They are chosen by Mr. Andrija Mandić and other presidents of political parties. Citizens vote for lists and decide how many mandates each list will receive, which of the candidates on the list will receive a mandate is determined by the party president, who determines the order on the electoral list. The mandates won by the list are distributed to the candidates in order on the list. Mr. Andija Mandić stole power from citizens of Serbian nationality and has been fighting for the rights of Serbs in Montenegro for decades, but he does not want to return the power they had from 1906 to 1990. . It is more appropriate for Mr. Mandić to reserve the first mandate that NSD receives for himself and then personally decide to whom he will give the remaining mandates, which the list receives. The stated behavior of Mr. Mandić represents the rule of parties or more precisely the rule of several presidents of political parties," emphasized Vujičić and added:

"Mr. Mandić, with your behavior you are actually working against the interests of Serbs, as the presidents of other parties do, towards other citizens of Montenegro. The rule in Montenegro, which you called democracy instead of partyocracy, cannot be compared with the rule of true democracy from 1906, when the ruler of Montenegro, Prince Nikola I Petrović Njegoš, enabled the citizens of Montenegro to choose candidates for deputies, not to choose lists and that Prince Nikola determines which candidate from the list will receive the mandate, even though he was the Lord of Montenegro. You and the other presidents of the parliamentary parties are just citizens with the right to vote like all other citizens in Montenegro, but your power is greater than the power of the former Prince Nikola Petrović, because you first take power for yourself and then for the members of the party who answer to you, with the condition that they protect your personal interests, not the interests of the citizens, because they received their mandate from you, not from the people, as was the case in 1906 until 1990. The judges of the Constitutional Court, the Protector of Human Rights, the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and the State Prosecutor's Office are also against the return of power to the citizens, because they have to protect the interests of you and your fellow presidents of other political parties because you and your private deputies elected them to office. To the great regret of the citizens, all these institutions interpret your rule as the rule of the people", stated Vujičić.

He asked Mandić that, while the power is returned to the citizens so that the citizens elect councilors and deputies, in the future, he does not make similar statements, with which he insults the citizens of Serbian nationality and all other nationalities and national minorities in Montenegro, from whom they seized power.

"Dear citizens, who agree that based on the Constitution of the Republic of Montenegro you have the right to elect representatives who will exercise power on your behalf, go to the polls and support the DR Vujičić Božidar-Glas for Change list, circle number 4," concluded Vujičić.

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