Montenegrin president criticized over anthem comments

President Filip Vujanović's recent comments about Montenegro's national anthem have met with strong criticism from a party of the ruling coalition.

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President Filip Vujanovic's recent comments about Montenegro's national anthem have met with strong criticism from a party of the ruling coalition. According to the media in Podgorica, Social-Democratic Party official Rasko Konjevic reacted by calling on Vujanovic to use his presidential powers and start procedures for changing the anthem, or resign. Montenegrin president criticized over anthem comments According to Konjevic, "Vujanovic is the only president of any country in the world who does not have a complete feeling of satisfaction during the sounding of the national anthem". Vujanovic spoke for the Sarajevo-based weekly Dani when he said that he did not listento all the lyrics of the anthem "with equal emotions". He singled out those written by Sekula Drljevic, saying he listened to them "because he had to". Drljevic was a politician in Montenegro active between the two world wars and has been attributed authorship of some parts of the Montenegrin anthem. Vujanovic, however, said he "had no understanding for lyrics authored by a man who did not belong to the anti-fascist tradition of Montenegro". Vujanovic is also vice-president of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), and his party reacted to the statements by saying that everyone must respect state symbols, while the amount of emotions that went into it was "their personal business". The Montenegrin president previously failed to toe the ruling coalition line on other issues, including the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a controversy over Serbian and Montenegrin languages. Filip Vujanovic (file)

Montenegrin president criticized over anthem comments

According to Konjević, "Vujanović is the only president of any country in the world who does not have a complete feeling of satisfaction during the sounding of the national anthem".

Vujanović spoke for the Sarajevo-based weekly Dani when he said that he did not listento all the lyrics of the anthem "with equal emotions".

He singled out those written by Sekula Drljević, saying he listened to them "because he had to".

Drljević was a politician in Montenegro active between the two world wars and has been attributed authorship of some parts of the Montenegrin anthem.

Vujanović, however, said he "had no understanding for lyrics authored by a man who did not belong to the anti-fascist tradition of Montenegro".

Vujanović is also vice-president of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), and his party reacted to the statements by saying that everyone must respect state symbols, while the amount of emotions that went into it was "their personal business".

The Montenegrin president previously failed to toe the ruling coalition line on other issues, including the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a controversy over Serbian and Montenegrin languages.

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