Although they dispute the way in which the early parliamentary elections for June 11 were called, most of the parties of the ruling alliance do not question participation in the race for parliamentary seats.
The deadline for submission of electoral lists begins on Friday, April 7, and lasts until May 16. Until then, there is very little chance that the Constitutional Court will rule on the constitutionality of outgoing President Milo Đukanović's decree on the dissolution of parliament - on the basis of which the elections were called, "Vijesta" confirmed yesterday.
Also, there is no time for the eventual new president of the state, Jakov Milatović, to cancel the decree passed by Đukanović, because the replacement of the head of state is on May 20, by which time the parties must submit their electoral lists.
The holding of the elections in that term was relativized for two days by the leader of the URA GP Dritan Abazović, who expressed the expectation that Milatović will cancel the decision to hold them and gather all political actors to jointly determine a new election date. He explained yesterday that he is not against voting on June 11, but that he is legally disputable with Đukanović's decision.
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When it comes to it, it was explained to "Vijesti" in the Constitutional Court that the judge-rapporteur can present a proposal on rejecting the constitutionality assessment of the decree, which was submitted by the parliamentary majority, at the next and every subsequent session. It was not decided on Friday because a majority was not needed, and that situation has not changed even now.
Of the six judges, three believe that Đukanović's decree is an individual act and that the Constitutional Court does not rule on it. The other three judges, however, are of the opinion that this is not true. The president's decision is a general legal act because it called elections, activated the voting rights of about 500.000 citizens and those with the right to vote in the diaspora, the explanation is given by the judges who believe that the decree should be "overturned", "Vijesti" learns.
"The judges (Snežana Armenko, Momirka Tešić and Milorad Gogić) could not agree that every decision of the president is an individual legal act, just as every decision of the Assembly is not a general act... The interpretation is left to the Constitutional Court as the guardian and defender of the constitution, constitutionality and of legality", the source of "Vijesti" reported.
They pointed out, as we learn, that there must be a balance between these three branches of government, because in the current case, by dissolving the Assembly, as they stated, the president controls its work in a way.
And while one more vote is needed to make a decision (3:3), the election deadlines established by the State Election Commission are running.
"Vijesti" contacted almost all parliamentary parties yesterday about going to the elections, but for now, apart from confirming that it is not in question, the governing and opposition parties generally do not talk about how they will perform in them - independently or in an alliance. Only the Democrats and GP URA started to form a civic bloc. Their leaders agreed yesterday, with the aim, as we unofficially learn, of fighting the mafia, one-partyism, for a modern, economic and economically strong Montenegro.
That bloc will be open to all political subjects of civic profiling, individuals and intellectuals.
From the party that will soon receive the head of state, PES, they say that the decisions regarding the format of the performance in the parliamentary elections will soon be made by the authorities of the Movement - after consultations with the membership. "The coalition arrangement, as in previous election processes, remains an option, but it will also be decided by the Presidency and the Main Board after the statements of local organizations", they stated for "Vijesti".
However, their member of the Presidency, Andrej Milović, states that they are "looking forward to the elections on June 11", ironically saying "Abazović most of all".
Yesterday, Milović stated this position in a public dispute with the prime minister about whether the new president has a constitutional and legal basis for annulling the decision of his predecessor.
Currently, the strongest parliamentary force, the Democratic Front, is preparing for elections. Member of the Presidency of the Democratic People's Party (DNP), Maja Vukićević, says that their position is that elections should be organized as soon as possible.
"It is clear that there is no longer a parliamentary majority. We also have a government that has been in a technical mandate since August last year, has no support in parliament, and the only way out of this situation is extraordinary parliamentary elections. As the Constitutional Court has not ruled on the Decree of the now former President of Montenegro, I expect that we will go to the elections on June 11," she told "Vijesta".
The Democrats' message is in that direction.
The head of the Club of Deputies of that party, Boris Bogdanović, says that they are "infrastructurally, organizationally and operationally ready for the elections", but also that, as he says, they will take responsibility for the fate of Montenegro in the next four years from the position of executive power.
He has no dilemma, he states, that the decision of the President of the State to dissolve the Assembly is unconstitutional and that his successor should put it out of force in order not to introduce an unconstitutional practice.
..."The same would mean that the president of the state puts himself above the parliament as an umbrella institution. That would be the defeat of our parliamentary system on which we are built... Although our performance in the next parliamentary elections will be decided by the organs of our party, we believe that now more than ever before it is necessary to gather all forces into a strong civil bloc that will fight for modern and a reconciled Montenegro", he told "Vijesti".
The vice-president of DEMOS, Ksenija Milović, says that they will carefully monitor the current political processes in the country and, based on that, propose an independent or coalition performance. He also has no dilemma, as he claims, about the unconstitutionality of the decree and believes that "the parliamentary majority should vote on the date of holding the election, and that as soon as possible, and if necessary before June 11, 6."
"If political trends in Montenegro dictate a possible broader coalition, DEMOS will take that into consideration, and the decisive criterion for such a decision will be the degree of responsibility shown by potential partners during these two and a half years of government. We don't want such attitudes to sound strict, but we, like the public as a whole, are aware that certain political moves have failed the expectations of the citizens who voted and chose for the political course in Montenegro to take a visible departure from everything that was symbolized by the previous thirty-year government". she told "Vijesti".
And we planned for the elections if Mr. Abazović in the Government does not make a decision to delete the month of June from the calendar, which would be a logical continuation of his senseless attempts to escape from the elections, says Bojan Zeković
The opposition Social Democrats announce their independent participation in the elections, the Social Democratic Party has not commented on the issue, and the Democratic Party of Socialists has not even answered questions.
SDP Vice-President Bojan Zeković said that "rejected by everyone and politically despised (Abazović) rushes from stupidity to stupidity in his senseless escape from the elections, starting with the intention to reconstruct the fallen government, then the idea that he can postpone the elections with a census, to the last proposal that after upon expiry of the deadline for submitting the list, the new president changes the decree.
"The situation in which Abazović found himself can be a warning to others from that majority, where all those who serve other people's interests instead of their own country end up," he told "Vijesti".
The statement of the SD states that they have participated independently in every parliamentary election since its establishment, and will continue to do so now.
"The fact that we have already collected more than a sufficient number of signatures and have done a lot of preparatory activities shows that we are the closest to an independent appearance in the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 11," they state.
Bogdanović: Time to work together for an advanced Montenegro
Bogdanović says that it is time to forget old political practices and outdated ideologies and that it is necessary "to unite as citizens and work together to develop a society based on democratic principles, equality and justice."
"...Democrats and the Civic Movement URA have joined forces within the civic block that will fight for a modern and advanced Montenegro. We invite all European profiled political subjects to join us in our effort to achieve this goal, and especially Europe now, whose candidate we supported in the second round of the presidential elections and thanks to whom he won a convincing victory in those elections. This block is not only about strengthening our political position and our program goals, but also about the fight against dictatorship and efforts to re-establish one-party rule after thirty years of brutal dictatorship of one party and one man," he said.
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