The fifth public call for Constitutional Court judges announced on 25 December 2022 might be the last opportunity to overcome the constitutional crisis without harsh consequences on Montenegro’s EU accession process, as Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon conveyed the EU message that appointing judges to the vacant spots by the end of January is a priority for the country if it wants to stay on its path towards the EU. As the hearings of the 26 candidates before the Constitutional Committee is slowly wrapping up, all eyes are on the Montenegrin parliament and its ability to reach a compromise to keep the country on track toward the EU. In the following weeks, the Constitutional Committee is to agree on 4 candidates who will need to gain the support of two-thirds of the parliament in the first round of voting or three-fifths in the second, to be elected to the Constitutional Court. Read more here.
Source: EBW
