You are reading daily contextual review of the news that marked the previous day.
By Ljubomir Filipović, CDM analyst
Secret borrowing
After Minister Spajić informed the Montenegrin public about the €750 million borrowing via Twitter, a scandal erupted in MNE. DPS reacted by stating that merits go to the former government. They also accused Mr Spajić and Mr Krivokpaić of populism. Former ministers and opposition MPs also reacted sharply.
Mr Nebojša Meodjević was even harsher, but this time he wasn’t alone as all parties and parliamentary clubs have demanded the documentation about the borrowing.
Mr Spajić and PM tried to explain the non-transparency by fear from obstruction. However, there are many things left unsaid. Such a reckless action of the new government confirms that haven’t handled things well. They are obviously choosing to follow well-trodden paths of the former government.
Airports
Speaking of well-trodden paths, the new government follows them even when it comes to MA and Airports. SD and SDP have been taking part in the management of airports for the last decade and now they are arguing with the new government.
Staff
Vice-presidents of the parliament should be elected by 17 December, and several names are already in circulation. Mr Miljanić and Mr Milošević from URA have taken their office, and Mr Mladen Bojanić also informed about his selections for secretaries in his department. Ms Vesna Bratić changed the alphabet to Cyrillic on Facebook and proposed new members of the University Board of her choice. The names will tell you everything you need to know. From the man who allegedly stands behind IN4S through a DF official, etc. CDM finds out that there are the first suspicions of nepotism, because Mr Branko Radulović’s daughter is a potential director of the Clinical Center of Montenegro. Although the number of ministers has been reduced, no savings have been made for the state by increasing the number of secretaries and other associate ministers. Democrats again criticized this approach to staff selection, emphasizing that when distributing in depth, they don’t worry too much about a balanced distribution among the factors of the ruling coalition. What we are witnessing is everything that they allegedly fought against during the DPS rule. Party flattery, political suitability, cronyism and nepotism. Residents of Budva and Kotor have been warning about this since 2016, but they were not taken seriously by the majority of the public.
Leposavić as a surprise
Although Justice Minister, Mr Vladimir Leposavić, has been considered as one of the obstinate Serbian nationalists, yesterday he was wearing a black mask with a Montenegrin coat of arms, usually worn by the members of the Komitas Union and organizations. Mr Leposavić was criticized by DF for this.
Thank you for reading. See you again on Monday.
