Vučelić: The topic imposed by Mandić does not lead to solving the real problems of citizens, but rather distracts attention from European obligations

CIVIS MP Maja Vučelić said that the topic imposed by the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Andrija Mandić, does not lead to solving the real problems of citizens, but rather diverts attention from European obligations.

She commented on the X network on Mandić's statement from the celebration of the 120th anniversary of the adoption of the Nicholas Constitution of the Principality of Montenegro, during which he said that the current Constitution should be adapted to the present and the status of the Serbian language should be changed.

"According to the Constitution of Serbia, the Serbian language is in official use. According to the Constitution of Montenegro, the Serbian language is also in official use. So the question rightly arises: what exactly is being resolved by the proposal to amend the Constitution, what is being essentially changed and gained, apart from the political heating up of identity issues? The topic imposed by the Speaker of the Parliament Mandić does not lead to solving the real problems of citizens, but rather diverts attention from European obligations: judicial reform, the rule of law, the fight against corruption and fulfilling the benchmarks from the negotiation chapters," Vučelić wrote on the X network.

She added that the result can only be a standstill or a slowdown of the European path:

"Because energy and political capital would be spent on identity disputes instead of the reforms that the EU expects," she said.