Montenegro president nominates pro-Western party leader as PM-designate

FILE PHOTO: Montenegro's President Jakov Milatovic and his wife Milena walk outside a polling station during snap parliamentary elections in Podgorica, Montenegro, June 11, 2023. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic/File Photo

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Montenegro's President Jakov Milatovic on Thursday nominated Milojko Spajic, a leader of a pro-Western party that won a parliamentary vote in June, as prime minister-designate tasked to form a government.

Spajic and Milatovic lead the Europe Now Movement (PES) which won most votes in the June snap elections after Milo Djukanovic, the long-time ruler of Montenegro, lost the presidential election in April and stepped down after 30 years in power.