Wants absolute power Miodrag Daka Davidović, Photo: HappyTV princtscreen
The financial strength of the controversial powerful Montenegrin Miodrag Daka Davidović is the main lever with which he has been gaining great influence in political and ecclesiastical circles over all these years.
How this powerful man from Nikšić does it is best shown by information from security circles that Davidović secretly recorded the meetings of then-opposition and church actors before the last parliamentary elections, then discredited or blackmailed them. According to that information, Davidović intended to use the alleged recording of the Ostrog meeting of September 2020 against the leader of the Democratic Front, because it was observed that one of them allegedly verbally assaulted the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Litoral, Amfilohije.
One indication that Davidovic is not choosing the means to ensure his influence in ecclesiastical circles is that, according to the available operational data, he gave a lot of money to achieve one of the most important tasks: to press for the appointment of Bishop Ioannici of Budva-Niksic or to the bishop. Gregory of Dusseldorf on the patriarchal throne. Available data reveals that Davidović spent a lot of money for that purpose and made all his security, political and ecclesiastical contacts.
Dakina’s favorites for the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Joanikije and Grigorijephoto: Dado Đilas
Big bet
Because what is at stake is to conquer another center of influence that would significantly help you reach a position to decisively influence political developments not only in Montenegro but also in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries in the region, which is your ultimate goal. For many years, Davidović literally bought the influence, but also the support of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He also gave his money, acquired mainly through the illegal trade in cigarettes, oil and weapons, for the construction of many religious buildings, and thus earned respectable church decorations along the way. That, among other things, helped him create political opportunities in Montenegro in his own way.
In Davidović’s case, politics, the church and business are closely linked, and he has provided channels for his activities in each of these areas, thanks to money obtained from numerous business combinations, in which people from the field of the Politics, the secret services and crime are always involved, at home and abroad.
Channels
This undoubted financial power has placed the controversial Miodrag Dak Davidovic in the position of teacher to many political actors in Montenegro. Apply the same model to buy influence in both church and politics. As we have already written, Davidović carefully channeled his monetary donations for many years and thus decisively influenced political events, such as the last one, for Zdravko Krivokapić to become Montenegrin Prime Minister.
Miodrag Daka Davidović was the center of public attention in December 2019, when he survived an assassination attempt with a sniper. It all happened in the famous hotel in Belgrade, while I was sitting with Bishop Joanikije.
FAME OR AMANETU
Invented Amfilohije’s will for politics
photo: Marina Lopicic
Davidović also found space for his work in the death of Amfilohije, thus creating a buzz in the public about the legacy the late metropolitan supposedly left. However, ecclesiastical circles deny these claims by Davidović and point out that he used the circumstance that he was in hospital treatment for coronavirus at the same time as the metropolitan, for which he suggested that he convey his possible messages to Krivokapić. After the death of Amfilohije, Davidović presented to the public that the Metropolitan left him his legacy, which was another maneuver by which he wanted to take the role of man for himself, since it all depends.
