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Montenegro’s new government eyes EU membership as it finally takes power

People protest against new speaker of parliament, Andrija Mandic, in front of parliament building in Montenegrin capital, Podgorica [Risto Bozovic/AP Photo]

Lawmakers in Montenegro have voted to form a coalition government that includes pro-European as well as pro-Russian and pro-Serbian parties, nearly five months after general elections that ended inconclusively.

Following an overnight debate, 46 MPs of the 81-member parliament voted for a government coalition formed by the centre-right pro-European Democrats, pro-Serbian Socialist People’s Party, and five parties representing the Albanian minority.

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