Long-serving Montenegro president to face newcomer in run-off

Milo Djukanovic speaks to journalists after casting his ballot at the polling station in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica (Risto Bozovic/AP)

The long-serving incumbent will face a political newcomer in a run-off presidential election in Montenegro next month after none of the contenders garnered enough support in the first round of voting on Sunday to achieve an outright victory, according to early projections.

President Milo Djukanovic, 61, won around 35% of the votes while 37-year-old economist Jakov Milatovic won around 29%, according to projections released by the Centre for Monitoring and Research.