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Montenegro’s pro-Western ruling party falls short of majority after election
Long-reigning President Milo Djukanovic’s pro-Western ruling party suffered a major setback in Montenegro’s tightly contested parliamentary election, final results showed on Monday (31 August). The party won most votes but fell short of a majority and will require a coalition partner to stay in power.
Montenegro votes with identity, economy at the fore
Montenegro's pro-West leader is fighting to extend his party's 30-year grip on the EU candidate country on Sunday (30 August) in polls dominated by identity debates and anxiety over a pandemic-hit economy.
Montenegro calls polls for August despite virus return
Montenegro on Saturday (20 June) scheduled a parliamentary election for August despite a return of the coronavirus two weeks after it had declared the end of the epidemic.
Montenegro needs own church to repel Serb nationalism: president
Montenegro needs its own Orthodox church to ward off meddling from Serbia and cement its identity, President Milo Đukanović told AFP, as tensions seethe over who controls a faith shared by both countries.
Montenegro court to deliver verdicts over ‘pro-Russian coup plot’
A Montenegro court is set Thursday (9 May) to deliver verdicts to 14 people accused of planning to violently overthrow the government with Russian help in 2016, an alleged plot whose details remain murky even after a lengthy trial.
Political alternative in Montenegro: few pros, many cons
Montenegro is facing Sophie's Choice - sacrificing its statehood or abandoning corrupt authorities, writes Vlado Vurušić, a journalist with EURACTIV.hr, in an analytical report from the country's capital Podgorica.
Thousands in Montenegro rally against President Djukanovic
Thousands protested in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica on Saturday (2 February), the fourth such rally in as many weeks, demanding that President Milo Djukanović and his government resign over alleged corruption, cronyism and abuse of office.
Veteran politician Djukanovic sweeps back into power in Montenegro
Political heavyweight Milo Djukanović, bidding to take Montenegro into the European Union, swept back into power in Sunday's (15 April) presidential election after a two-year absence.
Frontrunner in Montenegro election wants better ties with both West and Russia
The frontrunner in Sunday's presidential election in Montenegro said he wants closer ties to the West and would also welcome improved relations with Russia that soured when the country became NATO's newest member.
Montenegro veteran leader Djukanovic to run for presidency
Montenegro's six-time prime minister Milo Djukanović, who dominated politics in the tiny Balkan nation for decades before stepping down in 2016, announced his comeback Monday (19 March) by saying he will run for president in next month's vote.
Montenegro: Opposition riding the referendum caravan
As Montenegro pushes ahead with its bid to join NATO, the pro-Russian hardline opposition, hoping to block the country's accession, is using "neutrality" as ammunition to fight what it calls a pro-Western "mafia regime".
Chief prosecutor overrules jailing of Montenegro opposition leaders
Montenegro's chief prosecutor, Ivica Stanković, issued yesterday (15 February) binding instructions to his special prosecutor not to arrest two opposition MPs, although the parliament stripped them of their immunity on charges of having participated in the plotting of a coup d’état.
Montenegro prosecutor targets opposition leaders in ‘coup’ investigation
Montenegro's special prosecutor yesterday (13 February) received permission from a parliamentary council to strip immunity from two opposition leaders targeted in the investigation of an alleged coup attempt on 16 October, where general elections were held in the Balkan country.
Car bombs rattle Montenegro’s capital
Heavily-armed police are guarding the streets of Montenegro's capital after a spike in gangland violence on Saturday (28 January) rattled the Balkan country, which is on the brink of joining NATO.
Tusk warns Montenegro, Western Balkans, against ‘alternatives’ to EU
European Council President Donald Tusk warned yesterday (26 January) against “nationalist rhetoric” in the Western Balkans that may seek to divert Montenegro, and other countries, from their Euro-Atlantic path.
Former secret police chief nominated for Montenegro premiership
Montenegro's president has named a former head of the secret police as the prime minister-designate who will try to form a new government.
Montenegro says it foiled Russian-backed plan to kill PM Djukanovic
A special prosecutor investigating an alleged plot to sway last month's election in Montenegro said on 6 November a group of "Russian nationalists" had planned to assassinate Prime Minister Milo Djukanović in order to get an opposition party into power.
Serbia unmasks plot to sway election in neighbouring Montenegro
Serbia has detained a number of people over a suspected plot to sway the outcome of Montenegro's 16 October election, the Serbian prime minister said yesterday (24 October), citing "undeniable and material" evidence found by his country's security services.
Montenegro election marred by ‘coup’ accusations
Montenegro said it had arrested 20 Serbs for planning to carry out attacks after voting wrapped up in the Balkan nation's tense parliamentary elections yesterday (16 October).
NATO and Russia’s influence dominate Montenegro vote
NATO membership will be a central issue in Montenegro's general election on Sunday (16 October), with the vote marking the latest episode in a power struggle between Russia and the West in the Balkans.
Montenegro in election tug-of-war between Russia and the West
Alexander Khrgian quit Moscow for Montenegro in 2008 and immediately felt at home, setting up a law firm that helps the tiny country's outsized Russian diaspora do business, profiting from close ties between the two countries.
NATO finalises military build-up to counter Russia
NATO foreign ministers began finalising the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War yesterday (19 May), in order to counter what they see as a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia.