Montenegro’s parliament today gave a vote of confidence to the ruling coalition – which consists of moderate parties that are both pro-European and pro-Serbian – led by Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, who has made it clear that his main goal is to unblock the country’s accession to the European Union.
The new minority government has secured the support of 46 of the 81 deputies and is expected to face difficulties in passing important bills whose approval will require a two-thirds majority.
“The new government will be based on two main pillars: the rule of law and economic development,” Abazovic said, adding that “Montenegro needs political and social stability above all else.”
The new government succeeds former Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic’s ruling coalition, which collapsed with a motion of censure.
Montenegro, a NATO member and country that has been in the process of joining the European Union since 2012, is deeply divided between the conservative pro-Serbian and pro-Russian parties, which have ties to the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church, and parties that are clearly pro-European. .
Conservative pro-Serb parties boycotted the vote to give a vote of confidence to the new government.
Abazovic, whose party (URA) was a member of the previous governing coalition, was among Krivokapic’s critics of managing the Covid-19 pandemic, restricting investment and slowing European integration.
Addressing members of parliament, he stressed that the new government will focus mainly on the reforms required by the EU so that Montenegro can request its accession process, in the light of the developments caused by the war in Ukraine.
Montenegro has adopted EU sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”.
Abazovic also stressed that his government’s priorities will be fighting corruption, more sustainable investment and development, protecting the environment and better caring for the country’s children and youth.
Source: AMPE
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