Djukanovic and Milatovic will face each other in the second round for the presidency of Montenegro
According to over 80 percent of the processed sample votes andit is known that the candidate of the Democratic Party of Socialists Milo Djukanović and the candidate of the Europe Movement now Jakov Milatović will face in the second round of presidentthe elections in Montenegro.
The second round of the elections will be held in 14 days, on April 2.
The first projections show that the current president Djukanovic has between 35 and 36 percent of votes, and Milatovic between 28 and 29 percent of votes. КDemocratic Front candidate Andria Mandic is in third place with 19,8 percent from the voices, a Alexa Becic from Democratic Montenegro won 11,5 percent. КSDPA candidate Draginja Vuksanović Stanković there are about 3 percent from the voices Goran Danilović from United Montenegro has 1,5 percent, and the independent candidate Jovan Radulović under one percent.
According to Montenegrin electoral legislation, in order to be elected in the first round, one of the candidates must win over 50 percent of the votes. If no candidate receives the required number of votes, the second round of the elections will be held in 14 days. а the two candidates who won the highest number of votes participate. The president of the state is elected for a term of five years. 542.154 citizens have the right to vote in the presidential elections in Montenegro.
The elections were monitored today by observers from the mission of the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the observation mission of the European Parliament, as well as observers from local non-governmental organizations.
Part of the world media analyze results and expectations in Montenegro. According to Associated Press uncertain is whether hadand a NATO member country will unblock the path to the EU or improve relations with Serbia and Russia.
Djukanovic portrayed the presidential election as a choice between an independent Montenegro and a country controlled by Belgrade and Moscow.