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Analysts: The new pro-Russian and pro-Serbian government of Montenegro will be short-lived!

2023-10-31 20:44:49Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Analysts: The new pro-Russian and pro-Serbian government of Montenegro will be

The Parliament of Montenegro elected on Tuesday the new government of Prime Minister Milojko Spajic with the support of MPs from pro-Serbian and pro-Russian parties, which oppose NATO and Montenegro's pro-Western orientation.

 The United States of America and the European Union have openly opposed for months the inclusion of political parties, which they describe as anti-Western, in the governing coalition of Montenegro.

The government was supported by the votes of 46 deputies of the new parliamentary majority, while 19 deputies of the opposition voted against. 5 deputies were absent and 1 abstained from voting. 

The government cabinet received the support of Prime Minister Spajic's " Evropa Tan i" party , from the " For the Future of Montenegro " coalition , formerly known as the pro-Serbian and pro-Russian Democratic Front, the deputies of the "Democrats" party, the " People's Party" Socialiste " and the two Albanian coalitions, " Albanian Alternative " and " Albanian Forum ".

Part of the agreement for the formation of the government was the election of Andrija Mandić, one of the leaders of the former Democratic Front, in exchange for the support of the deputies of this formation for the minority government. Also, the former Democratic Front will become part of the Montenegrin government next year through restructuring.

The United States of America and the European Union were against the election of the politician Mandić at the head of the Parliament of Montenegro, describing him as an opponent of the country's pro-Western orientation. Prime Minister Spajic told reporters that he hopes to unlock European integration.

"We had a totally dysfunctional government that fulfilled only 8 to 10 percent of its obligations, which is a scandalously low level, unprecedented in the history of European integration not only of Montenegro, but also of any other country. ," said Mr. Spajic. "Hopefully we will unlock. European integration and we will start quickly and become the first future member of the European Union."

Opposition MPs criticized the formation of the new government, describing it as "a government built on nationalism and the borrowing economy". They accused Prime Minister Spajic of electing Andrija Mandić , a former leader of the pro-Serb and pro-Russian political coalition in Montenegro, to the post of speaker of the parliament. The opposition said it was a "black day" for Montenegro and its hopes of joining the EU soon.

Groups of citizens and parts of the opposition protested in Podgorica against the election of President Mandić at the head of the parliament. The protesters said that the election of Mandić is another blow to the foundations of the state of Montenegro. 

Despite the promises of the newly elected Prime Minister Spajic to implement a reform agenda to speed up European integration, analysts in Montenegro expressed their doubts about such an orientation of the new government. According to analyst Velija Murić, the approach and rhetoric "reminisce the year 1918 when Montenegro lost its citizenship."

"Looking at the rhetoric presented in the parliamentary sessions by the governing coalition reminds you of the years 1918 when Montenegro lost its citizenship and the autocephalous church," analyst Muriq told Voice of America. According to him, "the new government will take steps backwards, especially in the Euro-Atlantic integrations".

Analyst Ismet Kallaba thinks that the new government will be short-lived.

"I see the formation of the new government as the next experiment, I see it as a government that will not have longevity due to its composition, currents and different orientations, bearing in mind that parties that are with an opposite European orientation", said Mr. Kallaba.

The election of the government ended the technical mandate of Dritan Abazović's government, which was ousted by a vote of no confidence in August 2022. The government of Mr. Milojko Spajic is the third since the parliamentary elections of 2020, when after three decades, from The Democratic Party of Socialists of former president Milo Djukanovic left power.

Montenegro was considered a leading country in the European Union accession process in the region and has opened all chapters in the accession negotiations.

However, as a result of the political and institutional crisis, there has been no intergovernmental conference since December 2021, due to insufficient progress in the reforms necessary for the accession process./ VOA


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