Montenegro is preparing to adopt constitutional amendments that, according to local media reports, have been coordinated with the European Union, while Andrija Mandić, Speaker of Parliament and leader of the New Serbian Democracy (NSD), said he believes the necessary two-thirds majority will exist in parliament today.
On the other hand, Milan Knežević, president of the Democratic People’s Party, believes that the “constitutional amendments are the most anti-Serbian document in the history of Montenegro.”
Members of the Montenegrin Parliament concluded debate on Friday on the proposed constitutional amendments, which concern the Prosecutorial Council, the Judicial Council, and the Central Bank. The first vote on the amendments is scheduled for today.
Representatives of the parliamentary majority stated that the constitutional amendments must not become “a stumbling block at the very end of Montenegro’s European path,” while the opposition once again called on the government to respond to its platform for resolving the country’s political crisis.
Current and Former Governments Voting for the Constitutional Amendments
According to announcements, the constitutional amendments will be supported not only by the parliamentary majority led by Prime Minister Milojko Spajić and Mandić’s NSD, but also by Milo Đukanović’s Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS). In other words, the current and former governments have effectively reached agreement on the constitutional amendments.
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Mandić: We Must Secure a Two-Thirds Majority
Mandić said that the parliamentary majority has been highly constructive.
“I believe we will agree on everything necessary to secure the two-thirds majority required to adopt the proposal for amending the Constitution of Montenegro,” Mandić said.
He emphasized that Montenegro wants to become the next member of the European Union.
“To become an EU member, there are certain recommendations and requirements for Parliament, as well as for other institutions in Montenegro. We must demonstrate that we have the strength and unity to secure a two-thirds majority,” said Mandić, who until recently was regarded as one of the two most prominent leaders of the Serbian community in Montenegro, alongside Milan Knežević.
Knežević: A Document That Does Not Recognize the Serbian Language as Official
On the other hand, Knežević said these are “not constitutional amendments at all, but the voodoo sorcery of the parliamentary majority attempting to revive the political zombie Ranko Krivokapić, who, despite being politically dead, with his wavy hair, remains in government, collects a salary, and pursues the most anti-Serbian policy in Montenegro.”
“These ‘constitutional amendments’ are his life’s work, the most anti-Serbian document in Montenegro’s history. A document that does not recognize the Serbian language as an official language, a document that does not recognize the tricolor as the national flag, a document that does not allow dual citizenship, a document whose anthem was written by the convicted war criminal Sekula Drljević, and a document that not a single Serbian MP voted for in 2007,” Knežević said in Parliament.
He then continued in a similar tone.
“Today, almost 20 years after the adoption of this most anti-Serbian document, the parliamentary majority, gathered around the chief wizard from Ribnica, Johann Sattler, is performing its voodoo dance, trying to resurrect the political zombie Ranko Krivokapić, thereby once again taking a shot at Vuk Karadžić, Njegoš, Marko Miljanov, Jovan Dučić, Miloš Crnjanski, and the Serbian language itself, while declaring the Serbian people genocidal for the third time in this Parliament, and branding Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church as occupiers,” Knežević stated.
Milatović Welcomes Agreement Between Government and Opposition
Meanwhile, the office of Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović welcomed the agreement reached between the ruling majority and the opposition on the constitutional amendments, describing it as an important step toward fulfilling Montenegro’s obligations under its European agenda.
“We expect Parliament, during the same session, to also vote on the appointment of the two remaining judges of the Constitutional Court. It is important that this process be completed without further delay so that Montenegro does not miss the opportunity to conclude accession negotiations and become the next member of the European Union,” the President’s Office said in a statement.
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