On the lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections, there are no certain veterans of the Montenegrin political scene who had a key say in the events of recent years and even decades, as well as some former and current state and party officials.
Some of them, as they explained, withdrew on their own initiative, leaving their seats to younger party staff, while some refused to have their names on the lists because they were dissatisfied with the coalition arrangements.
Parties and other political groups submitted lists of deputies to the State Election Commission (SEC) for the elections on June 11 until midnight last night, when it was the last deadline.
Most of the holders of the electoral lists are in those positions for the first time, and the exception is that the undisputed leader of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Milo Đukanović, who formally retired from that position after losing the presidential elections, is not the first on the list, nor is his name in to her name.
Since entering politics in the late eighties, at the time of the anti-bureaucratic (AB) revolution, Djukanović was a member of parliament for several mandates, but he performed this function in shorter intervals because he moved to the positions of prime minister and president, which he held together for nine mandates.
Đukanović's comrade-in-arms from the time of the AB revolution, Predrag Bulatović, will not be on the lists, which means that in the new convocation of the parliament, there will not be any, who sat on the bench for the first time more than three decades ago.
As "Vijesti" reported yesterday, he decided that the removal of the Đukanović regime was a good time to withdraw from the Assembly and leave the place on the list of the New Serbian Democracy (Nova) and the Democratic People's Party (DNP) to younger colleagues. However, Bulatović will remain in politics as a member of the DNP Political Council.
Since his professional entry into politics in 1989, he was the head of the parliamentary club of the unified DPS, a member of the parliament of the FRY, the leader of the Socialist People's Party (SNP)...
Former prime minister Duško Marković, who was the first DPS deputy in 1997/1998, will not be in the future convocation. years. In addition to prime ministerial and parliamentary positions, he held numerous other important positions in the executive branch and DPS, but after the party's defeat in the 2020 elections, he was marginalized in the party.
The list of DPS does not include, among others, former MPs and former ministers Branimir Gvozdenović, Petar Ivanović and Predrag Bošković, who some of the public recognize as symbols of the three-decade rule of DPS and to whom numerous scandals are connected. DPS vice-president Sanja Damjanović is not slated to be a deputy either.
In the new convocation of the parliament, the citizens will not even see the head of Demos, Miodrag Lekić, who decided not to be on the list of his party and the SNP. He is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, and has been a member of parliament since 2012.
At the beginning of the year, Lekić was the mandate holder for the composition of the government, but he failed to form it. Ten years ago, he was a presidential candidate, but was defeated by DPS's Filip Vujanović.
The leaders of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Social Democrats (SD) Raško Konjević and Damir Šehović, as well as the former head of the SD and the Assembly Ivan Brajović, who also have many years of political experience, will not be direct participants in the upcoming elections.
Konjević decided to leave politics, while Šehović left his place on the list to the younger party group.
Konjević has been in the parliament since 2009. In addition, he also served as the minister of the interior and defense.
Šehović has also been in the Assembly since 2009. He is the former Minister of Education.
When it comes to Brajović, he was first elected as an MP in 2002. He was also the Minister of Internal Affairs and Transport and Maritime Affairs.
SNP ministers Marko Kovač, Miomir Vojinović and Aleksandar Damjanović are not on the list, nor is Assembly President Danijela Đurović. Damjanović formally left the SNP in 2017, but was elected to the Government from that party's quota.
DPS would join the "reform government"
A total of 17 election lists were submitted to the SEC, and so far only one has been confirmed - the list of the People's Movement "Justice for All". The majority of political actors submitted their lists yesterday, and among other things, the coalition gathered around the DPS, the Nova alliance, the DNP and the Workers' Party (RP), the Europe Now Movement (PES), the Democrats and the Civic Movement (GP) did so. URA, minority parties...
The coalition of DPS, SD, the Liberal Party and the Democratic Union of Albanians will perform under the name "Together! For the future that belongs to you! - Danijel Živković".
Živković, who is the holder of the list and acting president of DPS, told reporters yesterday that they will offer citizens a program based on socio-economic topics.
"...Citizens, look at this list, look at who is on other lists, and make a decision. This is the highest quality offer we will have in Montenegro, and it will be part of the future reform government", he said.
Democrats and GP URA believe that they will be the pillar of the government, ZBCG the backbone, and PES expects stability
The list of Nova, DNP and RP is called "For the future of Montenegro" (ZBCG) and its leader is the president of DNP Milan Knežević. Under that name, these parties in a wider alliance also participated in the 2020 elections.
The Vice President of Nova Simonida Kordić said after submitting the list that they expect the support of the voters and that this coalition will be the backbone of the new government.
"After these elections, Montenegro should enter a period of stability, economic recovery and development. We expect that the voters will make their position clear to the ZBCG coalition with their votes on certain intentions of certain centers outside of Montenegro, to eventually form a government in the political spectrum that would consist of only PES and DPS," she said.
The PES list will be led by the leader of that movement, Milojko Spajić.
"We are convinced that we will celebrate on June 11 and form a stable government that will work for a better standard and an increase in salaries and pensions for all our citizens," he said after submitting the list.
The coalition of the Democrats and the URA GP will go to the elections with the list "Hrabro se broji!", which will be carried by the leader of the Democrats, Aleksa Bečić.
URA GP official Ana Novaković Đurović said that this coalition is the basis of the civic wing that they believe will spread.
"We started the fight against crime, we expect support to complete that process," she said.
Nikola Rovčanin (Democrats) confirmed that their main goal is the fight against organized crime and corruption.
"This coalition is the foundation and pillar of the future government, we are ready to continue on the path of prosperity with all partners. The goal of this coalition is unity, because no one can manage the country alone," said Rovčanin.
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