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Montenegro's ex-economy minister Milatovic leads in presidential run-off - pollster

Jakov Milatovic, a presidential candidate from the Europe Now Movement, speaks to the media as he votes at a polling station along with his wife Milena during the run-off presidential elections in Podgorica, Montenegro, April 2, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Montenegro's ex-economy minister Jakov Milatovic secured 60.1% of votes in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, heralding a defeat of long-serving incumbent Milo Djukanovic, according to a pollster's partial projection.

Djukanovic got 39.9%, the Podgorica-based Center for Monitoring and Research (CEMI) pollster said on the basis of partial results tabulated from a statistical sample of votes cast.

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