Montenegro's presidential candidate challenging Djukanovic

Although he has been in power for 27 years, on April 15th Milo Djukanovic is running again for the post of Montenegrin president. Will Djukanovi remain the invincible.

In the latest report by the NGO Freedom House, which aims to promote democracy worldwide, Montenegro is classified as a partially free “”. Corruption thrives there, and critical journalists are under pressure. This bad assessment has been repeated for years. This could be related to the fact that there are no political changes in Montenegro for years -- since 1991, the Democratic Party of Socialism (DPS) reigns in the country's capital with its strong Milo Djukanovic at the helm, who has been at the helm of the government and other times the country's president.

Milo running again

On April 15th, Milo Djukanovqi is again in the race for presidential post. According to polls, he is expected to win about half of the vote, but it is still not clear whether he will win elections in the first round, or in the second. The Montenegrin opposition is highly fragmed and, according to journalist Tufik Softic, too weak. Softiqi told Deutsche Yellen that “Millo will win again this time, even though the country urgently needs a democratic recovery. ”

Djukanovqi is aware of the symbolic high importance of presidential elections. He will show that he is still invincible. Therefore, and he speaks again of <x0) historical selection” and relies on his proven tactic: his critics oppose the existence of the state of Montenegro and its ties with the West. They aim to damage state goals, while it guarantees the continuation of the state.

This is about carefully selected nationalism. This polarizing attitude of identity-related messages has so far brought success to Judianovich. But did he not get tired of working after all these years? Although Djokanovac has been in power for 27 years and too rich, at the age of 56 he is too young to retire. Critics, on the other hand, say his insistence on power may have very practical reasons for immunity. Because immunity alone protects him from any criminal persecution. Nepotism and corruption are present everywhere in this small country with only 600,000 inhabitants.

Strong Opposition Figures

There are two candidates from the opposition that could be dangerous for Milo Djukanovic. Social Democratic Party candidate (SDP) Draginje Vuksanovic is respected university professor, beauty and biographies without any defect. In an interview for the country's largest newspaper Vijesti declared safe. “Giukanoviqi groans under the weight of his guilt. After three decades in power, the only possibility for him is “d individual et impera” (discreet and sundo). For all those who don't want to rob the country together are traitors. Strong words of the candidate, which stem from a party that has once been partnering Djukanovic's coalition for many years.

The other cadidat is Mladen Bojanic, he is a finance expert and is considered uncorrupt and honest. Initially, he was deputy of the small party “Montenegro's potential” and later as an independent deputy, because his party began attending a pro-government course. According to polls, he could secure 35% of the vote in the first round. He strongly accuses Judgevanovic, among other things, of claiming that “does not have clear whether Judgeanovac is on the side of the state or the mafia. ”

In Montenegro, the president does not have strong powers. The opposition hopes that if Judgeoviqi is shaken in this election in the country, new parliamentary elections could be held and power change achieved for which many have dreamed for years.