Montenegro Opposition to Rally Amid No-Confidence Vote

Montenegro's main opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, plans a series of protest rallies against the cabinet and its key members before and during a key parliamentary confidence vote on Monday in the government.

The Front called on "the free people in Montenegro" to join a fresh anti-government protest on Sunday and called on opposition MPs to vote against Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's cabinet, which it accuses of corruption, undemocratic practices and election fraud.

The right-wing alliance, composed mostly of pro-Serbian parties, on Monday will stage another rally at the same time as MPs start debating the motion against the government.

The alliance said if any opposition MP support the government on Monday, it would be a vote against democracy, vital state interests and against the will of the citizens.

One of the Front's leaders, Nebojsa Medojevic, said that if Djukanovic falls on Monday, the opposition will suspend its campaign of protests, launched last September, declare victory and invite other opposition parties to talks on forming a interim government.

"The fall of the government would mean a fall of regime of Milo Djukanovic, regardless of whether the current cabinet continued working until a new one is named," he said.

Dukanovic called on parliament to take a vote of confidence in his government on December 19, 2015.

The veteran Prime Minister, who has been either president or premier since 1991, has accused the opposition of trying to block the country from joining NATO, also saying that Russia stands behind the protests.

"Questions have been raised as to whether this government enjoys the support of parliament," Djukanovic said in December.

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