Serbian Orthodox priests say Montenegro’s government backs satanists
This election President Milo Djukanovic’s campaign is more bitter than usual
MONTENEGRO IS ONE of those countries whose landscape—glittering mountain peaks, azure seas—is every bit as magnificent as it looks in tourist brochures. The campaign for its general election on August 30th, however, has been ugly. The government’s supporters accuse the main opposition coalition of being “clerical fascists”. The opposition call on voters not to back “unbelievers”. How things came to this pass requires a bit of explanation.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Not very Christian”
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