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As never before, 6 Albanian deputies will be in the new parliament of Montenegro, out of 81 in total.
Three of them directly representing Albanians and their interests through national parties.
After the end of the counting process, the "Albanian Forum" coalition of Nik Gjeloshaj secured 2 seats of parliament and a seat in the Assembly was taken by Genc Nimanbegu with the "Aleanca Albanian" coalition. An important increase in these elections was marked by the "Albanian Forum" which, in addition to Gjeloshaj, will lead Nikollë Camaj to the Assembly.
Albanians say they will support any government with European goals and will be a strong opposition to those who think Montenegro is pro-Russian.
3 other Albanians, Mehmet Zenka and Drita Llolla, who represent the party of the former prime minister and president Gjukanovic, will go to the parliament, while the other Albanian Dritan Abazovic, whose coalition secured 11 deputies, will be next to them.
The right to create the government was won by the coalition of President Milatovic, who received 23 mandates, but not enough to govern alone, so he needs the help of other parties, and obviously the Albanians.
These extraordinary parliamentary elections could end a nearly three-year political crisis in Montenegro, where two governments were toppled through no-confidence motions.
The outcome of the election could produce a functioning government, which Montenegro has not had since April 2020, when the Democratic Party of Socialists, then led by Milo Djukanovic, lost the election.
Various international media and political analysts, in recent days, said that these elections will be decisive for the future of Montenegro, as voters will have the opportunity to decide to support parties and coalitions - some pro-Western, others supporting Serbia or Russia.
These are the first parliamentary elections in the last 30 years in which the former president of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, who lost in the presidential elections held in April of this year, does not participate.
Previously, on March 16, three days before the first round of presidential elections, Djukanovic dissolved Parliament and called early parliamentary elections, citing ongoing turmoil within the Government and the lack of progress towards membership in the European Union.
The June 11 elections were the 12th parliamentary elections since the introduction of the multiparty system and the sixth since the independence of Montenegro in 2006.
Montenegro has been a member of NATO since 2017 and a candidate for EU membership since the end of 2012.
Montenegro opened all 33 chapters of EU membership negotiations - the last in June 2020 - and closed three.
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