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Montenegrins vote in parliamentary election that may determine EU path

A pre-election billboard showing pro-Serbian and Russian coalition called "For the Future of Montenegro" in front of the Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ's Resurrection in Podgorica, Montenegro, Friday, June 9, 2023. © Risto Bozovic, AP

Montenegro was holding an early parliamentary election Sunday, a vote that could put an end to deep political divisions and years of instability that have hampered the small NATO-member country on its route to joining the European Union.

Some 542,000 voters are eligible to choose among 15 parties and coalitions fielding candidates, ranging from groups that are staunchly pro-Western to ones that are pro-Serbian and pro-Russian.

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