Dusko Knezevic
Montenegro Capital’s Ex-Mayor Indicted for Money-Laundering
Ex-mayor Slavoljub Stijepovic (right) at a Democratic Party of Socialists meeting. Photo: Democratic Party of Socialists
Looking Back at 2019: Year of Mass Protests Across Balkans
Serbia
Serbian citizens who have been protesting weekly against Vucic's regime stormed the building of the Serbian national broadcaster RTS on March 16. Photo: BIRN.
Montenegro Prosecutor to Remain Despite Bribery Probe
Montenegro's Prosecutorial Council decided on Tuesday that Ivica Stankovic should remain the country's acting Supreme State Prosecutor because no one has applied to be his successor.
Montenegro President Sues Newspaper, Businessman, Over Bribe Claims
Milo Djukanovic in Podgorica, Montenegro, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
The President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the independent daily newspaper Vijesti and the businesman Dusko Knezevic over claims that he took bribes.
Protesters in Montenegro Split Over Controversial Businessman’s Role
People protest against populist President Milo Djukanovic in Podgorica, Montenegro, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
Montenegro Protesters Keep Up Demands for Djukanovic’s Resignation
Opponents of Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic protested again in the capital on Saturday, accusing the country's long-time leader of presiding over poverty, a loss of human rights and media freedoms and corruption.
"Is this the end of Milo Djukanovic's rule?"
The article recalls that Djukanovic, during the so-called "Yogurt Revolution", with Momir Bulatovic, took power in the smallest Yugoslav republic, and focused on a close alliance with Slobodan Milosevic and Serbia, which Milosevic ruled at that time.
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Djukanovic’s Rollercoaster Ride in Montenegro Must End Soon
Denying that they have offered an "original approach to solving problems in Montenegro", he has commented that the protesters call for a Ukraine-style "Orange revolution", or a French-style "Gillet Jaune" revolt.
"They show an absence of creativity, massiveness or originality," he has mused, concerning the calls for his resignation.
Montenegro Protesters Demand President’s Resignation
Civic activists supported by most opposition parties in Montenegro have kept up the pressure on the government, demanding the resignation of the country's top leaders, starting with President Milo Djukanovic, and focusing on alleged corruption in their ranks.