The Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) will today submit an initiative to the parliamentary groups in the Parliament for the removal of the Speaker of the Parliament, Andrija Mandić.
This was announced at a press conference today by the head of the DPS parliamentary group, Andrija Nikolić, who said that, in addition to condolences on the death of Ratko Mladić, the reason for the initiative was the manner in which the parliament was run.
He said that the speaker of parliament has the right to political views, but that his function requires institutional restraint. Montenegro is about to join the EU, Nikolić reminded, which represents a certain system of values and attitude towards war criminals.
"We believe that a line has been crossed that cannot be crossed. We are convinced that the way Mandić performs his function is not connected to the institutional responsibility of the president of the legislative house. We believe that Mandić does not have the institutional and political credibility to be in this position," said Nikolić.
When asked whose support they expect, Nikolić replied that the complete majority found themselves "in the red grapes".
"They did not expect that the telegram regarding the death of a war criminal would cause such an avalanche of reactions. Many have come out, such as the Europe Now Movement. I would not prejudge what the statement will be. The European spotlight is now focused on the Montenegrin parliament. It is about a value judgment - is Mladić a hero who should be cheered or a criminal," Nikolić pointed out.
When asked by reporters when the initiative would be put on the agenda, Nikolić explained that 27 signatures were needed if they wanted it to be on the agenda by the end of the extraordinary session (by the end of September).
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