Marić pointed out that the majority of citizens are in favor of joining the European Union (EU), and that in 2026, topics that are "campaigns for 2027" should be avoided.
Maraš emphasized that "it is in Montenegro's interest to close all chapters."
"We didn't deserve it, we were lucky. Let's at least take advantage of our luck. At the zenith of the story about European integration, this government is arguing with the civil sector about whether Dragoljub Duško Vuković will be elected as a member of the council of the Agency for Electronic Media because the media still needs to be controlled," he said.
Božović said that the SNP does not condition the closing of the chapter on these issues, but that "the majority of citizens speak Serbian."
At the end of the show, the Ministry of Defense's reaction to the previous show was aired.
Božović announced that the tricolor was not imported, nor was it anything new, but rather a flag that had been used before.
The show's author and host Petar Komnenić asked Božović how he feels about the President of the Parliament of Montenegro and leader of the New Serbian Democracy (NSD) Andrija Mandić joining the initiative to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the President of the United States of America (US), Donald Trump, in the midst of the intervention in Venezuela, which Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said was a "trampling of international law".
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"I agree with that part when it comes to Venezuela. The question arises whether international law exists. We also see the situation around Greenland, which is an integral part of Denmark, and to which the US has claims. It vigorously defends Greenland, but it did not do so when it came to the southern Serbian province of Kosovo, but was among the first to recognize it," he said.
Božović pointed out that this was "Mandić's matter" and "his attitude towards the issue".
When asked about Mandić's congratulations on the Day of Republika Srpska, Božović replied that he "knows the position of the citizens", but also that "there are some bodies of Republika Srpska that interpret the issue differently and celebrate that date".
Dizdarević pointed out that "these issues are an internal matter of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and that Montenegrin interference in them is only an obstacle to its own European path."
"You see that today Brussels wants Montenegro in the EU more than we do," he said.
Božović pointed out that "it is a setback for the development of Montenegro when a narrow circle of people become fabulously rich."
Marić reminded that the Parliament Act is being drafted, and that the parliamentary flag may be introduced as part of it.
Maraš pointed out that the question arises of "which nation is the national flag", and that "every nation could ask for the flag of its own nation".
"Regarding dual citizenship - I consider this initiative hypocritical because no government has done anything to clean up the residence register since August 30. Why is there a big difference between Montenegro and Albania in the integration process? Because Albania is larger and poses a migration risk. Montenegro with a rigid citizenship policy does not pose a risk. If we open our doors to a huge number of people who are ethnically from here and live in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, but also to a large number of people who have lived in Montenegro for years and come from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, who will also, in this way, acquire the right to Montenegrin citizenship. This is no longer a country of 650.000, but a country that poses a greater migration risk. If someone has roots, everything needs to be done. We also have people living in Argentina. What is the Ministry of Diaspora doing? But let's get the institutions to start doing their job," said Maraš.
Dizdarević pointed out that the DPS as a party is open to dialogue, but that they view the initiative of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) to put on the agenda the introduction of the Serbian language as the official language, the introduction of the tricolor as the national flag, and the introduction of dual citizenship as an obstacle to integration.
"The Montenegrin language is not the language of ethnic Montenegrins, but the official language of the state," he pointed out.
Speaking about dual citizenship, he said that space is being opened "for the admission of a large number of people of Montenegrin origin," adding that he "does not only mean citizens in Serbia, but also in many other countries," and that hundreds of thousands of people could seek citizenship in Turkey on this basis.
Božović pointed out that, in his opinion, Serbs were indeed threatened and that "three percent of Serbs worked in the capital city of Podgorica."
"What will we do with the Serbs who were in the DPS?" Maraš asked.
Božović pointed out that the government is not perfect, but also that a large number of problems are inherited.
Marić pointed out that "DPS discriminated against all people who are against them."
"What you say - three point something percent, speaks of fear. When you see how many people did not want to declare themselves - you see that it is about fear," he said.
