The minority government, which is the most certain solution to the current crisis of power, should have several departments more than the outgoing cabinet of the prime minister Zdravka Krivokapića, in which there were 12 ministries - "Vijesti" learned from several unofficial sources.
The plan for defining the departments has not been fully determined, because, as "Vijesti" was told, a definitive agreement on the mandate for the composition of the new government is awaited.
The assessment of a source involved in the negotiations, which should intensify from today, is that the real number of departments of the new government is 16 or 18.
The increase in departments should be realized by "dismembering" bulky ministries, such as the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
As the source of "Vijesti" explained, quotas for non-party figures in the government are planned, and there is a possibility, as previously announced, that some of the current ministers will remain in the executive branch.
It is speculated that this government would have at least three vice presidential seats, of which, as "Vijesti" wrote earlier, one would go to Aleksandar Damjanović, the former acting director of the Revenue and Customs Administration, who would also be the Minister of Finance.
The Democratic Front (DF) announced yesterday that they do not intend to participate in any government arrangement supported by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS).
Member of the DF, Predrag Bulatović, told his colleagues from the parliamentary majority not to count on their support if they "started a minority government with the DPS".
On January 17, the "Black on White" coalition (GP URA and CIVIS) offered all MPs the formation of a minority cabinet, which is likely after Krivokapić's government was overthrown in parliament on Friday by the votes of the "Black on White" coalition and the opposition.
President of the State and leader of DPS, Milo Djukanovic, said yesterday that his party is ready to support the minority government, but not to participate in it.
In an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), he said that after the 2020 elections, the DPS offered support to "a minority government", believing, as he stated, that "it will be very dangerous for Montenegro if the ruling coalition is so dependent on the Greater Serbia of nationalism".
"Apparently, it took 14 months of unsuccessful experience to come back to that proposal. It took time to understand that every change does not mean a change for the better. The change can be for the better. Montenegro has now gone through a change for the better. But this does not mean that the DPS automatically returns to power, nor does it mean that it will return the same as it left power. We understood the voter's message very correctly, this year we worked hard to eliminate weaknesses, to reform the party", said Đukanović, saying that the DPS will support any government that will preserve the civil and secular character of the state, promote multi-ethnic democracy and contribute to economic development.
Vice President of the Civic Movement (GP) URA, Goran Đurović, told "Vijesti" that Đukanović's statement confirms what GP URA is talking about - that DPS will not be part of the new government.
"He also confirms that all previous accusations about the participation of the DPS in the government were a deception of the citizens of Montenegro. DPS is neither returning to power, nor will it be able to stop any process of adopting systemic laws that lead us to a stronger fight against crime and corruption, and progress in European integration," he emphasizes.
Đurović states that the DPS needs to face the past and the cadres to whom the affairs are linked, so that only as such it imposes itself as a potential partner in the future.
"Until then, they will not be part of the government," he says.
Member of Parliament of the Socialist People's Party (SNP), Danijela Đurović, she assessed that Đukanović's statement does not represent anything unusual and unexpected, considering the position that DPS has on the political scene.
Speaking about the resolution of the political crisis, she states that efforts are being made to find an adequate and compromise solution within the framework of the parliamentary majority.
"The activities of the SNP will be aimed at getting everyone to sit down at the table as soon as possible. A lot of harsh words have been said in recent days, but the SNP has had no part in it. We will do everything to find a compromise", said Đurović for "Vijesti".
When asked whether the SNP will participate in the creation of a minority government, she replied that all the offered options are legitimate, but that she cannot announce the final position of the SNP yet.
"That decision will be made by the Main Committee (GO) of the party. The GO session cannot be scheduled until the necessary consultations are carried out within the parliamentary majority, so that we can come to the party bodies with a concrete proposal", notes Đurović.
Yesterday, GP URA announced that they had started both formal and informal discussions about the minority government, and that they first talked with colleagues from CIVIS and SNP.
MP URA GP, Milos Konatar, said that the party is expected to hold talks with the minority parties in the coming days, but also with some subjects of the parliamentary majority.
He says that they expect the consultation to be completed by Friday.
Talks about a minority government were rejected, as he stated, by United Montenegro and the Democrats, whose leader he is Aleksa Becic dismissed from the position of President of the Assembly last night.
Due to the dismissal of Bečić, the Democrats have scheduled protests for Wednesday.
That party said that there are two options for solving the political crisis: an agreement between the parliamentary majority and the minority parties or new elections.
"We do not agree to blackmail and conditions from anyone. We promised the citizens that we would persevere against the backdrop of electoral will," said the Democrat MP yesterday. Vladimir Martinovic.
Former head of Montenegrin diplomacy, Srdjan Darmanovic, stated that it is difficult to say what the personnel solutions will be in the new government, except that, as he stated, it is almost certain that its prime minister will be the current vice prime minister and leader of GP URA, Dritan Abazovic.
Darmanović told TV N1 yesterday that the new government will certainly include minority parties, but not the DF.
"The concept is that DF does not participate in it, and those who want a new government are not in the interest of the current one having a long technical mandate," he pointed out.
Bešić: Minority government certain with serious changes in DPS
Professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences, Milos Besic, assessed that there are three options in play for solving the crisis of the authorities in Montenegro. The first is to form a government within the parliamentary majority, but that, according to him, probably won't happen, "because a lot of bad blood has been spilled".
The second option is elections, and the third is the formation of a minority government, which, he says, is almost certain.
"Don't forget that GP URA signed a memorandum of understanding with minorities and SNP. It seems to me that the goal is a government that is not DPS, but which DPS will support. It seems that the whole arrangement was agreed upon with serious personnel changes in the DPS," he told TV N1.
Bešić says that the key factor for the "overthrow" of the Government is the international community, where Krivokapić's cabinet did not have a good rating.
"Because the West wants a more or less stable government, but a Western-oriented one, and this one was not, it was itself unstable from the beginning, structurally bad, and the largest constituent that supported that government - DF - was excluded from it". he stated.
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