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Tensions in Montenegro

Photo source: New York Times By Naveed Qazi | Editor, Globe UpFront P rotests in Montenegro have turned ugly after its citizens took onto the streets in February 2019, triggering yet another unrest in the Balkans. Montenegrins  want  President Milo Đukanović to resign over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Several protestors, not having any affiliation with political parties, marched through the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, chanting slogans such as ‘Milo Theif’. The protestors are also demanding the resignations of their prime minister, Duško Marković, the Supreme State Prosecutor Ivica Stanković, and the Montenegrin chief prosecutor for organised crime, Milivoje Katnić. A local journalist and activist told Antonela Rajcevic: “They want to turn this place into the next Monte Carlo. It is great if you are a billionaire or a millionaire, but it is not a good place for the common citizens of Montenegro.” To continue being part...