The Socialist People's Party (SNP) believes that open lists are an excellent chance for every individual whom the citizens judge to have the capacity and knowledge to be their representative and to be in the parliament. Independent member of parliament, Aleksandar Damjanović, proposed amendments to the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament, which provides for the introduction of open lists, the possibility of individual candidacy and the equality of men and women on electoral lists. The SNP announced that they fully support that idea, because only in this way can the implementation of what is foreseen in the highest legislative act begin. "Given that the Constitution of Montenegro stipulates that the bearer of sovereignty is a citizen and that he exercises power directly and through freely elected representatives, the SNP fully supports that idea," the party's spokesman, Miloš Rajković, told the MINA agency. According to him, open lists are an excellent chance for every individual whom the citizens judge to have the capacity and knowledge to be their representative, to be in the parliament and from that position to help realize the interests of the people who supported him. "In this way, the monopoly of party leadership to choose those who are eligible and according to party keys, and not those who are capable," stated Rajković. He added that he is sure that a good part of today's deputies are in the parliament thanks to such an electoral system, while in the new one, their support would be "ridiculous", because, as he said, some family members do not even vote. Rajković said that they have no problem with the representation of women with lists, if they deserve it. "I believe that someone who is only a woman or a man should not be a deputy, but that she should get that position if she is capable of facing challenges and taking responsibility," concluded Rajković. In the Civil Movement URA, they say that since the foundation they have advocated the concept of open lists and that this has been implemented in their program. URA General Secretary Mileta Radovanić says that in such a way of electing councilors and deputies, people who really contributed and worked for the development of society would be "rewarded". "However, the system of open lists must wait for another time, the stabilization of the political scene in Montenegro and the improvement of political relations. When that happens and when the parties return to the Parliament, then the concept of open lists must be taken into consideration," he said. Radovanic.
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