New Montenegrin Government Solved

The government received the support of 46 deputies from the Spajici party, Europe Now, from the pro-Russian Party Front that has recently been disbanded, the Democrats, the Socialist People's Party and Albanian parties.

All these parties will lead the minister in the new government, except for the Democratic Front party -- the subject that, under the agreement with Spajiqi -- will enter Government in one year. The executive will have 18 ministries and five deputy prime ministers.

For the government's election, 19 opposition deputies voted against, one abstained, and five MPs missed the session during the vote.

Montenegro's new government ends the executive leadership with Dritan Abazovic's technical mandate, whose government collapsed through a no-confidence motion in August 2022.

While addressing MPs, Spajic said that “full membership” in the European Union, membership “active and reliable” in NATO, improving regional ties and taking on a more active role in multilateral organisations will be the four main priorities of its executive.

The European Centre coalition now won early parliamentary elections held in June, but failed to win enough to create Government itself.

Montenegro's government vote comes after the pro-Serbian and pro-Russian coalition for a better Montenegro, led by Andrija Majurised, agreed to support the election of Spajiqi, in exchange for having me elected speaker of Parliament.

During the election campaign, Ma persecuted has called for closer reports with Russia, has criticised Montenegro's NATO membership, and has spoken against the 2006 referendum that led to the state's secession from Serbia.

After being elected chief speaker, Ma persecuted pledged work towards overcoming divisions. Critics said his election to the post of parliament would undermine state ambitions for EU membership.

Montenegro has joined NATO in 2007 and is working towards EU membership. Podgorica has been using the euro as currency since 2002, even though the state is not part of the eurozone.

After the launch of Ukraine's Russian occupation in February 2022, Montenegro joined EU sanctions against Moscow, ousting several Russian diplomats and offering aid to Kiev.

Moscow has placed Montenegro on the list of <x0 non-friendly states”.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to meet with Spajzic in Podgorica on October 31st.