Montenegrin president officially in race to win another term

Montenegro's ruling DPS party on Tuesday officially registered President Filip Vujanović as its candidate in the upcoming presidential elections.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 12.02.2013.

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PODGORICA Montenegro's ruling DPS party on Tuesday officially registered President Filip Vujanovic as its candidate in the upcoming presidential elections. Handing over the candidature and signatures supporting it to the State Election Commission, DPS leader and Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic praised Vujanovic, and said he was convinced of his victory in the first round. Montenegrin president officially in race to win another term Asked to comment on the decision of his coalition Social-Democratic Party (SDP) not to support Vujanovic, Djukanovic said he regretted that no agreement had been reached, but added that it "should not reflect negatively on Vujanovic's election result". The SDP - the junior partner in the ruling coalition - took the stand that Vujanovic was not legally eligible to run again. The dispute over the legality of his bid stems from different interpretations of the country's laws, in view of the fact that Vujanovic served one term before Montenegro became independent in 2006, and another after that. The SDP also announced that it would use "all legal mechanisms to overturn Vujanovic's nomination". At least 1.5 percent of Montenegro's registered voters, or 7,710 people, must support a candidate with their signatures in order for the Commission to accept their bid to run in the election. Vujanovic will face Democratic Front leader Miodrag Lekic, who has received the backing of the Socialist People's Party (SNP). Just Montenegro representative Rade Bojovic will also compete in the voting that is set to take place on April 7. These presidential elections will be sixth since the introduction of a multiparty political system in Montenegro, and second since it became independent. Tanjug

Montenegrin president officially in race to win another term

Asked to comment on the decision of his coalition Social-Democratic Party (SDP) not to support Vujanović, Đukanović said he regretted that no agreement had been reached, but added that it "should not reflect negatively on Vujanović's election result".

The SDP - the junior partner in the ruling coalition - took the stand that Vujanović was not legally eligible to run again.

The dispute over the legality of his bid stems from different interpretations of the country's laws, in view of the fact that Vujanović served one term before Montenegro became independent in 2006, and another after that.

The SDP also announced that it would use "all legal mechanisms to overturn Vujanović's nomination".

At least 1.5 percent of Montenegro's registered voters, or 7,710 people, must support a candidate with their signatures in order for the Commission to accept their bid to run in the election.

Vujanović will face Democratic Front leader Miodrag Lekić, who has received the backing of the Socialist People's Party (SNP). Just Montenegro representative Rade Bojović will also compete in the voting that is set to take place on April 7.

These presidential elections will be sixth since the introduction of a multiparty political system in Montenegro, and second since it became independent.

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