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Riots again in Montenegro: Protests against changing the law for the president, calls against Vučić

2022-11-02 22:02:30Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Riots again in Montenegro: Protests against changing the law for the president,
Montenegro, protest against the amendment of the Law on the president

Groups of citizens protested in front of the Montenegrin parliament on Wednesday, opposing changes to the Law on the President, aimed at limiting the constitutional responsibilities of current President Milo Djukanovic, and passing them on to parliament.

The changes were put to a vote and approved by 41 deputies of the pro-Russian Democratic Front, the Democrats and the Ura Civic Movement.

The protesters carried slogans such as "Stop institutional violence"; "Russian Agency Abroad"; "No to the coup", while they said that the political parties are divided into those that are for Montenegro and those that are against it and that the approved changes endanger the political, state and national destiny of Montenegro.

Social Democratic Party MP Draginja Vuksanovic Stankovic, who joined the protest, said it is unheard of in legal practice for a lower act to change a higher act.

"Behind all this is (Aleksandar) Vučić and the official policy of Belgrade, whose goal is that Montenegro does not enter the European Union, but the Closed Balkans", she emphasized.

A group of citizens from Cetina who are participating in these protests, estimate that there is a violent and illegal change of the constitution and violation of the constitutional order with the aim of overthrowing the highest state authorities.

"We are gathering to show that we are here, that we will not surrender to the heirs of the darkest ideology that is the legacy of rape, murder, torture and other crimes not only in the entire region but also in Montenegro" , said a protester from Cetina.

The changes approved late on Tuesday provide that if the president of the country does not propose a candidate for the formation of the government, then a candidate who has the clear support of the majority of deputies takes the mandate. This would enable the candidate with a narrow majority of 41 MPs, Miodrag Lekic, to form the new Montenegrin government.

On September 20, the President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, rejected the proposal that Miodrag Lekic, candidate of the parties that approved Tuesday's changes, be the new mandate for the formation of the government, while he rejected the proposal to shorten the mandate of the current parliament, for to pave the way for new elections.

The opposition parties said that the changes included in the law represent a violation of the Constitution of Montenegro.

Meanwhile, the American ambassador in Podgorica, Judy Rising Rajnke, on Wednesday called on all parties to work together to find a way out of the current political crisis.

"The United States is concerned about the escalation of inflammatory rhetoric and irresponsible confrontation of Montenegrin leaders in recent days. We invite all parties to work together to find a way out of the current political crisis, which would be in accordance with the Constitution", the American ambassador wrote on social networks.

Even the European Union has expressed concern about the approval of the Law on the President. European Commission spokeswoman Ana Pisonero pointed out that all legislative acts must be in accordance with the Constitution.

"This issue is particularly sensitive due to the lack of an efficient Constitutional Court and the parliament has repeatedly failed to appoint the necessary number of judges to ensure its proper functioning", she said, underlining that even in the report annual meeting of the EU expressed concern regarding the issue of the rule of law and the lack of political dialogue in the country.

The German ambassador, Peter Felten, said on Twitter that his country shares "concern about attempts to interfere with the powers of the president of Montenegro".

Montenegro has been in a caretaker government since August when parliament passed a motion of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, shortly after he signed a controversial deal with the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The agreement sparked clashes within the ruling coalition from the start. A part of the governing parties emphasized that the agreement is against the national interests of Montenegro and is not in accordance with the Montenegrin constitution and laws, VOA reports.


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