When asked how DPS would return to power, Živković replied that DPS is a state-building party that has preserved interstate harmony, preserved peace in Montenegro and opened Euro-Atlantic integration.
He claims that DPS will probably have 30 percent support in the next elections, and said that "this government has played its part."
"I am sure that our traditional minority partners will achieve a good result, as will the European Union, but also those people who are angry with us and this government," he said.
Speaking about the case of Aleksandar Mijajlović, and asked if Mijajlović had given him a phone, Živković said that he did not want to answer now, because he did not want to jeopardize the investigation.
Živković was heard as a witness in those proceedings.
The head of the DPS said that his statement, which he gave in an interview with "Vijesti" that it was time for cooperation between Serbs and Montenegrins, was given as an idea to overcome the gap between the two blocs.
Asked whether Aco Đukanović was "above the law" during the DPS government, Živković replied that he was asking by whom, for what interest, and for what criminal offense.
He claims that Milo Đukanović is available to make a statement regarding anything.
When asked if he thought the noose around Milo Đukanović was tightening, Živković replied that the narrative that Đukanović robbed the state is 30 years old, and that six years after the change of government, there is still nothing of that.
Speaking about the case of Vesna Medenica, Živković said that he believes that we should wait for the final verdict.
Asked whether the DPS is "calmer" after the arrest of the former minister from the first post-DPS government, Vesna Bratić, Živković replied that they are "certainly calm".
He said that the Vesna Bratić case happened when Miloš Medenica and former prosecutor Lidija Mitrović became inaccessible to judicial authorities, and when information about Olivera Injac emerged, and that the Bratić case happened because the DPS often spoke about the case, but also that she was released after a few days because the parliamentary majority "jumped in" to defend her.
Živković said that DPS believes that this is a selective prosecution, and that the cases that will be opened are chosen in relation to current socio-political events.
When asked how the DPS experienced the arrest of Aco Đukanović, brother of DPS honorary president Milo Đukanović, Živković said that it was a "classic political arrest" and that Aco Đukanović was arrested only because he is Milo Đukanović's brother.
"If anyone else had been arrested because Aco Đukanović was arrested, they would have been immediately released to defend themselves from freedom," he said.
Živković said he believes that Milo Đukanović did not speak out because a member of his family was arrested.
Asked what DPS had to say about the open issues that Montenegro has with Croatia, Živković replied that, as far as the Jadran ship is concerned, the offer from the time of the DPS government was for the sailboat to be a "NATO center of excellence", and for the ship to be in Montenegro for six months and in Croatia for six months, and to have crews from both countries. He claims that this idea has been accepted by NATO.
When asked what he thought about the statement by Croatian Defense Minister Ivan Anušić that "every stone in Boka Bay speaks Croatian", Živković replied that "every stone in Boka Bay is Montenegrin", because the territory in question is Montenegro.
Živković said that DPS did not raise the issue of the Split "Lora" camp, where Montenegrin citizens were killed and tortured, because relations with Croatia during their rule "were at a high level."
"As for Lore, I think it all needs to be investigated to the end," he said.
Živković claims that DPS will secure a sufficient majority to form the government in the next elections, and that according to research, the party has 28 percent support.
When asked that many parties do not want to form a coalition with the DPS because they are convinced that Milo Đukanović is the "gray eminence" of that party, Živković responded that "nationalists and populists do not want to be with us, thank them for that."
"This government survives on the support of minority parties with whom we have been in power for many years. The Europe Now Movement, the Democrats and the New Serbian Democracy do not have a majority without them," he said.
When asked who DPS is receiving "attractive offers from", Živković replied that there are "various conversations" on several political and social topics, and that some colleagues from the ruling majority are telling them that the "disastrous situation" in the Government and the ruling majority is.
"It's not my style to talk about that, I can categorically say that it's not true, but it's about individuals from certain parties," he said.
Živković claims that the government has lost its legitimacy to rule.
"Under European laws, they are pushing bad solutions, they want to deal with dissenters - not necessarily political, but also media and civil society," he underlined.
The leader of the DPS said that the party did everything, both when they were in power and now that they are in opposition, to lead the country towards the European Union (EU).
"Why is the opposition calling for constructiveness, when we have always voted for Montenegrin European interests," said Živković.
When Komnenić stated that Vesna Medenica was the prosecutor of the previous government, Živković asked whether Komnenić believed that Vladimir Novović was the prosecutor of this government.
Živković said that he and DPS Vice President Aleksandra Vuković Kuč met with European Commissioner Marta Kos today, and that at that meeting they explained the legal reasons why they were against the Law on Internal Affairs and the ANB.
He pointed out that at that meeting he noticed the EU's suspicion of some countries, and that this was the reason for Kos' statements about a "Trojan horse" of a certain country.
Asked which country he was referring to, Živković replied - Russia.
The head of the DPS said that the government "will not sell them the story" about cleaning the police of "mafia tentacles", but reiterated that the issue at issue is the government's desire to turn Montenegro into a "police state".
Speaking about the DPS's move to leave the parliamentary committees they were on because the ruling majority adopted laws on internal affairs and the National Security Agency (ANB), Živković said that the government had crossed a "red line" and had decided to turn Montenegro into a "police" state. Asked what the next step was, and whether they were preparing for a boycott, the DPS leader replied that they "had to point out that the situation was not normal."
"This is a message to the European Commission and the domestic public. It is too early to say what the next steps may be, but what needs to be done now in Montenegro is to call early parliamentary elections. Our actions will be focused on that," said Živković.
When the host and author of the show, Petar Komnenić, stated that the key message from Brussels is that cohesion is needed, as well as when asked whether the fact that DPS will focus its activities on calling early parliamentary elections means that DPS is a "saboteur of the European path", the head of the strongest opposition party responded that the country is "being tortured", and that elections are therefore needed.
"People don't know where is left and where is right, someone in Zadar and someone in Šibenik...", he commented.
The guest of tonight's show "Načisto" on Television Vijesti is the head of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), Danijel Živković.
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