Representatives of the caucuses finished the third round of consultations on the election of judges of the Constitutional Court today and reached no agreement. Tomorrow, the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) won’t vote for any of the candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court. After the meeting, both the Democratic Front (DF) and the Democrats noted that they would vote for the adoption of the President Law, because, according to them, it’s the only way out of the crisis.
“The meeting was held on the initiative of the DPS. We said that voting over the election of judges of the Constitutional Court should be postponed. We’ve been advocating for early parliamentary elections in order to form a stable government from the start. Our proposal was the parliamentary majority to declare tomorrow on the President Law but to not vote for it and see whether there would be extraordinary parliamentary elections after that and finally, the election of judges of the Constitutional Court. They didn’t accept it and we may conclude that the talks weren’t fruitful. We definitely won’t vote for judges of the Constitutional Court tomorrow,” the Head of the DPS caucus, Danijel Zivkovic, said.
Radunovic: We’ll adopt the President Law tomorrow
“Based on the state of play, the 41-MPs majority will do the things on their own. We’ll start implementing some plans. We’ll adopt the President Law, as it’s the only way out of the crisis,” the Head of the DF’s caucus, Slaven Radunovic, said.
Brajovic: Extraordinary elections the only way out of the crisis
Ivan Brajovic of the Social Democrats (SD) warned that the crisis had become deeper. “It’s impossible to get out of it without the extraordinary parliamentary election.”
Radulovic: We went backwards because of Djukanovic
Branko Radulovic of the Movement for Changes (PzP) noted: “He wants elections without having judges of the Constitutional Court. The Venice Commission says we should reach agreement and have dialogue, and Milo doesn’t want it. We’ll do things our own way: first the election of judges of the Constitutional Court tomorrow, for which we won’t get support. Then comes voting on the amendments to the President Law. After that, the initiative against Djukanovic will be launched because of everything that’s happening to us. Finally, to have a new prime minister-designate who would set up a new government. If we don’t stay consistent in this, we’ll launch the initiative for cutting short the mandate.”
Vuksanovic Stankovic: Voting over judges of the Constitutional Court to be postponed
MP of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Draginja Vuksanovic Stankovic, urged all the colleagues to postpone the voting over judges of the Constitutional Court tomorrow.
“Following the session, the SDP is willing to discuss the matter. Let’s postpone the voting, but the most important issue must be solved and that’s the unconstitutional President Law.
Nimanbegu: The situation is getting more complicated
The Leader of FORCA, Genci Nimanbegu, assessed that the negotiations were unsuccessful.
Bogdanovic: The Constitutional Court would solve everything
Head of the Democrats caucus, Boris Bogdanovic, stated that they had an open discussion today, noting that the Constitutional Court would solve everything.
“Obstruction and losing time are not the solution, as they additionally block both the country and institutions. No one questions the candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court. The election of all four of them is the only solution. We can’t block the institutions of the system any more. Obstruction of a handover of power in certain municipalities is out of the question. It’s a destruction. Dialogue didn’t work because of the strong views of a part of the opposition. We’ll vote for the President Law,” he said.
After the meeting, the representative of the Black on White bloc, Srdjan Pavicevic, didn’t give a statement.
The meeting was attended by: Danijel Zivkovic (DPS), Genci Nimanbegu (Forca), Draginja Vuksanovic Stankovic (SDP), Ivan Brajovic (SD), Damir Gutic (BS), Srdjan Pavicevic (Black on White), Dragan Ivanovic (SNP), Slaven Radunovic (DF), Boris Bogdanovic (Democrats) and Branko Radulovic (PzP).
The DPS initiated the meeting and the Head of their caucus, Danijel Zivkovic, earlier said that the agreement should create preconditions for solving the institutional crisis.
