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Montenegro ruling party leads, opposition could get majority
DPS won 35%, followed by main pro-Serb opposition alliance
31 August, 12:23
(ANSA-AFP) - PODGORICA, 31 AGO - Montenegro's ruling DPS
party held a narrow lead after a tight election, official
results showed Monday, but could be knocked from power for the
first time in three decades if opposition camps unite. The
ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) won 35 percent of
the vote, followed by 32.5 percent for the main the pro-Serb
opposition alliance, "For the Future of Montenegro", the state
electoral commission said with 98 percent of ballots counted
from Sunday's election. Next in line were two other opposition
parties, with 12.5 percent and 5.5 percent of the votes.
(ANSA-AFP).
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