The Social Democrats of Montenegro (SD) signed the Agreement on Fair and Free Elections today, and said that full respect for the legal order and the constitutional arrangement of the country is necessary during its application.
The agreement was signed earlier today by representatives of the Social Democratic Party, Demos, the Civic Movement URA and the Bosniak Party.
The SD announcement states that the party believes that the entire process that preceded the creation of the conditions for signing the agreement, as well as its implementation, will once again confirm the correctness of Montenegro's European and Euro-Atlantic perspective and respect for the values on which it is based.
After that, as they stated, no well-intentioned person will be able to question "the new certain electoral victory of the progressive political forces of which SD will be an indispensable part".
"Also, we emphasize once again the necessity of full respect for the legal order and constitutional arrangement of Montenegro when implementing the Agreement," the statement says.
It is stated that, in the previous period, SD, by actively participating in the parliamentary dialogue, contributed to reaching an agreement between the authorities and part of the opposition.
"SD express their full support for the signing of the Agreement, the implementation of which will increase the overall level of trust in the electoral process in the country, as well as trust among all political actors, which is in accordance with one of our fundamental program commitments, which is to promote a different political culture in Montenegro," said the party.
They added that they will actively participate and have a positive attitude towards all initiatives, deals and agreements aimed at improving democratic processes in Montenegro.
The Bosniak Party also signed the Agreement on Fair and Free Elections
The Bosniak Party (BS) signed the Agreement on Fair and Free Elections, after it was done earlier today by the representatives of the Social Democratic Party, Demos and the Citizens' Movement URA.
As it was announced from BS, that party truly and actively participated in the parliamentary dialogue and supported the democratic steps that will lead to the holding of fair and free elections.
"The signing of such an agreement is very important, because it creates the conditions for entering the election campaign with more confidence than before, in a better atmosphere and with fewer disagreements", according to BS.
At the same time, as they stated, the harmonization of the agreement means an additional incentive towards EU and NATO integration, which Montenegro is striving for.
"The signing of the Agreement creates the prerequisites for a broad socio-political agreement on the election process, that is, on the indisputable results of the elections that will be held in October of the current year," the announcement says.
It is important, they emphasized from the BS, that the election process be with as much trust as possible, and with less abuse from any side, "in order to come out more stable and safer after the election process".
"BS will continue to participate in the executive power in the coming period and will support all advanced processes," said the party.
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