Andrija Mandic
Disagreements Over Prosecution Law Test Montenegro’s Fragile Coalition
Montenegrin PM Zdravko Krivokapic at a parliamentary session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
On Wednesday, leaders of the Front, the largest coalition in the ruling majority, warned the government that if it did not adopt the law and dismiss the special state prosecutor, it will not vote for the state budget or other law proposals.
Montenegro Appeal Court Strikes Down ‘Coup Plot’ Verdicts
Andrija Mandic (R) and Milan Knezevic (L) , leaders of the pro-Russian opposition Democratic Front, attend a press conference in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EFE-EPA/BORIS PEJOVIC
Believers Take to Serbian Capital for Funeral of Patriarch
Serbs lined the streets of Belgrade to pay homage to the late Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej for his funeral on Sunday, despite the spike in COVID-19 infections across the country.
Irinej tested positive for the coronavirus and was admitted to hospital in Belgrade on November 4. His condition worsened on November 15 and he passed away on November 20, aged 90.
Montenegro Opposition Wants Broadcaster’s Management Sacked Over Amfilohije Film
Parliamentarians in Montenegro from the main opposition Democratic Front, DF, have demanded the resignation of the management of the public broadcaster, RTCG,
They made the call after RTCG broadcasted a documentary about the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the country, Metropolitan Amfilohije.
Serbian Minister Awards Leading Montenegro Govt Critic
In a gesture seen as provocative towards the Montenegrin government, the Serbian Defence Minister, Aleksandar Vulin, handed a medal on Sunday in Belgrade to a prominent opposition politician in Montenegro who the government considers a coup plotter.
Montenegro Opposition Leader Urges More Protests Over Religion Law
Knezevic, a fierce critic of the three-decade-long rule of Djukanovic, was one of two Front leaders, along with Andrija Mandic, convicted in the first-instance ruling of involvement in a failed coup in 2016, which the authorities claim originated in Russia. They have appealed their sentences.
Montenegro Opposition MPs Charged Over Chaos in Parliament
Three pro-Serbian opposition deputies, Andrija Mandic, Milan Knezevic and Milun Zogovic, were brought before prosecutors in Montenegro on Friday to be charged over an incident in the country's parliament before a vote on the new law on religion.
Montenegrin Parliament Adopts Religion Law Amid Furious Protests
The Montenegrin parliament passed the controversial Freedom of Religious Law amid chaotic scenes on Friday, despite fierce objections from the Serbian Orthodox Church, its supporters and pro-Serbian opposition parties.
Montenegrin Parliament Moves to Debate Disputed Religion Law
The legislative committee of Montenegro's parliament endorsed on Tuesday a draft law on freedom of religion, the last hurdle before the legislation is debated by lawmakers on Thursday over fierce objections from the Serbian Orthodox Church, SPC.
Hundreds of Serb priests and monks protested in front of parliament before the committee session demanding the bill's withdrawal.
Balkan States No Strangers to Russian Spy Games
A clandestine meeting, bags exchanged, cash in an envelope - Russia appeared to have been caught red-handed this week in an espionage operation targeting the Serbian army.
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