Montenegrin citizens will head to polls on the June 11th parliamentary elections and politicians are seeking support through various rhetoric.
Recently, pro-Serb politician Milan Knežević, who leads the list “For the Future of Montenegro” coalition, declared that he would sign the withdrawal of Kosovo’s recognition.
“It is no secret. If only the coalition alone would have 41 deputies and I would be elected prime minister, I would sign the decision with the greatest honor, even if it were the last in my life,” declared Knežević, participating in an “academic” panel entitled “Montenegro and the recognition of the fake state of Kosovo”.
Knežević however, admitted that “it is politically profitable to remain silent about Kosovo and accept other people’s views as your own.”
He was the first person to be visited by Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić on the day the new president of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović was sworn in.
Speaking of the Montenegrin parliamentary elections, the U.S. envoy to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar warned that there is a risk of Russian interference.
“Rest assured that they will try to use all methods to try to divert Montenegro from its European path. Therefore, yes, I am concerned about the elections not only in Montenegro but also in the region,” said Escobar in an interview to local media.
Escobar also declared that “whoever keeps Montenegro in its European path, is committed to the NATO membership and is an ally in the fight against corruption, can expect the support of the United States”.
This is why Escobar praised former president Milo Đukanović, who according to him, led Montenegro through a very good path through national independence, NATO membership and affirmation of the country’s EU membership, expressing his faith that the citizens will vote to stay in the same lane.
