Charles Tannock, the European Parliament rapporteur on Montenegro, welcomed the idea of setting up the parliamentary Committee for the reform of electoral and other legislation, noting that he has been disappointed in the decision of the Democratic Montenegro and URA Civic Movement not to take part in the work of this body.
He said: “I welcome establishing of the Committee for the reform of electoral and other legislation in the Parliament of Montenegro, which will be implementing the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations. Even though the existing law backs all fundamental freedoms, elaborates the exact dates of the election campaign, ensures further transparency in terms of financing and use of state funds, ensures greater consistency in decision-making process by the State Election Commission, it will also contribute to greater voters’ trust. It’s obvious that I’d like to have all the parties included in the work of the Committee for the reform of electoral legislation, so I’m quite disappointed to find out that the Democrats and URA decided not to be involved in this process, still intending to boycott the parliament.”
On 30 October, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted the decision on establishing the Committee for further reform of electoral and other legislation, proposed by the MPs of the ruling coalition, Branimir Gvozdenović and Genci Nimanbegu.