Božović recalled that, when it comes to the "tricolor" flag, former Prime Minister Igor Lukšić proposed to the opposition to "discuss the language and state symbols", and that it was then proposed that the flag be presidential.
"After all, the partisans also fought under the tricolor," he said.
He added that one of the ideas is to "make the tricolor the flag of the Assembly."
"I think there is room for agreement. It is possible that there is broader support than the parliamentary majority. Colleagues from DPS in Budva voted for the construction of a temple for the Metropolitanate of the Montenegrin-Lithuania Serbian Orthodox Church, so the government in Budva did not fall apart," said Božović.
He said that Milo Đukanović also participated in the 1997 presidential election campaign with a poster featuring the tricolor.
The show's editor and host, Petar Komnenić, asked the question "how much of it is a charade, and how much of the demands of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) can actually be fulfilled."
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Marić said that everything, including this, can be discussed, but not at the expense of the laws awaiting the deputies in parliament.
"As for the constitutional procedures, they are very complicated. A two-thirds majority and then a referendum in which over 300.000 citizens would have to vote. It may not be impossible if some consensus were reached among all parties, but that could take years and mandates," he explained.
Maraš responded that in Montenegro we "have always been more Catholic than the Pope."
"Every citizen will have concrete benefits from the EU. What is the benefit of these topics?" he said, to which Božović replied that he wanted to be discriminated against.
Maraš responded that Serbs were not discriminated against, but rather those who were against the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS).
As Maraš pointed out, no one asked for dialogue, but for three ultimatums - language, flag, and dual citizenship, adding that this would lead to voters being brought from the region, just as DPS was bringing in from Luxembourg and Germany.
"Where are the gentlemen from the government to say that there will be no more party employment?" he said.
Maraš pointed out that those employed by the DPS "flew over to the parties of the new government."
Dizdarevic said that "no one denies the genocide committed in Jasenovac."
"We are being presented with this issue that will at some point cause us to quarrel with our neighbors - Croatia... We do not have the luxury of losing a day on our European path. So many laws await us, and we are launching some topics that are being directed at us from other centers," he said.
The show's editor and host, Petar Komnenić, asked Dizdarević if he felt responsible for "everything that's happening today."
"You, as a party, together with GP URA, made the decision to grant Zeta the status of a municipality... To what extent were your selfish calculations responsible for what is happening today?" Komnenić asked.
Dizdarević said that Zeta, Tuzi, Petnjica and Gusinje wanted to separate as municipalities, believing that they would develop faster that way.
"How much time will it take for DPS to be put on one page of history, and for the current government to take responsibility?" asked Dizdarević.
The editor and host of the show, Petar Komnenić, assessed that Belgrade has singled out the leader of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) Milan Knežević, and that the President of the Parliament of Montenegro and leader of the New Serbian Democracy (NSD) Andrija Mandić is no longer recognized as a direct collaborator.
Maraš said that he "cannot rely on Belgrade, because Belgrade is also changing its mind."
He said that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić cannot determine who is the representative of the Serbian people, to what extent and where.
As Maraš added, Mandić employed a large number of activists in the energy sector.
"Mandić was very smart here because he set out to capture institutions that have money and can buy votes in the long term, and prepared the backroom so that he would not depend on whether he would have Vučić's support," he said.
Maraš pointed out that "Mandić is trying to present himself to the West as not being the scarecrow with which the West is afraid."
When asked how, as a pro-Serbian party, they view Vučić's statements that the response to DNP initiatives will be the same as during the time of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), Božović replied that the SNP is a civic party, even though the majority of its voters are from the Serbian people.
A video clip was played in which "Vučić avoids saying specifically whether genocide was committed in Jasenovac", and Komnenić reminded that an initiative on the genocide in Jasenovac was not adopted in Serbia, and asked Božović "are we stupid for doing this".
