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Montenegro: President Djukanovic announces his candidacy for a third term

2023-02-25 18:09:30Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REUTERS
Montenegro: President Djukanovic announces his candidacy for a third term
The President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic

Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic officially announced his candidacy for a third term in next month's presidential election on Saturday. He has held high political positions for the past 30 years.

The March 19 election will be held as the country is gripped by a year-long political stalemate with two no-confidence votes in two governments and disagreements between lawmakers and Mr. Djukanovic over the appointment of a new prime minister-designate.

The political landscape in Montenegro has long been divided into pro-Montenegro forces, which include Mr. Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists and pro-Serbian and pro-Russian forces.

The post of president is largely ceremonial in Montenegro, but a victory for Mr. Djukanovic could trigger early parliamentary elections after the presidential election because he has so far rejected proposed prime ministerial candidates.

"I am entering the election race with the aim of winning quickly and convincingly," Mr Djukanovic said on Saturday as he submitted his candidacy to election authorities.

"Montenegro is completely paralyzed to move forward on the European path and this agony must stop as soon as possible," said President Djukanovic, who led Montenegro to independence from the Serbia-Montenegro union. in 2006, it secured membership in NATO and put it on the path to membership in the European Union.

Opponents accuse Mr. Djukanovic and his party of corruption and ties to organized crime, charges that Mr. Djukanovic and his party deny.

The state election commission has already approved two other presidential candidates - Andrija Mandic of the ethnic Serb party New Serbian Democracy and Draginja Vuksanovic Stankovic of the Social Democratic Party.


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