Part of the parties of less numerous peoples asked yesterday, after the meetings with the leader of the Europe Now Movement (PES) Milojko Spajić, to supplement the proposal of principles of PES on the formation of the government.
Those parties said that the proposal should be supplemented with principles concerning the position of minority peoples, while PES replied that they would consider all ideas.
The leader of the Force and the holder of the list of the Albanian Alliance coalition, Genci Nimanbegu, said that he would ask that the principles, among other things, be supplemented with the topics of decentralization of power and additional affirmative action.
He stated that he believes that the need for "affirmative actions towards minorities" is not emphasized enough in the principles.
"They (affirmative actions) are expected. One example - in a community where 80 percent of the population is minority, you have a police force with 80 percent of the Orthodox population. It is time to understand that minority parties are not for armchairs, but for principles... Further meetings will depend on how the partners will see our demands in relation to the principles", Nimanbegu told reporters after the conversation with Spajić.
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In the proposal of the ten principles of the PES, which the movement sent to everyone except the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Citizens' Movement (GP) URA, it advocates the creation of a cabinet proportional to the election result, the implementation of the economic program Europe Now 2.0, equal opportunities during the election to positions...
Nimanbegu stated that the Albanian Alliance and PES agree on the political vision, adding that the Albanian coalition expects from the new government "increased investment in areas where minorities and Albanians live".
Yesterday, PES continued official consultations with potential partners on the formation of the government, which it started on Thursday.
Representatives of the Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI), the Albanian Forum and the coalition of the Socialist People's Party (SNP) and Demos also spoke with their boss Spajić yesterday.
The President of HGI, Adrijan Vuksanović, stated that together with the representatives of the Albanian parties, he would present a proposal to amend the principle "in terms of the integration of minority peoples", without answering questions as to what this specifically refers to. He only stated that for them "it is crucial that the direction of the future government be unquestionably western".
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When asked if HGI will be part of the government, Vuksanović replied that it is a "very serious issue" and that his party will decide on it at the party bodies "when the situation crystallizes".
"After the election, we said that we will not enter the government at any cost. We talked (with Spajić) about values and principles. Based on that, we will decide", he said after the meeting, stating that the HGI was satisfied with the content of the consultation with Spajić and that they believe that the negotiations should continue and form a government "that will lead the country forward".
PES issued a statement after yesterday's negotiations, stating that a high degree of agreement on the principles for the formation of the government was reached at the meetings. They underlined that they will consider all suggestions and requests for refinement of the initial proposed ten principles, in order to prepare an agreement for the formation of the 44th government.
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After the first round of consultations, we will consider all suggestions and requests for refining the initial proposed ten principles, in order to prepare the Agreement for the formation of the 44th Government of Montenegro
The holder of the list of the Albanian Forum, Nik Đeljošaj, said that it is important for them that the future executive power be stable and that the programmatic principles of that coalition can be seen in it. He pointed out that the foreign policy orientation of the state and the future government is "very important" for the Albanian Forum.
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"The question of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, confirming that Montenegro is a member of NATO, that there is no doubt that Kosovo is an independent state..." he added.
He said that at the meeting, in addition to the principles, Spajić was presented with ideas about old age benefits and the closing of betting shops and casinos. When asked what was Spajić's response to the proposal on casinos, Đeljošaj replied that he would discuss it further.
SNP President Vladimir Joković told reporters that at the meeting with Spajić, a high degree of agreement was reached on the principles of constituting the executive power. He claims that he received Spajić's assurance that he wants the SNP to be part of the government.
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"Many of our positions were consistent - that the priority is the economy, acceleration towards the EU... We will continue the talks next week," announced Joković.
He announced that personnel solutions in the future government and its division were not discussed at the meeting. He adds that the SNP, within the coalition, will discuss in which departments "they would have the best people".
"Either it will be an offer from the mandate holder or we will say where we would like to make a contribution in the future government. We would like that government to be broader, so that it would be more stable, so that it would not depend on any individual and would last for four years", he emphasized.
When asked if it would be acceptable for them to receive one department in the government, he answered that they do not want to talk about speculation.
On Thursday, Spajić spoke with the officials of the Democrats and the Coalition for the Future of Montenegro (ZBCG), who announced that the proposal of the principles of the PES was acceptable to them. The meeting that was scheduled for that day was canceled by the Bosniak Party (BS) due to dissatisfaction with the positions in the executive power that Spajić offered them in informal negotiations.
They canceled the meeting due to "earlier commitments", and PES announced yesterday that they will hold negotiations with this party at the beginning of next week.
The head of state and deputy president of PES, Jakov Milatović, said yesterday that he expects that, after the constitutive session of the Assembly next week, he would be able to finish formal talks with political subjects about the mandate "in a decent period", so that he could appoint a mandate as early as August.
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Abazović: They are looking for minority support, and supposedly they have the majority
Prime Minister and leader of the URA GP Dritan Abazović said yesterday, commenting on the course of government negotiations, that he "enjoys everything he hears and sees on the political scene of Montenegro".
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He claims that the formation of a new government requires minority support. However, "Vijesti" could not confirm his findings yesterday.
"People are looking for minority support, and supposedly they have the majority. I'm a political scientist, I've never heard that in my life. My answer is, as far as minority support is concerned, if there is a musical desire to sing to Milojko Spajić or someone else, just let them say it," said Abazović.
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