Maja Vukićević, the representative of the ruling majority in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), voted against Kosovo's membership in that organization, contrary to the foreign policy priorities of Montenegro, defined by the government's coalition agreement, according to Daliborka Uljarević, executive director of the Center for Civic Education.
She told the MINA agency that the vote of Vukićević, a deputy of the Democratic People's Party, which is a member of the coalition For the Future of Montenegro, was in accordance with the views of that party and the coalition.
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Uljarević stated that such a vote was expected and consistent in the part of affirming the policy of that political group.
"At the same time, this approach is contrary to the established foreign policy priorities of the state of Montenegro, which are also integrated into the coalition agreement on the basis of which the parliamentary majority elected the Government," said Uljarević.
She emphasized that Vukićević, as the head of the Montenegrin Delegation to the PSSE, actually represented Montenegro.
Uljarević believes that the choice of Vukićević to give preference to party priorities between state and party priorities must have induced quick reactions from that part of the parliamentary majority which, as she said, publicly vows not to implement the Serbian-Russian but Montenegrin state agenda.
"The fact that they are all silent on this, especially the prime minister, the minister of foreign affairs and the departmental vice president of the government, but also the president, confirms their inferior relationship in coexistence with the ZBCG coalition," Uljarević assessed.
She believes that this demonstrates the fear of resenting the ZBCG coalition, even at the cost of representing a red line in the defense of the public interest.
"The outcome of the vote in the Council of Europe (CoE) clearly indicated who are whose players, because Vukićević remained in the minority with two representatives from Serbia and one from Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the overwhelming majority voted for Kosovo to be part of the CoE," stated Uljarević.
As she stated, although the Committee of SE Ministers will soon be held, which gives the last word and at which it is expected that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Filip Ivanović will vote for the decision, the vote on Wednesday sends a bad message about the inconsistency of the government regarding basic issues.
"It causes damage to the reputation of Montenegro, but it is also a good reminder for all those who live in the illusion that ZBCG will accept the rules of others when it enters the government, because that will not happen, that is, in that situation, ZBCG will impose its own rules on the other constituents of the government and principles", said Uljarević.
As she stated, the continuous consternation of the other constituents of the government, primarily the Europe Now Movement (PES) and the Democrats, from the ZBCG, only feeds that coalition to continue moving the lines and establishing dominance.
"We have a lot of examples in the country, and with this kind of Vukićević vote, it becomes clearer in international terms as well", concluded Uljarević.
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