Srđa Keković, predsjednik Radničkog sindikata Crne Gore, izjavio je za SETimes da je povećanje cijena struje bilo samo otponac koji je izazvao proteste, te da većina učesnika protestira zbog općenito loših uslova u zemlji.
Srdja Kekovic, president of the Labour Union of Montenegro, told SETimes that the electricity price hike was only a trigger that sparked the protests, and that most participants are rallying against the generally poor conditions in the country.