Unwavering support for Đukanović

Preliminary results show that Milo Djukanovic’s bloc has won an absolute majority in the Montenegro parliament. The Montenegrin prime minister called this “the most convincing victory yet.” Unwavering support for Djukanovic The Center for Monitoring initial results state that "For a European Montenegro" coalition – a led by his DPS – received 49 seats in the 81-seat parliament, while the Socialist National Party took 15, the New Serb Democracy took eight and the Movement for Change received five seats. One mandate each was won by all four Albanian parties – Forca, the Democratic Union of Albanians, the Albanian Coalition of Perspective and the Albanian List. The European Montenegro coalition celebrated its victory with a fireworks display in front of the leading Democratic Party of Socialists’ Podgorica headquarters. Djukanovic said that the victory on Sunday is the most convincing one yet, and that the coalition he leads won in between 47 and 49 of the 81 parliamentary seats. Speaking before a crowd, the current prime minister said that those who voted for a European Montenegro, voted for a secure life, a European future and economic prosperity. Leader of the opposition party Movement for Change (PZP) Nebojsa Medojevic thanked all “honorable and fair people” who voted for his party in the Sunday elections. “It became obvious that 20 years after the wall of the Berlin Wall, you must have courage in order to vote for a political party which does not agree that Montenegro should a country in the hands of a group of highway robbers,” Medojevic said. He said that PZP tried to explain that the route Montenegro is headed on is the wrong one, and that the country will collapse with bankruptcy of public finances, a loss of jobs and recession. “It is clear that the citizens did not want to heed us, and that they let the same captain steer the boat towards the iceberg. We will not be held responsible for what will happen to Montenegro,” he said. Opposition Montenegro Socialist People's Party (SNP) leader Dejan Mandic will be the next mayor of Herceg Novi, according to a statement from his party. SNP Vice-President Vasilije Lalosevic said that according to the initial results, Mandic won the first round of the mayoral race. Djukanovic’s party stated that his coalition’s candidate Dragan Kankaras won the mayoral race in Tivat.

Unwavering support for Đukanović

The Center for Monitoring initial results state that "For a European Montenegro" coalition – a led by his DPS – received 49 seats in the 81-seat parliament, while the Socialist National Party took 15, the New Serb Democracy took eight and the Movement for Change received five seats.

One mandate each was won by all four Albanian parties – Forca, the Democratic Union of Albanians, the Albanian Coalition of Perspective and the Albanian List.

The European Montenegro coalition celebrated its victory with a fireworks display in front of the leading Democratic Party of Socialists’ Podgorica headquarters.

Đukanović said that the victory on Sunday is the most convincing one yet, and that the coalition he leads won in between 47 and 49 of the 81 parliamentary seats.

Speaking before a crowd, the current prime minister said that those who voted for a European Montenegro, voted for a secure life, a European future and economic prosperity.

Leader of the opposition party Movement for Change (PZP) Nebojša Medojević thanked all “honorable and fair people” who voted for his party in the Sunday elections.

“It became obvious that 20 years after the wall of the Berlin Wall, you must have courage in order to vote for a political party which does not agree that Montenegro should a country in the hands of a group of highway robbers,” Medojević said.

He said that PZP tried to explain that the route Montenegro is headed on is the wrong one, and that the country will collapse with bankruptcy of public finances, a loss of jobs and recession.

“It is clear that the citizens did not want to heed us, and that they let the same captain steer the boat towards the iceberg. We will not be held responsible for what will happen to Montenegro,” he said.

Opposition Montenegro Socialist People's Party (SNP) leader Dejan Mandić will be the next mayor of Herceg Novi, according to a statement from his party.

SNP Vice-President Vasilije Lalošević said that according to the initial results, Mandić won the first round of the mayoral race.

Đukanović’s party stated that his coalition’s candidate Dragan Kankaraš won the mayoral race in Tivat.