A court in Montenegro has sentenced 13 people, including two Russians, to up to 15 years in prison after they were convicted of plotting to overthrow the country's government and prevent it from joining Nato.

The ruling pro-European coalition that led the tiny Balkan state of Montenegro to independence convincingly won early parliamentary elections, an independent vote monitoring group said.

Filip Vujanovic won Montenegro’s first presidential elections since it split from Serbia two years ago, according to an independent vote monitoring group.

Montenegrins voted today in the tiny Balkan state’s first presidential election since it split from Serbia two years ago.