Montenegro’s parliament today approved a motion of censure against the government of Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic, which was tabled by opposition parties and a group of dissidents within the ruling coalition.
After a long sitting, the motion of censure was voted in favor by 43 deputies – out of a total of 81 in the Montenegrin parliament.
According to the constitution, President Milo Djukanovic must now nominate a caretaker prime minister within a month.
The motion of censure was tabled by the Black and White Party, a pro-European coalition in the ruling coalition, and opposition parties, including Djukanovic’s Democratic Party of Socialists.
They accused the Krivokapic government of oligarchy in managing the Covid-19 pandemic, failing to attract investment and create new jobs, and slowing down European integration. Krivokapic and his allies have denied the allegations.
“Today is not a day for triumphs, we have serious work ahead of us to get Montenegro out of the crisis,” said Daniel Zifkovic of the Democratic Party of Socialists.
Krivokapic, who was not present at the debate in parliament, said on Thursday that the government “could not survive an attack from within” and urged his supporters not to hold demonstrations. “Peace and security are more important than all (power) games. Stay at home and watch (developments),” he said in a televised message.
Since its formation in December 2020, Krivokapic’s ruling coalition, backed by the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, has been embroiled in controversy among its partners. He resisted pressure from ruling coalition parties to replace his technocratic ministers with politicians.
The outgoing ruling coalition, made up of both pro-Serb and pro-European alliances, narrowly won the 2020 election, ending Djukanovic’s three-decade rule with the Socialists. Milo Djukanovic will run for re-election next year.
Montenegro, a country with a population of just 680,000, is a member of NATO and also aspires to join the European Union.
SOURCE: AMPE
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