BELGRADE, Dec 12 In Podgorica, police used tear gas against of protesters who staged a rally due to the adoption of a law on limiting the powers of the president, Radio and Television of Montenegro reports.
«The protesters in front of the parliament broke through the security fence, after which the police fired tear gas. Those who gathered chanted «betrayal, betrayal.» Earlier, they said that changes in the law on the president violate the constitutional order, and they will not allow this,» the report says.
In addition, as activist Predrag Vusurovich told the TV channel, since Tuesday, the protesters have promised to block traffic in all cities of the country.< br>
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, at about 19:30 Moscow time, the agreed part of the action ended, and some of its participants peacefully dispersed. police in a cordon, throwing stones, bottles, pyrotechnics and other means of injuring, as well as spraying tear gas in the direction of employees and parliament,» the police department said.
The security forces, in turn, responded by using a hand spray with an irritating effect, after which the demonstrators retreated from the parliament building to the nearby St. Peter Cetinski Boulevard, from where they do not disperse. «(«There are enough of us»), associated with the Komita patriotic movement and similar in ideology to the Democratic Party of Socialists of the country's president Milo Djukanovic.
Earlier on Monday, the deputies of the Assembly (parliament) of Montenegro, after a long debate, approved changes to the law on the president, limiting his powers to mandate a candidate to form a government.
President Milo Djukanovic has previously refused to sign the first version of the document, which would force him to entrust the formation of the government to political opponent Miodrag Lekic. This time, as in November, 41 out of 81 parliamentarians voted for the revised bill. According to the constitution of Montenegro, Djukanovic will have to sign it.