At the level of a political formula – a set of desirable values and the accompanying institutional framework that ensures them, and through which the system legitimizes itself, there is a majority consensus among the citizens of Montenegro regarding Montenegro as a European state of rule of law, democracy, social justice and inclusion, and environmentally… »
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Citizens agree on the recognition of the problems, but they do not see solutions soon
In Montenegro, the critical attitude towards various actors and processes is increasingly pronounced, which can be seen through the generally rather low level of trust in institutions, caution in defining the situation, rationality in sorting out priority issues, but also a deeper view concerning the difference between the rule of law and political tactics, as… »
Beneath the narrative of multiculturality are numerous distances and prejudices
On a general level, prevails the perception of citizens that Montenegrin society is multicultural, as emphasized by more than 80% of the respondents, and a little less than a fifth have the opposite opinion. However, as one goes deeper and when certain issues are reflected on a personal level, a completely different situation burdened with… »
Citizens have more problems and politicians lack of accountability
Citizens do not perceive developed accountability of politicians, they have divided opinions about the assessment of (un)constitutionality of amendments to the Law on the President, but they mostly believe there is no excuse for the violation of the Constitution. Getting out of the crisis is seen through early Parliamentary Elections, without mediation, while the Government… »
Significant area for the improvement of e-services
Less than 30% of citizens of Montenegro who use Internet services are familiar with and have used some of the E-services of the public administration, whereas there are over two-fifths of citizens who are familiar with the existence of these services, but have never used them, and over one-quarter of citizens does not know that… »
The Government of Abazović is worse rated than the Government of Zdravko Krivokapić
There is no improvement in the living standard of citizens since July of this year, the number of those who consider that Montenegro is going in the wrong direction is increasing, and the Government of Dritan Abazović is rated worse than the Government of Zdravko Krivokapić when the first initiative for a vote of no… »
Discrimination remains a big problem in Montenegrin society
More than hald of citizens of Montenegro recognize the presence of discrimination, and Roma, women and the poor are seen as the most discriminated, while 94.1% consider, through experience or indirect belief, that there is political discrimination in Montenegro, which they primarily see in the employment area. Dissatisfaction with the work of the institutions is… »
Citizens have one set of concerns while politicians have different priorities
The rise in prices is the biggest concern of citizens who do not see an improvement in living standard, but also do not recognize merit-based human resource management of the new Government but pointing out the continuity of the power of the party book over expertise, being reserved towards the changes in the judiciary, and… »
Generally positive although slower trend of acceptance of LGBT persons, negative influence of clericalization and radicalization of society
When it comes to understanding and accepting LGBT people in Montenegrin society, there is a generally positive, although somehow slower trend. This indicates a more mature and open approach, although in certain issues there is stagnation or even some regression, which can be explained by the wave of clericalization and radicalization in the last few… »
Violation of the Media Law continues through contamination of online space
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) conducted monitoring of comments on internet portals in Montenegro, from April 1 to 30, with an accent on respect to the Media Law. This is the second round of monitoring in just over a year, and the findings, unfortunately, do not indicate progress in respecting legal obligations in editing comments,… »