The fifth anniversary of the Belvedere demonstrations was marked on the plateau between Biljarda and the Cetinje Monastery

A rally was held on the plateau between Biljarda and the Cetinje Monastery to mark the fifth anniversary of the Belvedere demonstrations.

The rally, under the slogan "National Unity and Togetherness - Our Imperative", was organized by the Center for Civil Rights.

Demonstrations were organized on September 4 and 5, 2021, due to the enthronement of Metropolitan Joanikije of Montenegro and the Littoral in Cetinje.

At that time, mass protests and blockades of the city were organized, and there were clashes between police and demonstrators, which ended with the demonstration being broken up with the use of force and the arrest of several people.

The gathering was addressed by Svetlana Pajović Music, Aleksandar Mugoša, Jakov Popović, Žarko Krivokapić, as well as DPS MP Nela Savković and European Union official Miloš Đuričković.

The gathering said that commemorating Belvedere is an important part of preserving civil society and historical memory, which, as they say, is the goal of the "Cetinje Remembers" project.

The speakers pointed out that five years ago in Cetinje, no party, no mandate or privilege was defended, but a free Montenegro.