You’re reading a daily contextual review of the news that marked the previous day.
By Ljubomir Filipović, CdM observer
System breakdown
Prime minister gathered yesterday the leaders of the ruling majority and repented soon after. The DF seems to be serious in its intention to drive this man crazy. Following the meeting, Mr Milan Knežević, in one in a series of his frequent tirades, accused the PM of holding secret meetings with Mr Milo Đukanović, adding that Mr Krivokapić also accused him of plotting ways to oust the government along with Mr Leposavić and Mr Abazović, and if he had to choose “between Milo and Dritan”, he’d choose Dritan. Mr Knežević also noted that the PM had left the meeting, which was later confirmed by PM himself. Mr Krivokapić told he’d had enough lies, that he hadn’t met with President Đukanović secretly, as it was a preparatory meeting of the Defense and Security Council.
The PM, who’s obviously been undermined by Mr Abazović as well, urged him to deny that he had accused him of ousting the government, which Mr Abazović didn’t do yesterday. What we have been learning from sources from the government is that there’s a kind of a silent coalition between the DF and URA against the PM and Democrats. Mr Abazović tries to explain his members that party positioning has been running slowly as “Krivokapić won’t cooperate” and is spreading the story of “incompetent Krivokapić” that the DF often mentions, like, for example, Mr Nikola Bajčetić in his tweet. Although it looks like a complicated projection, Mr Knežević’s afore-mentioned insistence on “choosing Dritan” has been backed by Mr Vlado Pavićević, who sees Mr Abazović as the prime minister.
Cold shower from Brussels
Even though they were praising the “flawless” speech of Mr Abazović in Brussels that was going to “get us out from the Chinese debt bondage”, it didn’t happen and most likely won’t happen. Even though Minister Spajić shared on Twitter and praised his interview for FT, the EC was adamant – they do not finance debts and liabilities for third parties. Looks like this government and the ruling majority run out of all loans granted by EU partners, and probably all others.
Diary of party positioning
The leader of the New Serb Democracy in the town of Pljevlja is a new head of the Coal Mine. Democrats dismissed head of the National Tourism Organization and named Ms Ana Tripković Marković, a wife of the Vice-President of the Municipality of Budva, Mr Marko Marković, as her successor. Positions in governing boards and directorates are being gradually fulfilled. I just want citizens to know what stands behind all pressures and these afore-mentioned below-the-belt blows.
Miscellaneous
Protests in Bogetići are to end, as the government announced it’d temporarily withdraw amendments to the decision on obtaining the Montenegrin citizenship.
As of today, citizens of Montenegro can sign two petitions on gradjanskapeticija.me that will be submitted to the Government of Montenegro. First refers to Minister Leposavić’s dismissal, while second to the criteria for defining conditions for obtaining Montenegrin citizenship and amendments to the Law on Records of Residence and Domicile, initiators of the petition stated.
In a statement for Pobjeda daily, founder of the Civic Movement ’21 May’, Mr Rade Bojović, among other things, told that “the intention to deregister our emigrants residing in Montenegro with a minimal parliamentary majority and through a mass police action is unacceptable.”
The leader of DUA, Mr Mehmed Zenka, wrote a rather strong patriotic text, condemning the Greater Serbia intentions of the new government.
During the visit in Serbia, Minister Bojanić met with his Serbian counterpart. I don’t know what they were talking about but I thought you all should see and remember this photo.
It’s all for today. Until tomorrow.
