Resignations are raining down in the Assembly, new ones are yet to come

It is not certain whether the current Prime Minister Duško Marković will remain in the parliamentary benches

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There are still conflicts of interest among MPs: Yesterday in parliament, Photo: Luka Zeković
There are still conflicts of interest among MPs: Yesterday in parliament, Photo: Luka Zeković
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The existing composition of the parliament could be significantly changed, given that some deputies will take positions in the future government, and it is not certain whether the current prime minister Duško Marković will remain in the parliamentary benches, as well as some of his colleagues from the DPS who were in high positions in authorities.

Also, the president of Tuzi Municipality Nik Đeljošaj and the director of KCCG Jevto Eraković are in a conflict of interest because the functions they perform are incompatible with the parliamentary ones.

Đeljošaj said earlier that he would submit the decision depending on the agreement on joining the future state government.

Yesterday, the Assembly confirmed the resignations of MPs from the DPS, the mayor of Podgorica, Ivan Vuković, and his deputy, Časlav Vešović, which they submitted due to the incompatibility of their functions.

Also the President of the Chamber of Commerce Vlastimir Golubović (DPS) and Dragoslav Šćekić from SNP.

DPS MPs Predrag Sekulić, Ljuiđ Škrelja and Jovanka Laličić returned to the parliamentary benches, replacing Vuković, Zoran Pažin and Gordana Đurović.

Andrija Nikolić will probably join them instead of Golubović.

Mandate member Zdravko Krivokapić, who led the coalition "For the Future of Montenegro" in the parliamentary elections on August 30, will cede his parliamentary seat to one of his colleagues from the electoral list.

Considering that Krivokapić is not a party activist, it is not known from which party the deputy who will replace him could be.

The coalition he led won 27 mandates in the elections. The candidate who occupied the 28th position on the electoral list of Milosav-Mira Paunović replaced Dragoslav Šćekić, while the next on the list is NOVA MP Dejan Đurović.

The president of the Movement for Change, Nebojša Medojević, has repeatedly announced that he will resign from the position of deputy after the formation of the Government.

He previously confirmed to "Vijesta" that he will be replaced in the parliamentary bench by the political director of PzP, Dejan Vujisić.

When it comes to the "Peace is our nation" coalition, which won 10 mandates in the elections, Valentina Minic (Democrats) could also enter the parliament.

She would replace her colleague Momo Koprivica, who is mentioned as a candidate for the Minister of Justice.

Earlier, Danilo Šaranović entered the parliament from the Democrats, instead of his colleague Stevan Katić, who resigned at the constitutive session of the Assembly.

Katic is the current president of the Municipality of Herceg Novi and, according to the Law on the Prevention of Conflict of Interest, that position is incompatible with the parliamentary function.

It is certain that some of the positions in the new Government will be covered by the leader of the "Black on White" coalition Dritan Abazović, so his place in the Assembly could be taken by the vice-president of the Citizens' Movement URA Filip Adžić.

So far, the most resignations from parliamentary positions have been from the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), which won 30 mandates in the elections.

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