The European Union (EU) and NATO always prefer stability even if it means they have to turn a blind eye to fulfillment of some democratic standards. Therefore, for the partners of Montenegro, stability represents the first and most significant precondition that determines even their position towards the current protests, said Petar Arsovski, a political observer from Skopje, in an interview with Dnevne Novine daily. He added that Milo Đukanović is still too strong to quit.
Commenting on the protests in the region, Arsovski emphasized the ones in Macedonia and Greece substantially differ from those in Albania, Serbia and Montenegro. The international community, he said, always chooses stability over some democratic processes. “Therefore, if the protests continue, and I think they will, your Western partners want them not to cause violence, destruction or destabilization. The international community is waiting to see whether these protests are authentic or rather the result of external influence. I’d repeat once again – for the EU and NATO the most important is that the state’s stability is not endangered.”
In his opinion, President Milo Đukanović is still too strong to quit, especially due to the fact the citizens of Montenegro fully supported him in the recently held elections.
“We still don’t know what would be his next actions,” he noted.
Arsovski explained he hasn’t been completely familiar with the details of the protests in Montenegro, but all of them have the same story – corruption and restricted freedom of media.
