Political turmoil over Constitutional Court dispute: A challenge to the Montenegrin EU reform path? - European Western Balkans

Political turmoil over Constitutional Court dispute: A challenge to the Montenegrin EU reform path? - European Western Balkans

The dispute between the government and opposition over the retirement of a Constitutional Court judge at the end of the last year led to a parliamentary deadlock and political crisis in Montenegro, a country with ambitious plans on its path to the EU. With the mediation of the European Union, an agreement was reached to resolve the crisis by seeking the opinion of the Venice Commission, a body of the Council of Europe, on whether the Montenegrin…