On 27 January Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic’s (Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS) government gained just enough votes in the parliament to be able to continue his mandate. Djukanovic himself, who has been ruling the country since 1991, called for the motion and gained 42 of the 81 votes. The vote puts an end to the alliance with the long-time partner Social Democratic Party (SDP) which voted against the government. However, the smallest opposition party Positive Montenegro voted in favour of the ruling party. In exchange for their support Djukanovic accepted their plan to maintain political stability and offered them five seats in the cabinet.
From the 81 votes, 20 were against the PM and 19 lawmakers were absent.
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