For the Future of Montenegro
Montenegrin Parliament Sacks Speaker, Ruling Blocs Call for Protests
Parliament speaker Aleksa Becic (left) at a session in Podgorica. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
Meanwhile, the other two blocs in government announced protests if a new government is formed with the opposition Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS.
Call for Minority Govt in Montenegro Gets Cold Shoulder
Montenegrin Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic (left) and Deputy PM Dritan Abazovic (right) in the parliament. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Montenegrin Opposition Tables No-Confidence Motion in Govt
Montenegrin premier Zdravko Krivokapic and opposition MPs in the parliament. Photo: Government of Montenegro
The motion was signed by all 40 MPs from the Democratic Party of Socialists, the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Party, the Social Democrats, the Bosniak Party and two ethnic Albanian coalitions of parties.
Montenegrin PM Plans Govt Reshuffle to Calm Political Tensions
Montenegrin PM Zdravko Krivokapic and his deputy Dritan Abazovic in parliament. Photo: Government of Montenegro
Krivokapic said that economic stability and European Union membership must be the key goals of the new government - which unlike the current non-partisan cabinet, will be made up of political party officials, as the Democratic Front and Democratic Montenegro have demanded.
Reshuffle Demand Further Strains Montenegro’s Fragile Govt
Montenegrin Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic and the ruling majority MPs in the parliament. Photo: Government of Montenegro
In a joint statement on Thursday, the Democratic Front, DF, and Democratic Montenegro said the new cabinet should have both non-party and party ministers.
Montenegro Minister Sacked for Querying Srebrenica Genocide Rulings
Minister of Justice, Human and Minority Rights Vladimir Leposavic in parliament. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro.
His dismissal was supported by the votes of 43 opposition MPs and ruling Black on White coalition MPs. The other two ruling majority blocs, For the Future of Montenegro and Peace is Our Nation, did not support his dismissal.
Montenegro Party Used Serbian Online Help in Election, NGO Says
The head of the prominent Montenegrin watchdog MANS, Vanja Calovic Markovic, on Wednesday alleged one of the parties in the now ruling For the Future of Montenegro coalition used administrators from Serbia in the campaign on social networks for last year's election .
Montenegrin President’s Party Defeated in his Hometown Niksic
Democratic Front supporters celebrate their election win in Niksic, Montenegro. Photo: For the Future of Niksic
In the elections in Nikisic, the three blocs comprising the current ruling majority in parliament won 23 of the 41 seats in the assembly. The For the European Niksic coalition, led by the Djukanovic's DPS, won 18.
Montenegro Elects First Government Without Djukanovic Party
Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic in the Montenegrin parliament. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
The leader of the "For the Future of Montenegro" bloc, Zdravko Krivokapic, was elected Prime Minister by 41 votes in the 81-seat chamber. MPs elected the leader of the Black on White coalition, Dritan Abazovic, as Deputy Prime Minister.
Montenegrin Majority Announces Agreement Ahead of Vote on New Govt
Ruling majority MPs at a parliamentary session in Cetinje, Montenegro. Photo: Parliament of Montenegro
On Thursday, media published that the leader of the liberal Black-on-White coalition, Dritan Abazovic, had proposed an agreement asking the future government to pass a Law of on the Examination of the Origin of Property and a Law on Lustration.