Deputy Prime Minister for the Political System and Justice, Momo Koprivica, said that one of the preconditions for progress towards the European Union (EU) is to speed up legislative reform in the area of financing political parties and campaigns.
He said during the National Anti-Corruption Conference in Podgorica on the topic "Financing of political parties and election campaigns" organized by the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-Governmental Sector (MANS) that he will implement the reform of that legislation and the institutions that should implement that legislation.
"The reform will be based on effective comparative models, expert opinions and European recommendations," Koprivica said.
Pejović: The new convocation of the Assembly has the opportunity to send a message about Montenegro's clear commitment to the European path
The Vice-President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Boris Pejović, said that the issue of financing political parties and campaigns is not only an issue of electoral legislation, but also an issue of the path to the EU.
He pointed out that the new convocation of the Assembly has the opportunity to send a message about the clear determination of Montenegro's European path.
"The Assembly is open to any type of cooperation," Pejović said.
MANS Deputy Executive Director Dejan Milovac said that small fines send a message that political corruption pays off.
Čarapić: It is the first time that the strongest parliamentary party is the most motivated to change the electoral legislation
MP of the Europe Now Movement (PES) Vasilije Čarapić said that it is the first time that the strongest parliamentary party is the most motivated to change the electoral legislation.
As part of the panel "Is there political will for change", he said that such legislation favors parties that practice partitocracy.
Rovčanin: The government embodied by the DPS did not want to give up the resources that gave them an advantage in the election campaigns
The MP of Democratic Montenegro, Nikola Rovčanin, said that since 2020, no electoral reforms have taken place, and that now there is a political will for it to happen.
He said that in the previous 30 years, the government represented by DPS did not want to give up the resources that gave them an advantage in election campaigns.
"We are aiming for the formation of the Committee for the comprehensive reform of the electoral legislation by the end of the year. The opposition should also be included in order to see how they think certain solutions should be changed," Rovčanin said.
Adrović: Electoral reform did not happen after the changes in 2020 because the parties were dedicated to other things
Bosnian Party (BS) MP Admir Adrović said that the electoral reform did not happen after the changes in 2020 because the parties were dedicated to other things and there was no will to bring about real changes.
"We need to reach a consensus on changes to the electoral legislation with the opposition," said Adrović.
Novaković Đurović: I hope that there will be changes in the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and other institutions
Member of Parliament of the Citizens' Movement URA, Ana Novakovic Đurović, said that in that party there is a will for electoral reforms, stressing that everyone is responsible for the fact that this has not happened so far.
She pointed out that the issue of electoral reform can be easily resolved because numerous legal solutions have been defined.
"I hope that there will be changes in the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and other institutions," she said.
This year's Anti-Corruption Conference is organized by MANS as part of a project that is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands through the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Serbia and Montenegro, the European Union, the National Fund for Democracy (NED) and the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ).
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