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The Montenegrin Foreign Ministry rejected the request of the Serbian embassy in the country for the opening of three polling stations for the April 3rd elections in Serbia.
According to a statement issued Monday by Prime Minister Krivokapic's office, the Montenegrin Foreign Ministry had decided to reject the Serbian embassy's request without notifying the prime minister and most of the government ministers.
They said the government led by Mr. Krivokapic had not decided to open polling stations in Montenegro where Serb citizens currently living in the country would vote.
"The decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reject the request of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia for the opening of polling stations in Berane, Sutomore, and Budva, for the process of the next presidential, parliamentary and local elections that are expected to be held on April 3 in Serbia. "It was done by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radulovi.", it is said in the statement of the Prime Minister's Office.
The pro-Serb Democratic Front party criticized Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic and Minister Djordje Radulovic for the decision, saying they were trying to prevent Serb citizens living in these municipalities from participating in the elections.
"This is a continuation of the anti-Serbian policy. This is especially true if we consider that, days ago, Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic asked the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, for wheat and corn. It should also be remembered that the first vaccines against COVID-19 came from Serbia, with the consent and goodwill of the President of Serbia", reads the statement of the Democratic Front.