New elections, old voter list

Some of the OSCE recommendations from the previous elections have not been fully implemented – in addition to the aforementioned streamlining of the voter register, clearer rules for campaign financing and a more precise definition of the responsibilities of election commissions are also missing. All of these are issues that require agreement and time, and there is less and less of that...

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Photo: TV Vijesti
Photo: TV Vijesti
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Montenegro entered 2026 without a functional Committee for Comprehensive Electoral Reform, whose mandate expired at the end of last year, and whose work is crucial for the European agenda and the fulfillment of all obligations towards Brussels by the end of 2026.

The adjournment of the session on December 31 postponed the extension of the mandate, and a new decision on the formation of this body is expected in March.

The question is, however, whether the MPs will complete the work by June and avoid violating the ODIHR rule that election laws should not be changed 12 months before the elections.

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