Omit questions that create additional divisions

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ZIROJEVIC

Having in mind the current political and social situation, it is in the interest of all citizens, but also the state, to omit from the census issues that further divide a society that has never been more divided, primarily bearing in mind that it does not are also mandatory in many European countries, says Social Democrat spokesman Nikola Zirojevic, commenting on yesterday’s initiative of a group of non-governmental organizations and public opinion research agencies that submitted proposals to the Government to amend the Draft Law on Census.

According to their assessment, the census can be organized in October next year at the earliest, and having in mind the extremely unstable socio-political situation and lack of trust in institutions, questions should be left out of it. on ethnicity, religion and mother tongue.

Zirojević also considers that the realistic term for implementation is one year after the adoption of the Census Law, due to the procedures that are initially necessary to implement.

He points out that the Social Democrats support the initiative to

“On the other hand, we believe that the census needs to include and certain issues that are important for the creation of adequate policies in the field of social and health care, protection of persons with disabilities, youth, etc. “, said Zirojevic in an interview with Dnevne novine.

Commenting on the earlier request of the Democratic Front to hold the census until the end of the year, Dnevni’s interlocutor points out that the story about the Government reshuffle is much more urgent for the DF than this condition they set, reminding that they announced demolition If the Law on Census is not adopted in September.

“September passes, and they, instead of overthrowing the Government, agree its reconstruction . Here, I would say, it is more about how the GP URA will treat this issue, as a party that at least declaratively presents itself as a citizen, and whose votes in parliament can be decisive in this, as in many other cases, “said Zirojevic. .

SD spokesman says they do not expect the government to contribute in any way to reducing tensions, given that they have so far

“We must certainly keep in mind the bad epidemiological situation, where Montenegro is an infamous ‘leader’ in Europe by the number of newly infected and deceased by COVID, so that conducting the census at this time would pose a risk on this side, and Montenegro would not be the first or the only one to postpone the census due to such a situation, because some have already done so other countries in the region “, says Zirojevic.