Mirsad Nurković elected Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, opposition did not attend the vote

(Patria) - Lawmakers late last night, at an extraordinary session of the Parliament of Montenegro, elected Mirsad Nurković from the Bosniak Party as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament.

48 lawmakers voted and all voted for Nurković to be elected Deputy Speaker of the Parliament.

Opposition lawmakers from DPS, SD, GP URA, HGI, as well as lawmakers from the Special Club, did not attend the vote.

Earlier, lawmakers adopted amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament and amendments to the Decision on the number of Deputy Speakers with 47 votes, which enabled two Deputy Speakers to be elected from the ranks of minority peoples.

There were no abstentions or votes against. The debate on several laws, which lawmakers will vote on later, concluded at the session.

A new extraordinary session of the Parliament is being held today, which should start at 11 AM.