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Campaign for Djukanovic’s candidacy starts?

Filip Vujanović i Milo Đukanović

Just a day after Milo Djukanovic had announced that he would not be Montenegrin PM, although he won power as the first candidate on DPS electoral roll at the parliamentary elections, distinguished professor from Croatia Stjepan Malovic told CdM that he saw him as a future head of the state.

And the current president Filip Vujanovic’s statement that he would suggest that Djukanovic runs in the presidential elections in 2018 only “fuelled” this assumption.

Vujanović and Đukanović

“My advice to him would be to continue what I was doing and what he had been doing before me,” Vujanovic said.

Malovic says that one cannot say for sure that Vujanovic’s statement is the start of the campaign for Djukanovic’s return, but:

“Indicators are the same now and after the parliamentary elections and Djukanovic’s resignation… This was expected,” Malovic said.

Stjepan Malović

In addition, the seriousness of this scenario is proved best by the person who suggested that.

First, this is a public and direct message from the president of Montenegro, and the second – this is an advice to Djukanovic by his long-time party colleague. It would not be the same thing if this message came from a less influential DPS official (though formally Vujanovic is not a party member) or analysts, MPs etc. This is a public message from one of the closest Djukanovic’s associates and there is little possibility that Vujanovic decided to speak publically about that issue without having consulted the head of DPS.

Djukanovic was Montenegrin president from 1998 to 2002, after which Vujanovic took the office.

Djukanovic have withdrawn from PM position three times.

Djukanovic was only 29 years old when he became the youngest prime minister in Europe in 1991.

For the first time, Djukanovic stepped down as prime minister in early October 2006, but remained in the political life of Montenegro as the president of the Democratic Party of Socialists.

He cited state, party and personal reasons for the withdrawal.

Then he was replaced by Zeljko Sturanovic, who remained in that position next two years.

At the beginning of February 2008, Djukanovic returned as prime minister of Montenegro. He said he “had changed his mind because he was aware of his special responsibility”, pointing out that there were extraordinary circumstances” in the country

Second time, Djukanovic stepped down in December 2010. Then he pointed out that the decision on the resignation was neither new nor hasty, and that it was not made under domestic or foreign pressure. He said he was pleased with the things he achieved.

He was succeeded by Igor Luksic.

Đukanović and Lukšić

Last time, he resigned after the parliamentary elections on 16 October. He left the PM position to Dusko Markovic.

“I will stay in politics, but in a different position, behind the daily political scene,” the prime minister explained in October last year.

Đukanović and Marković

 

 

 

 

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