POZICIJA I ODNOS PREMA RELIGIJI U KAMPANJI ZA PREDSEDNIČKE IZBORE U CRNOJ GORI 2023. GODINE
POSITION AND ATTITUDE TOWARD RELIGION IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN MONTENEGRO IN 2023

Summary/Abstract: In the last few years, one of the key socio-political topics in Montenegro is the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the attitude of political actors towards it. The event that can be considered the most significant to put this topic in the spotlight of social and political life is the decision of the Parliament of Montenegro to adopt the Law on Freedom of Religion in December 2019, which stipulated that the state of Montenegro becomes the owner of all religious buildings that were built before December 1918. That decision caused several months of litigation. As a consequence of all those events, this Law and other religious issues and rights are becoming a key topic of the election campaign ahead of the parliamentary elections in August 2020. At the same time, the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, Amfilohije Radović, publicly supported the list “For the Future of Montenegro” and influenced that the holder of that list Zdravko Krivokapić will be a non-partisan person. After those elections, the first government in the history of Montenegro that was not part of the DPS was formed after almost 30 years. It is clear that the Serbian Orthodox Church had a significant role in that process. What was the attitude of the presidential candidates towards religion and religious issues before the 2023 election and what was the tonality of the candidates when they spoke about these topics, this paper will examine. The analysis will include two presidential debates shown on Radio and Television of Montenegro.

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