Montenegrin nationalist protests (2020–2022)
series of protests in Montenegro
In April 2021, a wave of protests, dubbed by its organizers as the Montenegrin Spring, or the Montenegrin Response or Montenegrin Answer, was launched in Montenegro against the announced adoption of regulations that will make it easier to acquire Montenegrin citizenship, but also take away the citizenship of some Montenegrin emigrants, which the protesters consider as an "attempt of the government to change the ethnic structure of Montenegro" and against the Krivokapić Cabinet, which the protesters accuse of being "treacherous" and the "satellite of Serbia".
Background
Late 2020 protests
After the fall of the DPS cabinet from the position of power it had held in previous years, in the aftermath of the clerical protests and the 2020 parliamentary election, numerous Montenegrin nationalist political subjects organized mass rallies in Cetinje and in the capital Podgorica, in support of DPS, due to what they perceived as a "threat to Montenegrin statehood and independence". The rallies were marked by inappropriate messages to leaders and members of some parties of the new majority, who were labeled as "traitors" and "chetnik scoundrels". The use of Montenegrin nationalist rhetoric was criticized by other sectors of Montenegrin society. On 4 December 2020, the Krivokapić Cabinet, led by Zdravko Krivokapić was formed, and already in the same month, the government announced the removal of the controversial points from the religious properties law, sparking a new protest.
Nationality law
The current Montenegrin nationality law is very strict and prohibits dual citizenship except in some special situations. In addition, it is necessary to reside continuously in Montenegro for ten years in order to apply for citizenship. Many citizens who came as refugees 30 years ago still don't have the issue of citizenship resolved. Most MPs of the previous opposition parties (at that time, part of the coalition government) assessed the law as "rigid and discriminatory", especially towards Serbs, because by law they cannot obtain Montenegrin citizenship if they are citizens of Serbia. 63,746 foreigners live in Montenegro, which is about ten percent of the total population.
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