Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic has announced that he has given the mandate to United Reform Action (URA) leader Dritan Abazovic to form a new government.Abazovic and Djukanovic met earlier on Thursday and the president informed the former deputy prime minister of his decision, according to “Vijesti”.
In his explanation Djukanovic said that after consultations with representatives of parliamentary parties, who accepted the invitation, he has received assurances that there is support for the formation of the 43rd government of Montenegro.“For these reasons, I decided to entrust the mandate for the formation of the government to the chairman of LQ URA, Abazovic, convinced that it is in the best interest of Montenegro to form a capable government as soon as possible,” he said. President noted that was important especially due to the additional political and security challenges created by the war in Ukraine and its reflection on the stability of the WB region.In recent years, Abazovic has been President Djukanovic’s biggest opponent, and today, for the first time, they extend a hand of cooperation. The new government will be formed with minority lawmakers and with the support of Djukanovic’s party. The URA movement and minority parties have nominated Abazovic for the post of new prime minister.
The Parliament voted against the government of Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić in a no-confidence motion, with only 11 of 81 MPs favouring it on 4 February this year.Krivokapić’s partners from the pro-Serbian Democratic Front and Socialist People’s Party walked out during the vote. He was backed only by his coalition “For the Future of Montenegro” and the Democrats headed by Speaker Aleksa Bečić.The fall of the government was backed by the URA party, led by Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazović, and the opposition Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) led by President Milo Đukanović, as well as by the Social Democrats, the Social Democratic Party and the parties of the Bosniak and Albanian minorities. /Argumentum.al
