Democratic Front MPs physically halted the process of adopting of the controversial "Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities" in the Montenegrin Parliament. Mandić and all other MPs were subsequently arrested, without their MP immunity being revoked. Andrija Mandić decided to be the last person on the electoral list For the Future of Montenegro in order to more easily bridge the gap between the various ethnic Serb and pro-Serb political parties in Montenegro. In the 2020 parliamentary election the list went on to win 32.55% of the votes and 27 seats, out of which 21 went to the Democratic Front alliance and 9 of those went to NOVA. Mandić has been declared as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Front coalition for the 2023 Montenegrin presidential election. Involvement in alleged coup d'état On 15 February 2017, Andrija Mandić was stripped of his parliamentary immunity in connection with an ongoing criminal prosecution against him. On 8 June 2017, the High Court in Podgorica confirmed the indictment of Andrija Mandić, along with thirteen other persons, including two Russian nationals and Milan Knežević, on charges that included "preparing a conspiracy against the constitutional order and the security of Montenegro" and an "attempted terrorist act." In February 2021, the Montenegrin appellate court overturned the first-instance verdict against Mandić and the other defendants, and ordered a retrial. Honours Orders References 1965 births Living people People from Šavnik Serbs of Montenegro Serb People's Party (Montenegro) politicians New Serb Democracy politicians Members of the Parliament of Montenegro Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia politicians People's Party (Montenegro, 1990) politicians Serbian nationalists Candidates for President of Montenegro