First, the representatives of the parliamentary clubs of the government, and an hour later of the opposition, exchanged opinions with the experts of the Venice Commission regarding the political and institutional crisis in Montenegro.
Behind closed doors, the election of Constitutional Court judges and changes to the President's Law were discussed. The authorities claim that the Venetians also said that judges should be elected.
"I think that this is an absolute necessity at this moment. If we are talking about the proposal of the Law on the President, we would very quickly receive answers regarding that fact, but also about the actions of the President of the State in terms of not giving Mr. Lekić a mandate. We would also receive answers regarding local elections, the Constitutional Court will be necessary for all future election processes and a whole series of things," said Democratic Montenegro MP Dragan Krapović.
In the opposition, they say that the most talked about were the amendments to the Law on the President, which were proposed by the Democratic Front (DF), and which the opposition considers unconstitutional.
"I will not comment on that, for sure they will consider it. It is clear that the Constitutional Court should be unblocked, and that depends on the views of the political parties," said MP and president of the New Democratic Force Genci Nimanbegu.
The Venice Commission recently announced that in mid-December they will issue an opinion regarding the amendments to the Law on the President, which were requested by the head of state, Milo Đukanović.
"I think it would be desirable to get their opinion before voting on the judges of the Constitutional Court. That would greatly help the political situation in Montenegro," he told Nimanbeg.
"There must be a second vote and of course the parliamentary majority can decide to abandon such a proposal, whether an opinion will come or not, I don't have that information. We have to have some kind of solution. And that opinion and everything else is somewhere in the background in relation to to the vote of the judges of the Constitutional Court", emphasized Krapović.
From the DPS, without whom unblocking of the Constitutional Court is not possible, they are ready to vote for one judge if the disputed law for them is withdrawn. Krapović says that they have no intention of trading the Constitutional Court, and to Nimanbeg that on December 12 he will raise his hand for some.
"We believe that we need four, but it is the bare minimum to have a functional Constitutional Court," said Krapović.
"I am open in the sense that I will certainly support some of the members, but it will not be enough," he told Nimanbeg.
For the election of four judges in the Assembly, 49 votes are needed, that is, 41 votes of the majority and eight of the opposition.
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