[3] In addition to consolidating power with Đukanović, her split from Bulatović resulted in an explosive feud, as Bulatović called her "Mata Hari in a nightgown",[3] and accused her of "selling her soul" for "shares in Crnogorski Telekom".

[4] Pejanović-Đurišić responded to the accusations with a statement saying that "Bulatović is a given contradiction, he's Robin Hood and Pol Pot, Šćepan Mali and Vojislav Šešelj, and in fact their miserable surrogate...his political end will be sad.

Opposition parties accused her of using an illegal loophole for privatizing Telekom, although a court case ruled that she did not break the law.

[3] She participated in the formulation of the 2001 tender for Telekom, the state's first attempt of privatizing the telecommunications operator.

[3] From February 2004 to July 2006, she served as the Ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro to Belgium and Luxembourg.