The United States of America (USA) expects Montenegro to comply with its legal procedures or quickly form a new government in the service of the country or call extraordinary parliamentary elections, the State Department informed the Voice of America, regarding the decision of the Parliament of Montenegro to vote of no confidence in the Government of the Prime Minister on Friday Dritan Abazović.
An unnamed spokesman for the State Department stated in response to a Voice of America inquiry that "the vote of no confidence is parliamentary democracy in action, where the Montenegrin people, through their elected representatives, call the government to account."
"The United States of America will support any democratically elected government that ensures Montenegro's progress in Euro-Atlantic integration, which includes accelerating the process of accession to the European Union, fighting corruption and organized crime, strengthening NATO participation, promoting an inclusive and citizen-oriented society, and continuing to invite Russia to responsibility for the brutal war against Ukraine," the response states.
When asked by the Voice of America whether the United States of America will support the participation of the Democratic Front (DF) in the eventual new government, the spokesperson of the State Department repeated that the USA does not consider the DF a partner, because "they do not support European values, which includes a critical attitude towards Russia aggression against Ukraine, and have shown no leadership or willingness to make progress on key reforms needed for EU accession".
Members of the Montenegrin Parliament voted no confidence in the 43rd Government of Dritan Abazović, after Democratic Montenegro supported the initiative of the Democratic Party of Socialists and its partners, dissatisfied with the signing of the Fundamental Agreement with the SPC. The initiative of no confidence in the Government was supported by 50 deputies, while one was against it in the 81-member parliament.
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