Agenzia Nova: Montenegro: Djukanovic, forze filoeuropee vicine a ritorno al governo

20 mag 10:53 - (Agenzia Nova) - Le forze filoeuropee del Montenegro sono vicine ad assumersi nuovamente la responsabilita' di governare il... (Seb)

Montenegro: Djukanovic, pro-European forces close to returning to government

May 20 10:53 - (Agenzia Nova) - Pro-European forces in Montenegro are nearing the assumption of the responsibility to govern the... (Seb)

#Montenegro #Djukanovic #pro-European #AgenziaNova #Pro-European

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/6a0d7732c33e45.83939153/7405288/2026-05-20/montenegro-djukanovic-forze-filoeuropee-vicine-a-ritorno-al-governo

After a third of a century the blade had blunted. Nicknamed britva, “the razor”, because of his political sharpness, Milo Đukanović finally lost the presidency of Montenegro on 2 April, when he was resoundingly defeated in an election by Jakov Milatović, a relative newcomer.

Đukanović first tasted power in 1989, when Milatović was two years old. In 1991 he became PM. He was the undisputed master of Montenegro.

https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/04/05/montenegros-long-time-boss-is-ousted

#Montenegro #Balkans #Politics #Djukanovic #Milatovic

#Milatovic declares victory in #Montenegro #presidential #elections

Western-educated Milatovic, 37, the deputy head of the #Europe #Now movement, campaigned on pledges to curb graft, improve living standards and bolster ties with the European Union and fellow former Yugoslav republic Serbia.

"Tonight is the night we have been waiting for over 30 years. I wish you a happy victory," Milatovic told cheering supporters of his right-centrist Europe Now Movement in its party headquarters in Podgorica.

"Within the next five years, we will lead Montenegro into the European Union," he said.

In the capital Podgorica, some of his jubilant supporters drove through the centre, honking their car horns while others set off fireworks or fired guns into the air.

#Djukanovic, 61, a former communist, has dominated Montenegro as president or prime minister for 33 years since the start of the collapse of the now-defunct six-republic Yugoslav federation.

He conceded defeat to Milatovic.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230402-former-minister-milatovic-claims-victory-in-montenegro-presidential-elections

Voormalig minister Milatovic wordt president Montenegro

#Milatovic #Montenegro #Djukanovic
https://www.nu.nl/-/6257918/

Djukanovic Faces Strong Challenger Promising Fresh Start For Montenegro

#Polls opened at 7 a.m. local time on April 2 in the tiny Adriatic nation and close at 8 p.m. in balloting that could prove pivotal as to whether #Montenegro can escape two years of political stalemate and return to the path of reform.

#Djukanovic topped the first round of voting with 35.3 percent, edging out Jakov #Milatovic, the former economic minister, who received 29.2 percent. Analysts say the small margin of victory likely mean the runoff will be a close race.

The 61-year-old, the head of the Democratic Party of Socialists, has effectively led Montenegro as president or prime minister since 1991. He ran on the slogan "Our President," but his three decades in power have been dogged by perceptions of rampant organized crime and corruption.

"I'm absolutely convinced that I will become a new president of the country, that today the citizens of Montenegro will send the current president to the political past," said Milatovic before casting his ballot.

#Milatovic, 36, is a leading member of the #Europe #Now movement. He served as economics minister in a government cobbled together by the influential Serbian Orthodox Church

https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-vote-new-president-political-turmoil/32345805.html