The conflict between the Prime Minister and the DF reached its climax last night after the Parliament of Montenegro, thanks to the votes of the opposition Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), adopted Krivokapic's proposal to dismiss former Justice Minister Vladimir Leposavic and passed the Resolution on Srebrenica.
After the dismissal of Leposavic was voted on, the head of the DF Parliamentary Club, Slaven Radunovic, announced that voter fraud had taken place, with the message that “we are resetting the situation to zero and seeking an agreement.”
DF can no longer stand Zdravko
The deputies of the Democratic Front left the parliament after the adoption of the Resolution and the removal of Leposavić, so it is now clear that in addition to the crisis of the Government in the country, we also have a crisis of the Parliament. Apart from Krivokapic, the DF has now further worsened relations with the Democrats and the URA, who voted for the Srebrenica Resolution.
Today, the leaders of the Democratic Front, Andrija Mandić and Milan Knezević, condemned the verbal fire on the partners from the government, accusing URA, the Democrats and Prime Minister Krivokapić of “entering into a coalition with the DPS”.
The DF threatened to take to the streets and to the elections, because “they will not betray their people”, but they left the possibility to consider all options in agreement with their membership in the coming days. As the leaders of the DF said, their voters are disappointed and indignant, and as we find out, the majority is ready for new elections.
Although there is speculation that the DF does not have the courage to overthrow the government because they know that they will never be in a position to be such a part of the government again, the sources of Aktuelno from that political alliance say that the DF is slowly starting to prepare for early elections.
As we were told, the DF will try everything not to get to the elections because they know that they will never achieve the result as in the previous elections when the late leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, Amfilohije Radovic, brought victory to this political group and their coalition partners.
Petrovic is being taken out of the mothballs
However, even though they do not want elections, in this political alliance they are aware that they have to prepare for the elections.
Vladimir Leposavic, the dismissed minister who denied the genocide in Srebrenica, was also mentioned as the holder of the DF list. However, the Front will not opt for it because, as our interlocutors from this political alliance told us, the DF would present itself in an even more radical light.
“Leposavic was compromised because of his views on Srebrenica. Although most members and sympathizers of the DF would like to see him at the top of the DF electoral list, that will be difficult to achieve,” said our sources.
A much more probable choice of the DF as the holder of the list in the increasingly certain early elections is their “first pick” from last year's regular parliamentary elections, Ivan Petrović Njagoš.
“Ivan Petrović is a direct descendant of the Petrović dynasty and he was the ‘first pick’ of the DF in the last elections. However, Amfilohije was against his election because he thought that it would be difficult to control him, so he chose Krivokapić, which turned out to be a catastrophic solution for the DF”, said our sources from this political alliance.
Ivan Petrović Njegoš is known for imitating political protests organized by the Church of Saint Sava, and he also signed a petition against the proposal of the Law on Freedom of Religion, which was passed by the former government.
The election is rattling
In addition to lamenting and criticizing all their government partners, including the Prime Minister, the Democrats and the URA, at today's press conference, DF leaders hinted at the possibility of new elections. This is not surprising, considering that DF officials have been “rattling” about the elections for a long time.
The president of the Movement for Changes, Nebojsa Medojevic, said a few days ago that he was in favor of forming a transitional government that would prepare for the early parliamentary elections to be held in the fall.
Also, the Main Board of the Democratic People's Party (DNP) at a session ten days ago concluded that Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic was invited to discuss overcoming the current political crisis between the parliamentary majority and the government and to offer him the next modality – government reshuffle – with politicians from parties that support the current government and Zdravko Krivokapic would remain at its head.
If the prime minister rejects such a modality, the DNP would initiate the election of a new government, composed of the current parliamentary majority and minority parties, headed by Krivokapic.
B.Knežević