Montenegro is about to call for the presidential elections and if parties want to have the extraordinary parliamentary elections on the same day, the parliament’s mandate must be shortened. Although political parties have different views on merging the elections, they all agree that first they need to have the Constitutional Court functional.
For new, politicians have different opinions on holding the presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day. Some claim it’s good for economic reasons, while others note that the country is in the midst of the crisis and the parliamentary elections should be held as soon as possible.
“It’s true – the situation is alarming so I think it’s important to have both elections a.s.a.p. and Montenegro is not so reach so that we can hold two elections in 20 days. If we need to do it because of some legal limitations, it’s another thing,” the DF MP, Slaven Radunovic, told TVCG.
The DPS MP, Nikola Rakocevic, says: “The situation is alarming, we’re facing the economic, social, political and institutional crisis and it’s why we need snap parliamentary elections and not to wait to merge them with any other election or political process. After that, we should have the presidential ones”.
While the SDP would rather merge the elections, PM Dritan Abazovic assesses that it’s more important to unblock the Constitutional Court.
However, MPs note that there’s a possibility to cut short the mandate of the parliament on their own in order to have extraordinary parliamentary elections. “It depends on the dialogue of parliamentary parties, while each one of our steps will be announced,” Mr Rakocevic says.
