Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
Montenegro's Ruling Party Wins Local Elections
The ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, party won most votes in ten out of 12 municipalities on Sunday, but will only be able to form an administration on its own in five of them.
The preliminary results show that the DPS, run by the country's veteran leader Milo Djukanovic, secured an absolute majority in the capital Podgorica for the first time since the early 2000s.
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Impoverished Opposition Bastion Poses Test for Montenegro Leader
Local elections on May 20 in the tiny northern town of Pluzine, which just over 2,500 voters, are being seen as an important trial of strength both for the opposition and ruling parties in Montenegro.
Pluzine is the only town in Montenegro where the country's ruler for several decades, Milo Djukanovic, and his party, have never won either a general or local election.
Montenegro Opposition Leader Tried for Money-Laundering
The trial of Nebojsa Medojevic, one of the leaders of Montenegro's strongest opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, opens on Wednesday in Podgorica.
Djukanovic Wins Montenegro's Presidential Election
Preliminary results of Sunday's presidential elections in Montenegro show Milo Djukanovic, the leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, has won another term as head of state after serving as Prime Minister six times and as President once.
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Vucic Remains Only Balkan President Heading Party
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic remains the only head of state in the Balkan region to lead a political party, having not followed the example of his predecessor, Tomislav Nikolic, who quit the Serbian Progressive Party to assume his new office.
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Montenegro Opposition Unites to Contest Presidential Election
Former politician Mladen Bojanic will run as an independent candidate for the April 15 presidential election in Montenegro with the support of almost all opposition parties in parliament.
The development brings together normally divided opposition groups in the country and may increase their chances of winning the election against an unknown ruling party candidate.
Montenegro Ruling Party Accused of Subverting Broadcaster's Independence
After sacking two members of the national broadcaster's managing council, drawn from the ranks of civil society, over alleged conflicts of interest, Montenegro's parliament on Friday appointed their successors.
NGOs and activists voiced dismay over the appointments of former journalist Goran Sekulovic - considered close to the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS.
Djukanovic Keeps Montenegro's Would-be Presidents Guessing
Two months before the presidential election in Montenegro, it is still unknown who the main candidates in the race will be.
The main parties are all pondering their options, waiting to see if Montenegro's veteran leader, Milo Djukanovic, returns once again to frontline politics.
Montenegrin NGOs to Rally in Defence of Broadcaster
Civil rights activist and journalists in Montenegro are to take to the streets on Wednesday to protest against growing attacks and political pressure on the independence of the public broadcaster.
Djukanovic Hints at Return to Politics in Montenegro
Montenegro's veteran political leader Milo Djukanovic, who stepped out from running the government last year, might run for the country's presidency in 2018, some analysts are forecasting.