Early results show Djukanovic sweeping Montenegro vote
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Preliminary projections by independent monitors in Montenegro's presidential election Sunday showed ruling-party leader Milo Djukanovic sweeping the vote, avoiding a runoff.
The Center for Monitoring and Research said after counting more than 80 percent of the votes that Djukanovic won about 53 percent while his main opponent, Mladen Bojanic, won 34 percent.
If confirmed, the result will present a major boost for Djukanovic, who defied Russia to take his country into NATO last year.
The vote, the first since Montenegro joined the Western military alliance in December, was seen as a test for Djukanovic, who favors European integration over closer ties to traditional ally Moscow.