Živković: This government has fallen, the persecution of political dissenters and critics is the terminal phase

The President of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), Danijel Živković, said that the current government, "which has been keeping Montenegro in the agony of mutual blackmail for six years, has fallen."

"The final phase of any government is using the security sector to deal with critics. Today, the target is no longer just the DPS - today, all opposition parties, the media, the NGO sector and any individual who dares to criticize the work of the Government are targeted. Anyone who has a different opinion and points out problems in society is today declared a criminal and a mafia collaborator. However, this situation is also coming to an end, and attempts to impose an atmosphere of fear on freedom-loving Montenegro are ridiculous. They will pay the price for such a plan in the next elections," said Živković during a visit to Danilovgrad.

He also said that the city "is feeling the consequences of the disruption of the business and investment environment by the post-August 30th government."

"The second impression is that the local government, which survives on the basis of preserving its seats at all costs, is incapable of facing one of Danilovgrad's biggest problems - the departure of young people. Not only is it incapable, but it is also obviously ill-intentioned, because it has rejected numerous initiatives, through which opposition councilors led by the DPS, proposed measures that could yield results in that field. And the third impression is that the representatives of the current government do not have a vision for the city's development in the long term, they do not have the courage to tackle the biggest challenges in the city, to sweep essential problems under the carpet, while, on the other hand, they are perfecting the practices of family-party employment that are destroying the local self-government system," said Živković.