Pižurica: I disagree with the decision not to sign the law regulating the state's relations with the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty

Miloš Pižurica, a member of parliament from the ruling Europe Now Movement (PES), said that he respects the constitutional right of the President of Montenegro to return the law to the Parliament for reconsideration, but that he cannot agree with the decision not to sign the law that finally regulates part of the state's relationship with the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty.

Earlier today, the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, returned to the Parliament for reconsideration the Law on Amendments to the Law on the Status of Descendants of the Petrović Njegoš Dynasty, assessing that certain adopted solutions are questionable in terms of compliance with the Constitution and the Law on the Protection of Cultural Property.

Pižurica assessed that this law did not give or grant anything to anyone.

"Only one of the 32 properties that were in their ownership, acquired during more than two centuries of the creation, development and defense of the Montenegrin state, is being returned to the descendants of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. This law was not passed because of one family, it was passed because of the state's dignified attitude towards its own history and the people who created modern Montenegro, won its international recognition and left an indelible mark on its development," Pižurica stated on the Iks network.

Pižurica adds that this decision is given special weight by the fact that the law was supported by MPs from different political parties, different national and religious communities.

"Representatives of almost all peoples living in Montenegro today voted for it. This shows that there are topics that can be above daily politics and above the divisions that often burden us. That is precisely why I believe that supporting this law represents much more than voting on a single legal act. It shows that the seeds of a civic, multiethnic and shared Montenegro, which generations of Petrovićs built and developed, still live among us today," he said.

Pižurica also said that he is certain that the Parliament of Montenegro will confirm its previously expressed will when deciding again and enable this law to enter into force.