Montenegro’s parliamentary Administrative Committee has proposed new candidates for the governing bodies of the country’s key media institutions — Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) and the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS).

At its 49th session, the committee nominated Marijana Camović Veličković, Janko Ljumović, and Nikola Tatar to serve on the Council of RTCG, while Dragoljub Vuković and Niko Martinović were put forward as members of the AVMS Council.

Committee Chair Jelena Nedović stated that the list of proposed candidates would now be sent to the Montenegrin Parliament for final review and a vote.

“The Administrative Committee determines the proposal list, but it is the Parliament that votes on whether the candidates are approved or not,” Nedović explained.

She noted that while Jelena Šušanj was nominated by the Montenegrin PEN Center, priority was given to the candidate of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU), Niko Martinović, based on provisions in the Media Law.

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