Montenegro PM shrugs off violent demos calling for resignation

[WorldNews]

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Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic on Monday brushed off violent protests calling for his resignation, insisting they were not a threat to his country's stability. Riot police in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica fired tear gas on Saturday night to disperse several thousand people demanding free, fair elections organised by a transitional government in place of Djukanovic, in the third such clash in a week. Djukanovic, who has been in power since 1990, has accused the opposition of trying to prevent the country's NATO membership, saying he is convinced Russia is behind the protests.

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