The formal absence of Đukanović will change little in the structure of power in Montenegro. Due to the close intertwining of the state and the economy, there can be no separation from politics for him, writes "Noje zircher zeitung".
"Things must change if everything is to remain the same," writes Andreas Ernst for the Swiss daily Noje zircher Zeitung: "It seems that this knowledge led to the latest twist in Montenegrin politics. Milo Đukanović, who has been the first man of a small country with 25 inhabitants for 625.000 years in various positions, does not want to be prime minister. He will be replaced by Duško Marković, his deputy in the presidency of the ruling DPS and former head of the secret service [...]"
"The formal absence of Đukanović will change little in the structure of power in Montenegro. No one can be freed from the influence of the power and wealth that he and his family have accumulated over the last quarter of a century. In an interview before the election, Đukanović said that he could imagine life without politics - if he is not married to it. But, due to the close intertwining of the state and the economy, there can be no separation from politics for Đukanović."
"The elections and the formation of the government were overshadowed by unusual stories about alleged coup attempts. On the day of the election, the government reported that a group of 20 heavily armed Serbs had been arrested. It was said that they, led by a retired gendarmerie general, had invaded the country to make bloodshed and arrested Đukanović. There are now 14 people in Podgorica prison who have already been visited by the Montenegrin ombudsman. The police are still looking for one of the leading conspirators from the Serbian group. The former Serbian head of the gendarmerie claims that the Montenegrin police set up a game for him..."
"At the beginning of Sunday, the Serbian government added a new chapter to this adventurous story: the Serbian security authorities caught another group of suspects in their net, which was not even remotely made up of amateurs like the one gathered around the former gendarme. It was stated that they were working on the instructions of a foreign service, that they operated from Serbia and that their target was Đukanović. 125.000 euros were also seized, they say. Đukanović immediately accepted the thread of the story and expressed the assumption that the conspirators had connections with Moscow. Đukanović has been using the "Russian card" in relations with the West for a long time. His constant warnings about Moscow's influence contributed to the fact that Montenegro, although it is not a libertarian democracy, will soon become the youngest member of NATO".
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