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Montenegro’s veteran PM stepping down for new govt: party

PODGORICA, Montenegro, Oct 26, (APP/AFP): Montenegro’s veteran leader Milo Djukanovic will not continue as prime minister in the next government according to his party, which topped recent parliamentary polls. The Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) late Tuesday said the party’s management had decided to propose Djukanovic’s deputy and former national security chief, Dusko Markovic, as candidate for premier. A party committee was expected to approve the decision later Wednesday. Djukanovic, who was set to remain party leader, has long dominated the small Balkan country, serving several times as premier and once as president since 1991.