Representatives of minority parties are still waiting for the president of the Bosniak Party (BS) Ervin Ibrahimović to organize a meeting to draft a platform that will require the Prime Minister Milojko Spajić (Europe Now Movement) to demand a decision on the moves of the head of parliament Andrije Mandić (New Serbian Democracy), which they believe are causing divisions in Montenegrin society and disrupting Montenegro's relations with its neighbors.
A source for "Vijesti" from one of the minority parties said that Ibrahimović was supposed to organize the meeting, but that "the situation surrounding the parliament has stopped all political developments." He pointed out that they are waiting for Ibrahimović's invitation.
Yesterday, the Bosniak Party did not agree on whether, and if so, when, Ibrahimović would invite his colleagues from minority parties to a meeting.
Another source said that Ibrahimović, as Deputy Prime Minister and representative of the party with the most MPs, should organize this:
"Let's see where we are with the (ex) DF, and in terms of relations with Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo. We are sticking to the idea that we are somehow moving towards stabilization, but the internal situation in Montenegro is deteriorating. We will continue to monitor the situation...", said the interlocutor.
"Vijesti" announced in early January that minority parties were planning to create a joint platform.
A source from one of the minority parties said at the time that they wanted Spajić to "distance himself as much as possible" from Mandić, while another interlocutor stated that they expected the Prime Minister to comment on the statements of the Assembly leaders, claiming that it was not ruled out that these parties, if Mandić continued "in his own way", would withhold support from the executive branch.
However, he noted that he would not rush into decisions, although he expects Mandić to continue making controversial moves, stating that their priorities are the platform and the conversation with Spajić.
Most minority political entities are part of the government - the Bosniak Party (BS), the Albanian Forum (AF) and the Albanian Alliance (AA), while the Democratic Union of Albanians and the Croatian Civic Initiative are in opposition.
Given that the ruling majority consists of 52 MPs, if BS (which has six representatives in parliament), AF (two), and AA (one) were to leave the executive branch, the Government would have the support of 43 MPs, two more than the minimum necessary for its survival.
All minority parties went "against" the authorities when they announced on December 20 that the conclusion of the Constitutional Committee, which retired Dragana Đuranović, they consider unconstitutional. They stated in a joint statement at the time that they were "seriously concerned about the current polarization of the political scene and political moves that could jeopardize the dynamics of Montenegro's European path."
Leaders of minority ruling parties sharply criticized Mandic in January after he congratulated Republika Srpska (RS) officials on January 9, an unconstitutional day for that entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Last summer, ministers from the BS and the AF coalition walked out of a government session that supported the construction of a monument to the former Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral Amfilohije in Berane. The parties said at the time that their representatives took such a move, among other things, because they believe that the construction of a monument to Amfilohije would not contribute to multi-religious harmony in Montenegro.
In October last year, after the president of AA Nick Djelosaj stated that amendments to the Citizenship Law, advocated by the former Democratic Front (DF), one of whose leaders was Mandić, would be met with a "fierce response", the coalition responded by saying that, "if he continues to threaten", he could be "kicked out of the Government".
Đeljošaj addressed his response to Mandić, saying that he had a "problem with fraudsters who invoke nationalism", telling him: "This is your last warning."
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