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| Montenegro election: Ruling party ahead but lacks majority | Montenegro election: Ruling party ahead but lacks majority |
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| Partial results in the Montenegrin election suggest the prime minister's party will win the most seats but fall short of a majority. | Partial results in the Montenegrin election suggest the prime minister's party will win the most seats but fall short of a majority. |
| The pro-Western party is set to win about 40% of the votes and will have to form a coalition. | The pro-Western party is set to win about 40% of the votes and will have to form a coalition. |
| Milo Djukanovic had presented the vote as a choice between becoming an EU and Nato member or a "Russian colony". | Milo Djukanovic had presented the vote as a choice between becoming an EU and Nato member or a "Russian colony". |
| The interior minister has urged supporters of whoever wins to celebrate indoors rather than on the streets. | The interior minister has urged supporters of whoever wins to celebrate indoors rather than on the streets. |
| The warning follows the arrest of 20 Serbian paramilitaries suspected of planning attacks. | |
| Montenegro: Nato's newest and last member? | Montenegro: Nato's newest and last member? |
| Montenegro country profile | Montenegro country profile |
| Prosecutors said the group may have been planning to kidnap Mr Djukanovic, who has been in charge for a quarter of a century. | Prosecutors said the group may have been planning to kidnap Mr Djukanovic, who has been in charge for a quarter of a century. |
| Serbia's former special forces commander, Bratislav Dikic, who was removed from the post in 2013 because of alleged criminal activities, was reported to be among those arrested. | Serbia's former special forces commander, Bratislav Dikic, who was removed from the post in 2013 because of alleged criminal activities, was reported to be among those arrested. |
| The men had been charged with terror offences and one Serb was still on the run, Montenegro's police chief said. | The men had been charged with terror offences and one Serb was still on the run, Montenegro's police chief said. |
| But opposition Democratic Front leader Andrija Mandic said the announcement was "gross propaganda". | But opposition Democratic Front leader Andrija Mandic said the announcement was "gross propaganda". |
| The main opposition party, the pro-Russian Democratic Front Alliance, is forecast to win just over 20% of the votes. Another, more moderate, opposition grouping stands at about 11%. | The main opposition party, the pro-Russian Democratic Front Alliance, is forecast to win just over 20% of the votes. Another, more moderate, opposition grouping stands at about 11%. |
| Many Montenegrins are unhappy that Mr Djukanovic is taking the country into Nato. | Many Montenegrins are unhappy that Mr Djukanovic is taking the country into Nato. |
| They remain angry that Nato bombed Serbia and Montenegro in 1999 as part of a strategy to halt the killing and expulsion of ethnic Albanians in Serbia's then southern province of Kosovo. | They remain angry that Nato bombed Serbia and Montenegro in 1999 as part of a strategy to halt the killing and expulsion of ethnic Albanians in Serbia's then southern province of Kosovo. |
| The opposition accuses Mr Djukanovic of corruption and cronyism, which he denies. He accuses them of receiving funding from Moscow, which they deny. | The opposition accuses Mr Djukanovic of corruption and cronyism, which he denies. He accuses them of receiving funding from Moscow, which they deny. |
| The country has also seen an influx of Russian money, homebuyers and tourists since splitting from Serbia in 2006. | The country has also seen an influx of Russian money, homebuyers and tourists since splitting from Serbia in 2006. |