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Montenegro: Opposition leaders detained, then released
Opposition Montenegrin Democratic Front officials who were detained by the police during a protest on Saturday have been released.
B92's reporter in Podgorica said that New Serb Democracy and Democratic Front (DF) leader Andrija Mandic and MP Slaven Radunovic have been set free pending the outcome of the legal procedure against them.
Montenegro Opposition Promises Peaceful Protest
The strongest opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, will stage a new rally in the capital Podgorica on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and early elections.
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Best retailers in Slovenia, worst in Montenegro
Retailers in Slovenia are the best in the region and are followed by their colleagues in Serbia, while Montenegro is a synonym for poor retail service.
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Montenegro Hosts NATO Amid Protests
NATO officials were greeted with protests and an invitation to visit anti-government demonstrators during a high-level visit to the Montenegrin capital on Wednesday.
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Anti-Government Rallies Spread in Montenegro
The Montenegrin opposition announced new rallies for several major towns on Monday while thousands of anti-government protesters continued demonstrations in the capital, Podgorica, calling for the government to resign.
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Montenegro Govt Dismisses Pressure to Quit
The Montenegrin government on Thursday said it would not resign as a result of opposition had protests in front of parliament demanding early elections.
The government said the opposition demands were "unconstitutional and undemocratic" and urged opposition MPs to return to parliament and try to "challenge the legitimacy of the government in parliamentary procedure".
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Montenegrin Opposition Tells Police Chief to Quit
On the fourth day of opposition protests in Podgorica, Nebojsa Medojevic, one of the opposition leaders, on Wednesday told the director of police, Slavko Stojanovic, to quit following his statements that attacks on police at the meetings are possible.
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'Protests Won't Stop' Until Montenegro PM Resigns
Thousands of people gathered in front of the parliament building in Podgorica on Sunday at a mass rally against Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's administration, which they accuse of widespread corruption, undemocratic practices and election fraud.
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Montenegro Seeks Closer Ties With Belarus
Montenegro and Belarus will sign a five-year agreement on economic and security cooperation on the sidelines of this year's UN General Assembly session, which starts in New York on Wednesday.
Under the draft protocol, which BIRN has seen, the two countries' foreign ministries have agreed a model for a five-year cooperation, which was initiated by Belarus.
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Albanian tourist forced "to speak Montenegrin" at gunpoint
50-year-old Budva resident Gojko B. has been arrested for using a pistol to force an Albanian tourist "to speak Montenegrin."
According to the Podgorica daily Vijesti, the incident happened in a cafe near the bus station in this Montenegrin seaside resort.