Podgorica, (MINA) – The reshuffled government will not be stable and functional, but it will last until the end of its term in 2027, said lawyer and university professor Milos Vukcevic.
In an interview with the MINA News Agency, Vukcevic said that the government is composed of parties with different political programs and commitments, adding that however they all share the same goal- staying at their positions as long as possible, in order to exploit them for political purposes.
He argues that the government will struggle to function, since it consists of a large number of parties which, as he said, see their ministries as their ‘fiefs’, aimed at satisfying their own interests.
Vukcevic argues that the cabinet reshuffle took place earlier than envisaged because the parties that formed the government were eager to assume ministerial positions as soon as possible.
“So that they could fill the less senior political positions and thus satisfy the appetites of their members and take over national resources in order to exploit them in the upcoming local elections”, said Vukcevic.
When asked how the cumbersome government would affect the Montenegrin budget, Vukcevic responded that there is no justification for having so many government members, adding that the government had clearly abandoned its strategic documents that envisage reduction and optimization of the national administration.
Asked if he agreed with the assessments that the cabinet reshuffle was carried out non-transparently and with disregard for standards, Vukcevic said that it was conducted in a secretive and organized, completely non-transparent manner, so that even the MPs were unaware of the ministerial candidates until the very moment of voting.
According to him, all this indicates that the cabinet reshuffle was not carried out according to European standards and practices, as well as that the political parties comprising the parliamentary majority were more concerned with their party interests than with the protection of the public and the interests of the citizens of Montenegro.
Vukcevic argues that this situation, along with the previous ones, proves why Montenegro desperately needs a law on the Government.
He added that it is now clear to everyone why no government, including the current one, wants to pass such a law.