Komersant: The majority of Montenegrin citizens voted for joining NATO and the EU

"Supporters of accession have a tangible majority, because in addition to the potential ruling coalition, membership in NATO is also supported by part of the opposition," the Russian newspaper concludes.
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DPS, Milo Đukanović, Photo: Savo Prelević
DPS, Milo Đukanović, Photo: Savo Prelević
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Ažurirano: 17.10.2016. 08:14h

In the parliamentary elections in Montenegro, the majority of citizens voted for joining NATO and the EU, writes the Moscow daily Komersant today.

Dnevnik assesses that the elections have become a kind of political duel between Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, who is in favor of joining the EU and NATO, and the pro-Russian Democratic Front, noting that Đukanović's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) received twice as many votes.

The businessman adds that one of the main issues to be resolved by the new parliament is the country's membership in NATO.

"Supporters of accession have a tangible majority, because in addition to the potential ruling coalition, membership in NATO is also supported by part of the opposition," the paper concludes.

Parlamentska gazeta writes that the DPS won the elections in Montenegro and quotes the head of the State Duma Committee for Foreign Policy, Leonid Slutsky, who says that the vote showed that there is a large number of voters with an anti-NATO attitude.

"Their voice must be heard during the formation of the ruling coalition," he believes.

"More than 20 percent, or one fifth of the voters, voted for the opposition Democratic Front, which advocates rapprochement with Russia and is against the inclusion of Montenegro in the Alliance," said Slucki.

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