Good morning! Did the URA try to break two agreements, one with the opposition and the other with the SNP? The cabinet meeting was interrupted with scandalous behavior and mutual accusations of the leaders; will Ibrahimovic schedule a session; will Vesna Bratic join Andrija Mandic; how and when the Russian presenter received Montenegrin citizenship.
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Two agreements
The whole story about the chaos during the negotiations with the opposition was best explained by Nikolaidis in his comment “Rotten compromise for far away from Europe” and about the attempt of fraud by URA and the hypocrisy of the parties when it comes to the ideological profile of the SNP. In short, the URA wanted to point out that the SNP does not have to completely show “painful separable topics”. Meaning: “Jokovic can do and Leposavic couldn’t”. CdM presented two documents here and the differences between them, so you can decide for yourself what it is about.
We are used to Dritan, he defended Leposavic more than Krivokapic, until the water reached the floor. Only now it seems that this is not a priority for many others. Dritan says that the Minister of Justice will condemn the genocide in Srebrenica, and that is enough. Since when is it the obligation of only the Minister of Justice, and not every politician who wants to be a part of something called a pro-European government? We do not know whether a minority government will be elected, but Abazovic says about himself in the third person that “the prime minister did everything he could.” Now others need to push the rest so that he can speak in the third person about himself as prime minister.
Nik Djeljosaj’s statement that the story about the two agreements is “acting out the principles of individuals in order for them to get positions, but we will talk more about that when the time comes” is interesting. Very symptomatic. I would like to know more about this topic as soon as possible.
Scheduling parliament session
In an interview for Pobjeda, Ervin Ibrahimovic talks for the first time about what will happen if Bulajic does not schedule a session. He says that a way must be found to overcome the blockade of Parliament if the Speaker refuses to perform his function in accordance with the Constitution and at the request of the majority of MPs. “We are intensively looking for a way and mechanism to enable the MPs to perform their function in accordance with the Constitution and to start the first regular session”, Ibrahimovic said.
Dissonant tones regarding scheduling a session exist in the DF itself. The Deputy Parliament Speaker Branka Bosnjak has expressed her position before, and now she is doing it even more decisively when she says that the Speaker of Parliament Strahinja Bulajic “does not formally violate the Constitution”, but that it is “essential abuse of the institution by an individual”.
The last Krivokapic-Abazovic cabinet meeting
Probably the last full cabinet meeting, at which it was supposed to make formal decisions that would facilitate the implementation of the decision on sanctions against Russia, ended in scandals and failure. Gossip about who called for a fight and who provoked whom is amusing, but also important, it shows the infantilism of random ministers, and proves the correctness of politics when it comes to power games and the fate of those who did not live up to those games. Few people know that Minister Djordje Radulovic was an amateur in MMA (no joke, the man trained for a while). He sent away the prime minister from the meeting yesterday, he says, because he did not want to withdraw. We will talk more about who would get the thick end out of the Radulovic-Krivokapic or Radulovic-Milatovic clash and other nonsense when and if the Abazovic-Jokovic government is finally elected.
Abazovic continues to show his strength over Zdravko Krivokapic, an opponent who is on the floor, and whom he sacrificed to the agreement to become a “regional stabilocrat” as Dritan’s BIEPAG fans called Djukanovic, Vucic and Rama until recently. Only that ticket has become more expensive in the meantime. It is ridiculous to watch him accuse Krivokapic of falling for Russia, and threaten the DPS with an anti-corruption stick.
Ukraine-Montenegro Parallels
Let’s get back to serious topics. The DFC of the Atlantic Alliance of Montenegro has published a study “Shadows of Ukraine over Montenegro” which offers insight into the dynamics of Russian aggression against Ukraine, but also implications for the Western Balkans, with a focus on Montenegro, with a set of specific recommendations. The document is important, systematic and I recommend that you take the time to read it.
Vesna Bratic to join Andrija Mandic after all?
Outgoing Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vesna Bratic is close to an agreement on political engagement in the New Serbian Democracy, a member of the Democratic Front. This information was published by Belgrade-based Novosti, and it was confirmed to Pobjeda by a source from the top of the Democratic Front.
Russian presenter’s Montenegrin citizenship
The host of the news program “Vremja i Novosti” on Russian TV Kanal 1 – close to the authorities in Moscow, behind whose back Marina Ovsyannikova appeared in a live broadcast on Monday holding an anti-war message in her hands, is Ekaterina Sergeevna Andreeva and – she is a Montenegrin citizen, says the RTCG portal.
That’s it for today. See you again on Monday.
Kind regards,
Ljubomir Filipovic, CdM analyst
