Milo Đukanović
Ex-General Charged Over Montenegro 'Coup' Starts Hunger Strike
Former Serbian Gendarmerie Commander Bratislav Dikic, who is on trial in Montenegro over the alleged coup attempt of October 2016, started refusing food, water, and medical assistance on Wednesday.
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.
Montenegro Sets April Date For Presidential Election
Ivan Brajovic, the speaker of Montenegro's parliament, has set April 15 as the date for the country's next presidential election, with a possible second round two weeks later if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the first round vote.
Montenegro Calls Presidential Elections For April
Montenegro will hold presidential elections on April 15, after the speaker of parliament officially called the elections on Friday.
"I believe that elections will be held in a positive and democratic atmosphere and that we, all together, will prove why Montenegro is a leader in the region," Brajovic said, according to Radio Free Europe, RFE.
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Montenegro: Milo Djukanovic to return to power?
Montenegro's ruling DPS party wants its leader Milo Djukanovic to be a candidate in the presidential elections in 2018.
The Podgorica-based daily Pobjeda writes that the DPS main board will meet to consider this by the end of the month - and that the mood "at all party levels" is "unanimously" in favor of Djukanovic running.
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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.
Key Witness in Montenegro 'Coup' Trial to Testify
A key witness in the trial for the alleged election-day coup plot in Montenegro, Sasa Sindjelic, is expected to give evidence before the court in Podgorica on Wednesday - his first public appearance since the launch of the case, which has been shadowed by conspiracy theories.
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Montenegrin Opposition Rallies to Mark Protest Anniversary
Montenegro's strongest opposition force, the pro-Russian Democratic Front alliance, has called on other anti-government groups to join its rally on October 24 and mark two years since what it claims was the largest-ever protest in the tiny Adriatic country.
Church Offer to Guarantee Coup Suspects Divides Montenegro
Podgorica Higher Court is expected to decide this week on a request to release three Serbian citizens accused in the coup case, after the Serbian Orthodox Church offered guarantees for their safety and availability to the court.
Montenegro Coup Defendant Slates 'Rigged Anti-Serbian' Trial
Montenegro opposition leader Milan Knezevic on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting a coup, and told the court in Podgorica that he was only there because he was a Serb who opposed Montenegro's membership of NATO.