Minister of Finance and Social Welfare Milojko Spajić said last night, in communication with citizens on Twitter Space, that he believed that the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral should not hold the enthronement of Metropolitan Joaniki in Cetinje.
Spajić said that he was trying to get the government to come to an agreement with the church.
"However, the church insisted that it not be pompous and that it be on private property. We could not convince them, and we have no right to convince them because the church and the state are separate. We had to defend religious rights. When the prime minister and the others agreed, I did my best to carry out the action so as not to endanger anyone," said the minister.
According to him, the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) began to drag itself into the radical right after the move to Cetinje.
"They failed with voters who are focused on the economy and pro-Western integration. In the end, everything turned out great because there were no injuries. We need to stop here and reset the story, and focus on the economy and the rule of law," he said. he.
Spajić said that he felt a huge injustice after the Law on Freedom of Religion 2019 was adopted, after which he decided to return to Montenegro.
He said that he then spent a month in the country and met Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, whom he says is the most moral man he has met.
When asked why he returned to Montenegro, Spajić said that he came from Singapore after the adoption of the Law on Freedom of Religion, because he felt a huge amount of injustice.
"I briefly went to America to talk with potential collaborators-investors. Half of me was in Montenegro and half with the investors. I thought about how much I wanted to return and thought that if I didn't do something now, no matter how much it had nothing to do with connection, I came back in March 2020 and started to be interested in who and how I could help. That's where I met professor Krivokapić and saw that he is the most moral man ever, I saw some determination and desire for a big change," Spajić said.
He said that he informed his partner from Singapore that he will not be there until September.
"I started helping a professor who suddenly told me that I was at the top of a list and asked me if I wanted to be his advisor, to which I of course agreed," said Spajić.
He added that he is convinced of victory because, as he states, he saw that the system "created by Đukanović is falling apart".
"I expected to return to Singapore after the victory, I bought a ticket when that happened, but the professor thought otherwise. He told me that this was only a third of the victory and that I should stay. In such a confused situation, all those interests and factors had to be reconciled I was also part of that process, although I don't think I contributed too much to it."
He explained that at that time it was difficult for him to speak our language, which he says is still felt today.
"After the death of the Metropolitan, I lost hope for a moment because I thought I came because of him, but in fact I came back because of his love for Montenegro, he loved the people as they are, divided in 1.000 ways, but whatever they are, those are our people and I love Montenegro. Through those examples of people who loved the people and the country in that way, not the state as a gray institution, but the people of that state, our tradition, everything we've been through, I came to Montenegro because of Montenegro," Spajić said.
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