Montenegro’s ex-economy minister Milatovic declares victory in presidential run-off
Podgorica, Montenegro Reuters Montenegro’s former economy minister Jakov Milatovic declared victory in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, over long-standing incumbent Milo Djukanovic, ending more than three decades of his rule in the small Balkan republic. Western-educated Milatovic, 37, the deputy head of the Europe Now movement, campaigned on pledges to curb graft, improve living […]
Montenegro holds run-off presidential election
Podgorica, MontenegroReuters Montenegrins were set to vote in a run-off presidential election on Sunday, pitting long-time incumbent Milo Djukanovic against a Western-educated economist pledging to lift the nation out of a crisis marked by no-confidence votes in two governments. Polling stations opened at 7am and will close at 8pm. First unofficial results by pollsters, based […]
Serbia-Montenegro tensions escalate amid church dispute
Belgrade, SerbiaAP Serbia’s President has pledged to protect Serbs in Montenegro who he says are threatened by the possible formation of an independent Orthodox Church in the small state, as tensions escalated between the two former Balkan allies. President Aleksandar Vucic said after meeting Wednesday with the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade […]