Montenegro holds election which could determine EU path

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica (Risto Bozovic/AP)

Montenegro is holding an early parliamentary election in a vote that could put an end to deep political divisions and years of instability that have hampered its route to joining the European Union.

Some 542,000 voters are eligible to choose among 15 parties and coalitions fielding candidates, ranging from groups that are staunchly pro-Western to ones that are pro-Serbian and pro-Russian.