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Katarina Peović, leader and member of the Opposition Workers’ Front in the Croatian Parliament, by Danas
I do not think that the direct fall of Milo Đukanović from power will bring a new era, a new era in this area can only appear if a social consensus is created on the need for radical changes towards democratic socialism.
Photo: EPA-EFE / ANTONIO BATSocial property, production organized by workers and whose objective is not to obtain profits but to satisfy the basic needs of all – the so-called. the socialist triangle can guarantee a better life for all. However, I believe that the revolution cannot and should not occur for a vanguard party to bring changes and have every step of that change planned, but for the social majority to take charge of decision-making and initiate democratic processes to replace capitalist elements. by socialists – said Katarina Peović in an interview for Danas, a member of the Opposition Workers’ Front in the Croatian parliament, that is, the leader of that party, in response to the question whether she believes that the fall of the regime in Montenegro could provoke a new era in the region, which would free citizens from the pressure of corrupt politicians.
* How do you assess the current process of formation of a new government in Montenegro?
– The elimination of the corrupt regime of Milo Đukanović could be welcomed if the replacement was not of nationalist-clerical origin. In short, Montenegro will not be happy with this new government, any more than it has been with the old one.
* How do you see the formation of the Party of the Radical Left in Serbia, that is, the sociologist Jovo Bakić, as one of the promoters of that party’s policy and who argues that dictators cannot be removed from power peacefully and that the need for a violent rebellion in the streets is inevitable? Is that a reality?
– I have not heard of your statement, but what I do know about some actors of the Radical Left Party is that they are people who have demonstrated their commitment to politics in favor of the socially disadvantaged majority. It is good that such a party has been formed in Serbia, which is made up of people who fought against evictions, injustice and inequality. I know some of these people who were part of the Joint Action on Roofs, who prevented evictions and warned that a roof over the head is a fundamental human need.
* Members of this party speak of the need to connect leftist movements and organizations in the region and a broader uprising. Do you see the sense in that and in what way?
– The changes will certainly occur simultaneously, but we can’t wait for someone to initiate them. Although they are generally expected to start in wealthy Western countries, in our area we have at least two reasons to expect them. First, in just a few decades, our peoples have been radically impoverished; the material indicators of poverty and deprivation in our countries show that the situation is alarming. But secondly, the social majority still well remembers the period of Yugoslav socialism and has an idea of how people lived in one system and how in another. Although Yugoslav socialism suffered from a deficit of democracy, even today we cannot say that things are going well, and as far as socio-economic indicators are concerned they are bad. For example, the standard in Croatia in terms of purchasing power in 1978 was almost 30 percent better.
* Do you see a way to cooperate with leftist options in Serbia and in what way?
– Of course, as I said, we already have good communication with people from the Radical Left Party, we had several meetings and conversations, we are in contact. Some things don’t make sense that we all do separately. We also received a lot of advice and documents from the Slovenian left, we discussed strategies to increase the minimum wage, for example, and this kind of cooperation should be encouraged in the region.
* How do you rate Aleksandar Vučić’s regime, that is, what is the difference between the local government and the Croatian authorities? You can hear that Croatia is way ahead of Serbia when it comes to basic living conditions, freedoms, rights …
– Both countries have reached the level of radical deprivation of rights of the social majority. The Andrej Plenković regime in relation to the Aleksandar Vučić regime only differs somewhat in the style of government, in terms of material and economic policies, there is no difference. Both countries agree to a subordinate role in relation to the center of the EU and agree to be a source of cheap labor and a market for the products of rich European countries. We have given up our industry, once developed, and reduced it to a type of rent-seeking economy with low value added. Our ruling elites are often criticized by the people for their incompetence, but they are doing exactly what they must do: following the policies of capitalism on the periphery.
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