Milo Đukanović

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 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.

Montenegro Court Accused of Letting 'Coup' Witness Flee

Montenegro's main opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, accused the court and prosecution in Podgorica of negligence, alleging that Sasa Sindjelic had been allowed to abscond so he can avoid serving a 21-year jail sentence in Croatia.

The Democratic Front claimed on Monday that Sindjelic has left the country and is reportedly in Serbia.

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