The United Reform Action (URA) political party of Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic today submitted a no-confidence motion to the Montenegrin government, which could be on Parliament's agenda in early February.

The initiative was signed by 31 lawmakers in the Montenegrin parliament, and according to the country's constitution, at least 27 lawmakers can request a review of the government's confidence in parliament. The impeachment of the current government of Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic requires the support of 41 out of 81 MPs.

Earlier in the week, Abazovic announced the move, immediately seeking support for forming a minority government in which, he said at the time, there would be no place for either Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists or the pro-Serbian Democratic Front, but he said he would like those political options to support a minority government.

The initiative to overthrow the government was signed by representatives of the ruling URA and the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Social Democrats (SD), the Bosniak Party (BS), the Albanian List and the Albanian Coalition, the Liberal Party (LP) and part of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DP). ) by Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic.

After handing over the initiative, URA MPs said they "do not want to simulate processes, procrastinate and kill the majority will of the citizens who want stability, reform and the path to the EU."

On Monday, US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar told VOA that the United States did not consider the Democratic Front a "suitable partner" and that the DF was encouraging divisions in Montenegro, blocking reforms and the road to Europe.

The URA, which has three members in the Montenegrin parliament, signed a memorandum of co-operation with the opposition Bosniak Party and the ruling Socialist People's Party in late December, the first step towards a proposal to form a minority government.