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Montenegro's long-ruling Djukanovic launches bid for third presidential term

FILE PHOTO: Montenegrin President and leader of ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, Milo Djukanovic, speaks to the media after the general election in Podgorica, Montenegro August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic

Milo Djukanovic, Montenegro's incumbent president who has held high-ranking political posts in the Adriatic country for the last 30 years, launched his bid on Saturday to run for a third term in a presidential election next month.

The March 19 vote will be held as the country is gripped by a year-long political deadlock marked by no-confidence votes in two separate governments and a row between lawmakers and Djukanovic over appointing a new prime minister-designate.

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