The Albanian Forum, a political alliance representing Albanian parties in Montenegro, has asked Prime Minister Milojko Spajić to set concrete deadlines for addressing a series of demands concerning the rights and representation of Albanians in the country.
Nik Gjeloshaj, leader of the Albanian Forum, Montenegro’s deputy prime minister and minister of economic development, said the party’s leadership had adopted a decision tasking him with informing Spajić of its demands and proposing specific deadlines for their implementation.
Gjeloshaj said the formal letter to the prime minister has not yet been submitted, adding that he did not want to prejudge the Albanian Forum’s next steps. Once the document is finalized and delivered to Spajić, the public will be informed of its contents, he said, according to Podgorica-based broadcaster Vijesti.
One of the key demands is for Ulcinj to receive city status. The Albanian Forum is also calling for the dismissal of Snežana Živanović, the recently appointed director of the Mixed Secondary School in Ulcinj.
Gjeloshaj has alleged that Živanović does not speak Albanian, which he argues is one of the requirements for serving as a school director in institutions located in minority communities.
The dispute over the Ulcinj school has already triggered a public disagreement between Gjeloshaj and Montenegro’s Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Anđela Jakšić Stojanović.
The Albanian Forum is also demanding that management of maritime assets be returned to coastal municipalities and that major capital projects be implemented in areas inhabited by minority communities.
Its broader list of demands includes authentic political representation for Albanians, unrestricted use of Albanian and national symbols, proportional representation of Albanians in state institutions, resolution of the property division between Tuzi and Podgorica, and improvements at border-crossing points.
The party leadership has warned that if the demands are not addressed within the proposed deadlines, it will decide on further political steps.
The Albanian Forum is part of Montenegro’s governing parliamentary majority and the Spajić government. The alliance, which brings together Albanian political parties, was initially established as a pre-election coalition ahead of the 2019 local elections in Tuzi. In 2026, it was formally transformed from a coalition into a single political party.
Gjeloshaj serves as deputy prime minister for economic policy and minister of economic development. Another Albanian Forum representative in the government is Maraš Dukaj, minister of public administration.
The party is represented in parliament by two MPs, Nikola Camaj, who also serves as a deputy speaker, and Artan Çobi.
