Podgorica, April 6 (BNA): Official results released Thursday confirmed a crushing defeat for Montenegro’s leader Milo Djukanovic in the weekend’s presidential elections, signaling his departure from the political scene of the tiny Balkan nation after more than 30 years in power.
Economist Yakov Milatović, a political novice, won Sunday’s presidential runoff with nearly 59% of the vote, according to the final official results, according to the Associated Press.
Djukanovic led Montenegro to independence from larger Serbia in 2006 and to NATO membership in 2017.
Djukanović tendered his resignation from his post as head of Montenegro’s largest party, the centrist Social Democratic Party. The party, which Djukanovic has led for 25 years, on Thursday named an interim leader.
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