Lekić: A concentration government is possible, talks on division of portfolios are yet to come

Lekić requests that the President of the Assembly publish Vladimir Bilčik's letter and an explanation as to whether the postponement of the POSP due to the adoption of the law is his position or the European Parliament's

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Lekić, Photo: Luka Zeković
Lekić, Photo: Luka Zeković
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The candidate of the parliamentary majority for the new prime minister, Miodrag Lekić, expects that the president of the country, Milo Đukanović, will sign the adopted amendments to the Law on the President, which would pave the way for him to form the Government.

"I expect that a turn will be made towards seriousness, towards responsibility, towards the general interest, the blockade of the country is not in the general interest. We will wait for the next few days, let's see, everyone will take responsibility", Lekić told TV Vijesti.

Lekić is ready to take on the responsibility assigned to him by the parliamentary majority, although he does not want to bid when that might be.

"You saw that at one of those collegiums of club presidents, the idea of ​​a broad consensus in terms of a concentration government was also raised, that is also possible, the parliamentary majority was also open to discussing it, again DPS and that suspected something, he was not in favor of that solution", explains Lekić.

Even though in September there was talk in principle about the division of portfolios in the new government between the URE and the SNP on the one hand, and the DF and the Democrats on the other, the talks are yet to come.

The leader of Demos sees the messages of the European parliamentarians and the postponement of the POSP due to the adoption of the law as problematic.

He demands that the President of the Assembly publish Vladimir Bilčik's letter and explain whether it is his position or the position of the European Parliament.

"I don't want to speculate, to accuse someone, but if they tell us that some body of the European Parliament has sat down, analyzed, decided, let them know and we will look into it. It's amazing, I'm shocked that these frivolities on home soil can be eventually spread to such significant institutions as European ones," said Lekić.

The Ambassador of France to Montenegro, Kristijan Timonije, told Television Vijesti yesterday that he has no doubts that the legitimacy of the new government will be contested.

Lekić says he respects the views of international factors, but does not accept the policy of "the political group present here that communicates with international factors with an autocolonial consciousness".

"To cooperate, to be allies, to respect contracts, to strive for standards, but threats, to the parliament, which mostly needs to decide something, is absolutely unacceptable. I think that his statement was in a hypothetical sense and I don't think it stands".

Lekić has been waiting for a mandate to form a new government since the end of September.

Then Đukanović did not give it to him, which led to the deepening of the political crisis in the country.

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