Surveys have shown that the people of Montenegro are increasingly worried about corruption and organized crime in their country so it’s not strange that they wanted to change the government, a former Pentagon official and a Managing Director of the Penn Biden Center, Mr Michael Carpenter, told Nova M. However, he warns that the Western centers are closely monitoring the rhetoric and actions of the new government, as there’s concern that the new ruling alliance might informally adapt to the interests of Russia despite their official statements.
It’s not strange that the Montenegro parliamentary elections showed the need for change after 30 years, but still, there are concerns over the future Montenegrin foreign policy.
Therefore, the international addresses will closely monitor actions of the new government.
“When I hear the winning coalition saying that they want to annul the recognition of Kosovo or reconsider the role of Montenegro in NATO, it raises serious concerns. In this regard, the Western allies will closely monitor the rhetoric and actions of the new government,” Mr Carpenter pointed out.
On the assessments that the church was the one that won in Montenegro’s earthquake elections on 30 August, he noted: “The strong role of the church is perfectly compatible with European democracy, as long as it stays out of politics. In situations when the church gets involved in politics, as is the case in Russia, the situation becomes less healthy for democracy,” he underlined.
