Vesna Drašković defends religious rights of Catholics in Bar

Vesna Drašković, a local official and president of the DPS Bar women's organization, has defended the religious practices of the Catholic community in Bar, Montenegro. Her comments follow remarks made by Democratic Party MP Valentina Minić during the television program “Ovo je Crna Gora”.

Minić reportedly stated that while there are many Catholic Albanians in Bar, they do not have the right to celebrate family slavas (patron saint days), alleging that former leader Milo Đukanović did not permit it.

Drašković criticized these statements as inappropriate and ill-considered, asserting that Bar is a city defined by multiconfessionalism and harmonious coexistence. She emphasized that Catholic citizens traditionally celebrate their family slavas and that all residents have the right to observe their religious holidays regardless of their employment in local or state services.