Mitja Drobnič, the EU ambassador in Montenegro, and the American Embassy in Podgorica are being accused of their involvement in the rearrangement of the local political scene. Ranko Krivokapić "unacceptable" as a potential leader of the opposition.
This was claimed by the opposition leader of the Movement for Change Nebojša Medojević, and by some Montenegrin media who are — yet again — speculating about the fact that the prime minister of Monetenegro, Milo Đukanović, is trying to "see out" (kick out) the EU ambassador in Podgorica, Mitja Drobnič, apparently because he had been "working behind his back".
According to some reports (in media outlets which are loyal to Montenegrin authorities), Drobnič, apparently, used the opportunity while talking to the opposition leaders to ask if it would be acceptable to promote Ranko Krivokapić, leader of Social Democrats — who is now in an open clash with his coalition partners, DPS, and their leader, Prime Minister Milo Đukanović — as a future leader of the united opposition.
According to this apparent "plan" of the American Embassy and EU Ambassador, Medojević said, Krivokapić would be promoted as the leader of the Montenegrin opposition straight after his party leaves the governing coalition it now has with DPS.
"This idea was rejected by the leaders of the current opposition, and it never came to life", claims Medojević.
SDP leader was also rejected by the Democratic front.
According to Milan Knežević of the opposition party Democratic Front, Ranko Krivokapić is "absolutely unacceptable" as the leader of the opposition.
"That would be the final episode of the Montenegrin Opposition Suicide series", he says categorically.
Nebojša Medojević also claimed that the American Embassy in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, had strong support among the editors of certain media in its plan to promote a new political scene in Montenegro.
"Their plan counted with "healthy forces" within DPS — names of some ministers were mentioned, amongst those are chief of diplomacy Igor Lukšić and Milica Pejanović Đurišić", he said.
The speculations about the re-arrangement of the Montenegrin political scene match the political turmoil and deep division within the ruling coalition, between its two members — DPS and SDP. The representatives of the two parties are now openly "exchanging fire" in the media, accusing each other.
Prime Minister Milo Đukanović has repeatedly stated that so far that the Parliament is going against the Constitution — working against the Government, thanks to the new, "illegitimate" parliamentary majority, the part of which the opposition has now been joined by parts of the ruling coalition member SDP.
Within the SDP (Social Democrats) — a party now heavily divided by the departure of a number of leaders and members, who'd rather stay closer to Đukanović than side with Ranko Krivokapić — everyone is aware that their "love affair" with DPS has come to an end, so they're using tactical moves and making statements about how they are protecting the interest of the State, in order to try and win the sympathies of the opposition supporters.
A new partner?
It would be naive to think that Prime Minister Milo Đukanović would end things with SDP without securing the support of another party, in order to form the post-election government.
One option is Positive Montenegro (Pozitivna Crna Gora), as well as People's Socialist Party (Socijalistička narodna partija).
According to our source, it's also possible that an instant "recovery" of the now almost dead National Party (Narodna stranka) could take place.
Waiting for the elections
The elections are coming soon — in the Spring of 2016 — and media polls and surveys are already showing that what's left of SDP won't even make the census.
Similar fate also awaits the other part of the heavily divided party, which abandoned Krivokapić and formed their own, separate party of Social Democrats.
