The Bosniak Party (BS) expects that all political entities in Montenegro will be involved in the remaining processes of appointments in the judiciary, said BS MP Admir Adrović, assessing that it would be good if Prime Minister Milojko Spajić initiated a dialogue on this matter.
Adrović said that in that party, unlike the process of electing judges of the Constitutional Court, they expect to be included in the remaining two.
"In the process of electing judges of the Constitutional Court, we did not have any opportunity to come to an agreement and express our opinion, except for what we could announce in public," said Adrović in an interview with the MINA agency.
As he stated, the BS deputies' non-voting for the election of Faruk Resulbegović as the seventh judge of the Constitutional Court was not an act directed against him personally, but they wanted to remain principled and vote the way they voted the first time.
"We wanted to send a message that all factors, both political and social, should be included in the process of making such decisions, because as you know, the Constitution stipulates that a two-thirds majority is required for such decisions," added Adrović.
This, as he pointed out, was not foreseen by chance, but precisely that the opposition entities also participate in making such decisions.
Adrović said that, unfortunately, they were excluded from that process and that they consider that as a people they were "forsaken" in the Constitutional Court, because no Bosniak deserved the attention of the subjects in the previous convocation of the Assembly, to be proposed as a judge of that court.
"We expect that such a mistake will not be repeated during the election of other members of the judicial system and that all factors in Montenegro will be included in that process," said Adrović.
When asked who should start that dialogue, he answered that it should be done, first of all, by the representatives of the ruling majority.
"First of all, I think that Prime Minister Spajić should be the next to move," said Adrović.
He said that perhaps there are others who should do it, but that he believes that Spajić, who initiated the talks that resulted in the signing of the census agreement, should continue on that path and try to establish a dialogue.
Minister of Justice Andrej Milović said earlier that there is a positive signal that Milorad Marković could be elected as the Supreme State Prosecutor.
Asked what the BS's position is on that proposal, Adrović stated that the names will not be decided yet and that, once it is formalized, he will look at all aspects of it.
He added that he personally has neither a positive nor a negative view of Marković.
"But, when that topic comes up on the agenda, when there are concrete names for all the actors in the judicial system that need to be elected in the coming period, we as a party will make decisions and we will have a position on all these issues," said Adrović.
He said that he expects the dialogue to take place in the shortest possible period of time.
Adrović added that certain political subjects also stated that this dialogue will take place and that everyone will be involved.
"BS expects to participate in all that, we want to contribute actively to the making of those decisions and offer solutions that we think will be acceptable to everyone on the political scene," said Adrović.
Answering the question of whether everything that happened before the census - the negotiations between the government and the opposition and the fulfillment of demands - shows that Montenegro is facing new times in which things will be resolved through dialogue, he said that such a state job as the census in developed societies should not cause such a level of politicization.
Adrović believes that the fact that Spajić initiated negotiations with the opposition represents a good path.
"We reached an agreement that defined all the conditions, how the process should be maintained. We also have a lot of control mechanisms," said Adrović, adding that for the first time the councils and councils of less numerous peoples and national communities in Montenegro are included.
He said that he reckons that most of what was agreed has already been fulfilled.
Adrović said that there are a few things left, but that he thinks that these are not too big barriers for the census process to start tomorrow.
"We still have a specification for that software, which should enable verification for every registered citizen," said Adrović.
He said that, as far as he knows, the software exists, it just needs to "be online" - so that every citizen who has a doubt can check the entered data by himself, without going to the census commission.
Adrović pointed out that there is a lack of a certain number of enumerators, but that this can also be solved by extending the census in a few days.
When asked whether the fact that representatives of the opposition, councils and councils of less numerous peoples and national communities and the non-governmental sector participated in defining the conditions for holding the census is a hint of some new political and social climate in Montenegro, he answered in the affirmative.
"I think it is and I want to believe that it is, that all actors on the political and social scene will be active participants in the decision-making and processes that take place in our society and state," said Adrović.
Answering the question whether he believes that Montenegrin politicians are aware of the challenge before them and that Montenegro will take a big step towards membership in the European Union, he said that the system and society unjustifiably lost a certain amount of time.
Adrović assessed that political entities are increasingly realizing that they have to find a compromise and talk and that "we have to resolve these issues that are up to us in order to continue our European path".
"All parties in the parliament are unequivocally, at least declaratively, committed to the European integration of Montenegro," Adrović added.
He said that the time had finally come to get things started and assessed that there would be a willingness to reach certain compromises.
"Politics that are exclusive are a thing of the past, and we should no longer have such a way of reasoning and relating to each other on the political scene," said Adrović.
Asked how he sees the future of the Spajić Government, he said that his perception of the relationship between the executive and its constituents is that it is a heterogeneous structure, which can become a problem in a certain period.
"What we see is that there is a certain enthusiasm to initiate reforms and unfreeze some processes. I would give them about 100 days, which is correct in the political sense, to see how it will all go," said Adrović.
He believes that the budget for the next year will roughly represent how they see the country and the political reality in the coming period.
Adrović, speaking about the future of the Government, said that he is not optimistic that it can "push through" the entire mandate, bearing in mind all the constituents and the relations between them.
"We received open suggestions from international partners that some entities should not be seen in the Government. We will see if it will happen after a year, as stipulated in the agreement," said Adrović.
He said that he expects that it will not happen that way, but "that the dice will probably be arranged differently in the ruling majority".
As he said, BS was already seen as a constituent of the executive power, but at the very end Spajić decided on other partners.
Adrović, answering the question of how much this affected the internal affairs of the BS, stated that all political subjects are fighting to be part of the government and that this is the point of political organization and participation in elections.
"Although there is a perception among the public that we have always been part of the government, we have been part of the opposition on several occasions, both at the state and local levels," said Adrović.
As he added, this is not a new situation for them.
"Whenever such changes take place, there are different opinions within the party, but what I can tell you is that we will be a constructive opposition in the parliament," said Adrović.
He said that he will criticize everything that is bad and support everything that is good.
"And in that way, we will try to, from the position we are in now, influence the processes in our country to take place in the best possible way," Adrović concluded.
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