Deadline for starting dialogue on technical government, set by the part of the opposition, was 15 October. Nothing important happened, although opposition discussed their requests with the Head of EU delegation in Podgorica, Mr Aivo Orav.
In the meeting held on 9 September, part of the opposition members defined their common interests- formation of the technical government and de-politicization of all institutions necessary for free election process.
Joint statement said that opposition parties and caucuses committed to the dialogue would base their political views on several key guidelines.
Although the deadline has been established, no dialogue on technical government has been held so far. That comes as no surprise, since Montenegro’s president, Mr Milo Đukanović, immediately said that there wouldn’t be such talks.
“Opposition’s request for constituting technical government is, in fact, request for the revision of the results of elections held in 2016”, said Mr Milo Đukanović.
Only two days after the meeting between opposition members and Mr Aivo Orav, Mr Đukanović said that, according to OSCE-ODIHR assessment, the last elections were fair and the reflection of citizens’ free will.
“Therefore, there’s no need for forming some sort of transitional government. There’s no need for doing experiments”, Mr Đukanović said.
A day before Mr Đukanović’s statement, opposition members met with the head of EU Delegation, Mr Aivo Orav and ambassadors of the EU member states. They stated that in order for the election legislation to be implemented properly and efficiently, “there has to be technical government.”
Damjanović: What are participants in the meeting going to do now?
Independent MP, Mr Aleksandar Damjanović, says that the fact is that the deadline passed and that opposition failed to produce reaction.
“Obviously, requests made by opposition haven’t been responded to. Not even that unprincipled deal between DPS and one part of the opposition could help. The fact that the deadline expired requires urgent reaction. The question is: Is there going to be any reaction at all and what shape is it going take?”, says Mr Damjanović.
