Photo: Zoran Zestić/TanjugWhile Aleksandar Vučić distributes money in Montenegro, the Montenegrin public is divided on this issue. For some, it is a reflection of concern for the well-being of Serbs, for others, interference in the politics of a neighboring country with the aim of spreading the politics of the "Serbian world".
In addition to New Year's cash gifts for babies, parents, young people, medical workers and pensioners in Serbia, the state of Serbia and the city of Belgrade donated two million euros to the Municipality of Nikšić a few days before the end of the new year. The President of the Municipality of Nikšić, Marko Kovačević, expressed his heartfelt thanks and emphasized that the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vučić, thus fulfilled the promise given to him and one of the leaders of the Democratic Front (DF), Andrija Mandić.
And while one part of the citizens of Montenegro sees nothing objectionable in the fact that "a Serb comes to the aid of a Serb", the other part recognizes the politics of the "Serbian world" in this monetary aid. interfering in the internal affairs of a neighboring country. Because the money from Belgrade was thrown at site of division to the so-called "committee" and "Chetniks". It seems that there is no place for neutrals on this battlefield, even if the national-inciting narratives cannot get them to speak.
Thus, a part of Montenegrins doubts that the political leaders of the "Serbian world", who have Montenegro marked with thick lines on their map, have purely altruistic intentions and are only helping the reconstruction of Nikšić's parks and roads. When Kovačević was elected president of the Municipality of Nikšić in May of last year after the victory of the coalition gathered around DF, "Informer" wrote with an exclamation mark that he was "the first Serb after eight decades" to head the second largest Montenegrin city.
In September, the State Prosecutor's Office of Montenegro indicted him for "inciting national, racial and religious hatred" because he publicly denied the genocide against Bosniaks in Srebrenica in 1995. On June 19, Kovačević stated in an interview for Kurir television from Serbia that no genocide was committed during the military operations of the Army of the Republika Srpska (VSR) in Srebrenica, which is a criminal offense in Montenegro.
After the vigorous reaction of part of the Montenegrin public due to "Vučić's gifts" for which Kovačević allegedly "qualified himself with his statements", the President of Serbia tried to explain that it was "important for him that the people of Nikšić recognize" his selfless concern for the well-being of the people of Nikšić, because many were recognized that in this way he is actually helping "his own branches in Montenegro", which includes the Democratic Front, which is in power in Nikšić.
And while DF explains that there is nothing controversial in all this, the opposition Democratic Party of Socialists Milo Đukanović uses the opportunity to label the rest of the current Montenegrin government with the "Serbian world" label.
Journalist and political commentator Boško Jakšić stated that this donation has "political dimension", and that "the next gift could go to Herceg Novi".
The monetary gift to Nikšić towards the end of 2021 is seen by many as a prelude to the continuation of old disputes in the new year, in which some will transfer Vučić to expand his influence on Crna Gru, while others will explain that there is nothing controversial about it.
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