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Husović: We haven’t received official invitation to approach new govt

A minority government, backed by other pro-European and civil society parties, would secure the necessary pro-European two-thirds majority in the parliament, unblock certain processes and certainly create conditions for a comprehensive social reform, the strengthening of institutions and the rule of law, the leader of the Bosniak Party (BP), Mr Rafet Husovi, said in an interview for Dan daily.

He also stressed that there was no official invitation for the minority parties to approach the new government except for calls through the media, and added that their proposal to the Democratic Montenegro was realistic, sincere and politically correct.

“We had a meeting with representatives of the Democratic Montenegro and shared our opinions on the current political situation. We proposed a minority government comprising members of the Democratic Montenegro and the ‘White on Black’ coalition, with or without minority parties. Our proposal was based on the fact that Democrats and the ‘Black on White’ coalition had clearly noted before the elections that they didn’t want to enter the coalition with the DPS.”

Commenting on the election results, Mr Husović told that he could be only proud, as the Bosniak Party had won 35% more votes compared to the 2016 parliamentary elections.

He also noted that he has been satisfied with the status of Bosniak citizens in Montenegro, that they managed to increase their representation in the institutions even though a lot more has to be done to reach proportional representation. Mr Husović denounced the post-election events, especially regarding offences to Bosniaks in the town of Pljevlja, and in other towns as well.

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