The fall of Milo Djukanović heralds an uncertain new dawn for Montenegro
April 24, 2023 - Kenneth Morrison Srdja Pavlović
April 24, 2023 - Kenneth Morrison Srdja Pavlović
Following the October 16th parliamentary election in Montenegro, in which Milo Djukanović’s Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) won 36 of the 81 seats, it appears that the DPS will form a government, subject to a coalition agreement being reached. The party had the largest share of the vote, though the margin of their victory was not sufficient to gain a majority that would allow them to govern alone. Thus negotiations between the DPS and a number of ethnic minority parties are ongoing, and it is likely that a governing coalition will be forged in the coming days. The job of leading the government will, however, now fall to Montenegro’s prime minister-designate, Duško Marković, the former head of Montenegrin state security and a close ally of Djukanović.
November 4, 2016 - Kenneth Morrison