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Mothers were cheated by MPs who adopted the law

Political note in mothers’ protests cannot be avoided, because the law was adopted with a goal of scoring political points, said sociologist Slobodan Vukicevic.

“The matter is political by itself. All protests in Montenegro have a political note, it is only a question of logistical power of politicians”, Vukicevic said.

Vukicevic said that the responsibility for making the protests political cannot be avoided.

“When the law was adopted, discussion was focused on financial matters, not on the significance of women’s position in society. Mothers were cheated, and the situation is such that it cannot be fixed. The whole process was irresponsible”, Vukicevic believes.

No honesty

Secretary general of Union of free syndicates Srdja Kekovic, on the other hand, said that no rebellion that happened in Montenegro in the last 20 years was not received as an honest one.

He said that mothers’ fight was justified, and that it was not fair to color it politically.

“This protest tells a story of 21.000 Montenegrin women. It is no fair for this protest to be taken politically. They are fighting for their rights”, Kekovic said.

Kekovic said that women were additionally vulnerable due to the fact that they were not equal on the market of work.

Popovic: Conditions are there for the protests to end

Speaking to Pobjeda daily, MP of Liberal party Andrija Popovic said that the decision of the Constitutional Court created conditions for the protests to end.

“The decision is binding. It is time to return to normal life. Whether the protests were political, well, it makes no sense to talk about that”, Popovic said.

Scientific data not taken into account

Slobodan Vukicevic said that when adopting the law, no one took into account the scientific data on position of family and women in society.

The research showed that 94% of those questioned believed that families in Montenegro took care of themselves.

“Only 2,3% said that the Government takes care of them, 2,5% local administration, and 2,3% said church”, Vukicevic said.

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