The Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) is allegedly not accepting the idea that, as is speculated, some diplomatic circles could offer to the government and the opposition - that the court or the Venice Commission (VC) be involved in resolving the political crisis caused by the developments regarding the Constitutional Court, and that the two political poles accept the findings of these institutions in advance, and that the opposition therefore stop blocking the work of parliament.
A source for "Vijesti" from that, the strongest opposition party, said that the DPS is only acceptable to a "package" agreement, in which the government would guarantee them, in addition to the fact that the Constitutional Committee's conclusion on the retirement of the Constitutional Court judge would be annulled. Dragan Đuranović, and that there will be no changes to the Constitution and the Law on Montenegrin Citizenship without "absolute consensus", as well as that it will enable the formation of a government in Budva, of which that party should be a part.
"With the package, we want to ensure that vital state interests will be protected. However, if the formation of a government in Budva is not allowed, a new phase of radicalization of political conditions will follow, and it will last until necessary. Because, if elections are not the way to come to power, we are leaving the democratic field...", the interlocutor says.
Last night, the government scheduled a session of the Budva parliament for February 11th.
He should have been elected as the president of the Municipal Assembly. Petar Odžić from the European Union (EU) at a session that was adjourned on January 10. He was proposed by eight councilors from the "Budva our city" list, two from the European Union and one from the Civic Movement (GP) URA. The DPS announced that their seven councilors would vote for Odžić.
When supporters of the coalition "For the Future of Budva" led by Mladen Mikijelj broke into the Municipal Hall, and supporters of the group "Budva our city" Nikola Jovanović to the first floor of that building, or rather to the office of the detained mayor of Budva Municipality Milo Božović.
The deadline for electing the speaker of the Budva parliament is February 12. If that does not happen, new elections will be called in Budva.
Another interlocutor from the DPS says that they do not dispute the plan of diplomatic circles and that they have left it to the authorities to contact the Venice Commission for an opinion regarding the decision to terminate Judge Đuranović's mandate.
"The problem is that there is no guarantee that (the speaker of parliament) will Andrija Mandic "act according to the opinion of the VK," he said, adding that Mandić said that the opinion of the Venice Commission is not binding on them.
Mandić told Adria TV last week that "the Venice Commission should not be an option" and stressed that a solution should be sought within Montenegro.
The option of involving the Venice Commission in the developments in Montenegro was also mentioned by the European Commissioner for Enlargement. Marta Kos at a meeting with the opposition, which was held on January 16th in Podgorica.
The DPS has repeatedly stated that they are not giving up on their demand to annul the conclusion of the Constitutional Committee, based on which the Parliament on December 17th determined the termination of Judge Đuranović's office. The opposition claims that the Constitution was violated because the Parliament, without the mandatory notification of the Constitutional Court, decided to determine the termination of Judge Đuranović's office, due to her meeting the conditions for retirement in accordance with the Pension and Disability Insurance Act (PIO).
The judges of the Constitutional Court, by a majority vote, took the position that they would retire in accordance with the Labor Law, and not the Pension and Disability Insurance Law, like the judges of other courts.
Since the Parliament declared Đuranović's resignation, the opposition has been blocking the work of the parliament and is demanding that the decision be annulled. They have twice prevented the holding of a session of the Parliament, on whose agenda is the budget (on 26 December and 21 January). A new session has not yet been scheduled. Mandić has announced measures for opposition MPs, but has not yet imposed them. According to the Rules of Procedure, the President of the Parliament can issue a warning to MPs who disrupt the order, deny them the floor or remove them from the session. Despite the imposed measures, MPs have the right to attend the vote.
A source from the DPS said that the opposition has not filed a constitutional appeal and that those whose rights have been violated can do so, namely Đuranović, who announced last week that she would seek protection "due to the unconstitutional dismissal in court proceedings."
According to information from ''Vijesti'', she has not yet filed a lawsuit against the Assembly with the Administrative Court, nor has she filed a constitutional appeal with the Constitutional Court.
She told ''Vijesti'' last week that she would inform the public when she files a lawsuit.
On January 21, the Administrative Committee approved her request for compensation upon termination of her position.
13 applications received for the competition for judges of the Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Committee of the Parliament will today determine the list of candidates for the election of two judges of the Constitutional Court following the public call from December 23 last year.
13 candidates have applied for the public call as of yesterday, including: President of the Minor Offences Court in Bijelo Polje Alija Beganović, lawyers Zoran Vukićević and Goran Velimirović, Deputy Ombudsman Nerma Dobardžić and Mirjana Radović, Judge of the Administrative Court Medina Mušović, Member of the Council of the Agency for Personal Data Protection Muhamed Đokaj, Expert of the Council of Europe for Human Rights Jovan Kojičić, Official of the Ministry of Public Administration Sanja Maslenjak, and Nenad Đorđević, Mileva Prelević, Jovan Jovanović and Marko Blagojević.
Several of these candidates have previously applied for vacancies to fill the Constitutional Court, and this vacancy was announced after the majority in the Parliament determined that Judge Đuranović had ceased to hold office and after the vacancy for the successor to former Judge Milorad Gogić, who in May became eligible for retirement under the Labor Law, failed.
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