The SNP MP said that he "personally does not feel stupid, but rather as someone who has a position," and that he is not obligated to "agree with anyone, not even the President of Serbia."
"My attitude was, I believe, civilized," he emphasized.
He added that if the government had better relations with Croatia before 2020, why didn't it resolve any open issues?
Božović said that he does not agree with Vučić's position that several countries in the region should join the European Union (EU) together, and that he will do his utmost in parliament to ensure that Montenegro becomes the next member.
Dizdarević said that "Montenegro is experiencing a political crisis even in 2026."
Oj recalled that the leader of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) and MP in the Parliament of Montenegro, Milan Knežević, gave an ultimatum to the Bosniak Party (BS) that it must leave power in Bijelo Polje and threatened to leave power at the state level, but that he did not fulfill that ultimatum either.
The show played a clip from one of the earlier Načisto shows, in which methodologist Miloš Bešić indicated that he would like to see whether the rift between Knežević and the President of the Parliament of Montenegro and the leader of the New Serbian Democracy (NSD) Andrija Mandić was real or feigned.
Marić indicated that he "does not think there is a serious rift between the two of them, but that there is potential for it to come to that."
"At this moment, Mandić sees as a priority the acceleration of European integration, where he, as the speaker of the parliament, participates and sees certain merits. On the other hand, you see Knežević, who does not see himself in a position where he has benefits and is looking for neuralgic points where he can profit. Botun happened to him because he has value in the negotiations themselves - in the chapter that treats ecology," he said.
Speaking about identity issues, Marić assessed that Knežević "in this way is provoking the coalition partners with whom he had a pre-election coalition" (Mandić and his NSD).
A report was aired showing Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić speaking about Knežević's arrest.
Božović said that the parliament has done a lot, but that it will do its utmost this year to complete the integration processes.
When asked by the show's host and editor Petar Komnenić whether the SNP would support the demands of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) in the government and if they did not pass, whether they would leave it, he replied that these demands "were not from yesterday", and that his party had demanded that the Serbian language be made official in 2013.
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Božović asked the question "why not initiate a dialogue on these issues?".
"This is not the first time during the mandate of this government that these topics have been discussed," he said, to which Komnenić pointed out that the head of parliament, Andrija Mandić (NSD), said that "they are in favor of these demands, but it is not the time for them."
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Božović said that he would support this in the Government, and that he saw nothing controversial about discussing this.
Editor and host of the show Načisto, Petar Komnenić, recalled the cover of the weekly Monitor, which called 2025 the "year of the collector".
After an introductory video, which recalled the events in Botun and the identity demands of the Democratic People's Party (DNP), Komnenić asked Marić how the shift from collectors to identity issues occurred.
Marić replied that this did not surprise him because the former Democratic Front (DF) consistently dealt with these topics, and that they had negotiated about the Serbian language back in 2013, and that they then "equalized it with Montenegrin" by agreeing to it being "in official use."
"What the citizens of Botun are worried about was expected somewhere that one of the politicians would take over," Marić pointed out.
Responding to the question of whether there are principles in Montenegrin politics, Marić said that "it has become customary that everything is permitted."
Maraš said he sees this as a "selfish attack on European integration" in a year when negotiation chapters are supposed to be closed.
He said that DNP leader Milan Knežević "is trying to get himself out of a promise where he said if they move, I will leave."
"Then there was that letter from the citizens of Botun to come out, then identity issues," said Maraš.
The show featured a clip from the day before yesterday's Reflektor show on Television Vijesti, where Transport Minister Maja Vukićević (DNP) said that she expected an initiative to introduce the tricolor as the national flag and Serbian as the official language to be launched at the next government session.
Maraš pointed out that Knežević is trying to get out of the trap he has gotten himself into.
"They say they will propose it at the next government session. We don't know where the prime minister is," Maraš said, adding that the parliament has not adopted all the laws needed in the European integration process.
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