PODGORICA, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The Montenegrin government of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic was toppled on Saturday in a no-confidence motion that won the support of 50 of parliament’s 81 deputies.
This motion was tabled by 36 MPs to protest against the signing of an agreement governing ties with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church.
“I am very proud of what we have achieved in 100 days,” said Dritan Abazovic after the vote. “We will be remembered as the shortest government, but also as the one that had to make the most difficult decisions.”
Dritan Abazovic’s cabinet was formed in April, after the previous government was toppled by another vote of no confidence in February.
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic must now appoint a new Prime Minister who will have to form a new government. Early elections could also be organised.
Montenegro, a Balkan country that declared its independence in 2006, applied to join the European Union in 2008. It has been a member of NATO since 2017. (Reportage Stevo Vasiljevic, written by Daria Sito-Sucic; version French Camille Raynaud)