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The confrontation between the Montenegrin president and the Albanian deputy prime minister at the Basic Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica ignites Montenegro's internal crises, centered on political, ethnic accusations and financial interests...
On August 6, 2025, at 09:00 in the morning, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development of Montenegro, Nik Gjeloshaj, appeared as a defendant at the Basic Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica. He is being investigated on the basis of a criminal complaint filed by President Jakov Milatović, who claims that Gjeloshaj threatened him through private communications following the head of state's decision to return the property tax law to the Parliament.
At 12:00, President Milatović himself will give his official statement before the prosecution.
According to Montenegrin media, Gjeloshaj had sent Milatović messages accusing him of helping clientelistic structures linked to the concession of the public company "Plantaže" and warning him of "the reaction of Albanians at every level", adding that he would "receive the response he deserves". These sentences, according to the president, contain threatening and ethnic undertones.
For his part, Nik Gjeloshaj has categorically denied such intentions, considering the complaint a "political maneuver" and an attempt to avoid the president's responsibility for blocking a law that affects over 22,000 farmers and agricultural land owners.
The issue has sparked strong political and public reactions in Montenegro, as it lies at the intersection of ethnic, economic and legal interests. The dispute marks the deepening of divisions within the ruling coalition and poses a serious threat to the country's institutional stability.
In the background, there is also the underground struggle for control over the strategic property sector and the agrarian economy, where the influence of corrupt networks and ethnic interests has become a battlefield.
The incident comes at a sensitive time for Montenegro, as the country seeks to advance in its European integration process. Such a scandal, whether as a personal conflict or an institutional aberration, could undermine Podgorica's international image and hinder progress towards EU standards.
Now, justice has its say. But the question that arises is: will transparency and the law prevail, or will we have a political bargain to the detriment of the public interest?/ Pamphlet
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