The law notably broadens the authority of the domestic intelligence agency and allows for the collection of citizens’ personal data without requiring judicial oversight.
Montenegro has been stumbling from crisis to crisis since 2020 following the loosening of the Democratic Party of Socialists’ grip on power. Today, the invasion of Ukraine has fast-tracked its EU membership.
Incumbent President Đukanović received his lowest result to date, and in the face of a united opposition, Montenegro’s strongman leader could be on the ropes.
Experts describe Montenegro as being divided along pro-Russian and pro-Western lines, with a long running dispute over the status of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
