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Significance
The country’s first minority government, led by the green Coalition for Reformed Action (URA) party, marks a new and potentially more positive phase in a lengthy political crisis. It may provide at least the semblance of much-needed stability.
Impacts
Regional relations will be largely unaffected, though relations with Serbia should stabilise after a period of deterioration.
In the wake of the war in Ukraine, DPS leader Milo Dukanovic, accused of corruption, will be rehabilitated due to his pro-Western stance.
Relations between government and opposition are likely to remain poor in the coming year.
Local elections in 14 municipalities including Podgorica, scheduled for June, may be postponed.
Keywords:
Montenegro,
EUR,
Russia,
Serbia,
EU,
international relations,
politics,
government,
opposition,
party,
policy,
corruption,
election,
foreign policy,
integration
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