The Assembly (81-member parliament) of Montenegro at an emergency session refused to support the proposal of Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic to reduce its mandate,TASS reported.

In the vote to put the proposal on the agenda, 28 deputies voted in favor, six voted against, and another 42 abstained. Thus, the proposal to reduce the mandate was not accepted for consideration by parliament, after which Speaker Aleksa Becic announced the closure of the second emergency session.

Earlier, on 20 January, the government of Montenegro decided to propose to parliament to terminate its powers before the end of the mandate and to hold new parliamentary elections in May. According to the constitution, the mandate of the parliament can be terminated early, either by reducing the mandate or by dissolving parliament. Reducing the mandate of parliament can be proposed by the president of the republic, the government, or on the basis of 25 signatures of deputies. The decision to reduce the mandate is taken by a majority vote of the deputies (41 votes out of 81).

Earlier, initiatives of no confidence in the government led by Krivokapic were introduced in parliament. In response, he made a motion in Parliament to dismiss the initiator of the vote of no confidence in the Cabinet - Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic, the vote was held on 3 February and was not supported by deputies. The extraordinary session of the Parliament of Montenegro on the issue of distrust in the government will be held soon.