Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic issued a decree dissolving the country's parliament, RTCG reports..

The President exercised his right to dissolve the Assembly due to the fact that Parliament failed to form a government. Previously, he warned deputies about the possibility of such a decision if a new government is not formed before today..

The decree on the dissolution of the 27th convocation of the Parliament of Montenegro comes into force from the day of its signing.

After the dissolution of the Assembly, elections can be held no earlier than 60 days and no later than 100 days: that is, early parliamentary elections can be held in late May or early June.

In December 2022, Parliament elected Miodrag Lekic as Prime Minister.. He succeeded Euro-optimist Dritan Abazovic, who was voted no confidence in August..

The Montenegrin parliament initiated the resignation of President Djukanovic, who, according to deputies, violated the Constitution by not inviting all parliamentary parties to consultations on the candidacy of a new prime minister.

In the end, after months of negotiations, the parliamentarians could not form the Cabinet of Lekic. On Sunday, he told the leaders of the parliamentary majority that he was three votes short of an effective vote for the new government..

At the same time, presidential elections will be held in Montenegro next Sunday.. One of the seven candidates running is incumbent President Milo Djukanovic.. Since 1991, he has actually been in charge of the country, alternately holding the positions of president and prime minister..