Montenegro nach den Parlamentswahlen am 30. August 2020
Montenegro after the Parliamentary Elections on 30 August 2020

Summary/Abstract: A three-party coalition won a narrow majority by one seat. These highly heterogenous groups are struggling to find common ground. On 8 September 2020 they signed a commitment to Montenegro’s NATO membership and future EU membership, a precondition for support from the US and EU, respectively. They seem determined to bring the corrupt, clientelistic regime of DPS under President Milo Đukanović, his family and his cronies to an end. In order to understand the present situation, it is necessary to take a look back to the development of Montenegro since the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991 and the development of Đukanović from a fanatic supporter of Milosević to his fierce critic and supporter of Montenegro’s independence in 2006, while enriching himself and his friends via links with organized crime. Highly indebted, severely affected by the pandemic which halted tourism as main source of revenue, Montenegro is facing a most difficult economic and social situation with little hope for a fast recovery. The new government thus has to make the impossible possible if it wants to survive.

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