The acting Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovic, said that the Parliament should vote on the initiative to dismiss the President, Milo Djukanovic. In an interview, he said it would send an important political message. 

MPs of the parliamentary majority, the pro-Russian Democratic Front, the Democrats and the URA Civic Movement have started the procedure for the dismissal of the president, Milo Djukanovic, in the Assembly of Montenegro, on September 23. 

They claim that Djukanovic violated the Constitution during the procedure for the appointment of the representative for the formation of the Government. 

"We are now a newly constituted majority, which supports the formation of a new Government, but it is quite diverse with different political entities, which have different visions. The solution will surely come in the elections, but it is not the president who will decide when those elections will take place", said Abazovic. 

After the overthrow of the government of Dritan Abazovic, on August 20, the three parties that won the majority in the parliamentary elections in Montenegro agreed that Miodrag Lekic should be the representative for the composition of the new Government. However, they did not submit the signatures of 41 MPs - how many they have together in the Assembly of 81 seats. 

Djukanovic rejected the proposal for Lekic to be a representative for the formation of the new Government of this country, with the reasoning that the necessary conditions have not been met. At the same time, he proposed shortening the mandate of the current composition of the Parliament of Montenegro, to pave the way for new elections. 

The parliamentary majority parties opposed the new elections and continued to insist that Djukanovic should accept Lekic as a candidate, and a day after the deadline submitted their 41 signatures in support of Lekic's candidacy. 

Abazovic said in the interview that he also discussed with American officials "the allegations that Russia secretly financed the Democratic Front in 2016 and possibly in 2018". He said that illegal financing of political parties should be part of the agenda in the fight against corruption. 

On September 14, the US said that Russia secretly financed parties in Albania, Bosnia and Montenegro. The report mentions the financing of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's campaign for the 2018 elections, as well as funds for the pro-Russian party in Montenegro, the Democratic Front. 

In the interview after his first speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Abazovic said that Montenegro will not change the course of its foreign policy and that he had conveyed this to international partners. 

"We remain a solid and reliable partner for the Euro-Atlantic world, especially for the United States of America." 

"Of course, we must work harder to promote the rule of law, the fight against corruption and organized crime. I believe that we have made important steps in this direction, but there is still room for us to be even better," he said. 

Abazovic also said that Montenegro stands by its partners and the people of Ukraine. 

"They can certainly count on us as a reliable NATO partner and a country aiming to be the first future member of the European Union," he said.