Montenegro

An opposition coalition came to power in 2020, ending three decades of rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS). However, the country is mired in political and institutional crisis due to an unstable and shifting parliamentary majority and paralyzed Constitutional Court. Corruption in politics and in the judiciary remain problems. Montenegro is home to dynamic media and civil society sectors, and, notwithstanding persistent problems within the judicial system, civil liberties are generally respected.