Montenegro: Presidential vote called for April 6

Presidential elections will be held in Montenegro on April 6, Speaker Ranko Krivokapic announced yesterday. Beta news agency reports from Podgorica that Krivokapic called on citizens to participate in the election process, thus contributing to "the culture of dialogue, living in harmony together and everything that adorns Montenegro." Montenegro: Presidential vote called for April 6 He also appealed to the presidential candidates to behave in such a way as to contribute to "the code of honor and honesty, to those values that will gather the citizens around European integrations." Krivokapic was speaking in a news conference when he invited the OSCE, the EU, and other international organizations and associations to monitor the presidential elections in Montenegro. He also said that "the winner is already known, and that is the freely expressed will of the citizens." Incumbent Filip Vujanovic of the Democratic Party of Socialists will run for another term, and is being challenged by the leaders of the two biggest opposition parties, Nebojsa Medojevic of the Movement for Change and Andrija Mandic of the Serb People's Party. The largely ceremonial post has a 5-year mandate. Montenegro became independent in June 2006 after voting to dissolve the union with its larger neighbor Serbia.

Montenegro: Presidential vote called for April 6

He also appealed to the presidential candidates to behave in such a way as to contribute to "the code of honor and honesty, to those values that will gather the citizens around European integrations."

Krivokapić was speaking in a news conference when he invited the OSCE, the EU, and other international organizations and associations to monitor the presidential elections in Montenegro.

He also said that "the winner is already known, and that is the freely expressed will of the citizens."

Incumbent Filip Vujanović of the Democratic Party of Socialists will run for another term, and is being challenged by the leaders of the two biggest opposition parties, Nebojša Medojević of the Movement for Change and Andrija Mandić of the Serb People's Party.

The largely ceremonial post has a 5-year mandate. Montenegro became independent in June 2006 after voting to dissolve the union with its larger neighbor Serbia.