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Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic stated that Serbia cannot be one step ahead of Montenegro.

Montenegrin President Djukanovic made a statement in the city of Bijelo Polje ahead of the second round of the presidential elections scheduled for April 2 in Montenegro.

Expressing that his country will become a member of the European Union before Serbia, Djukanovic said, “Serbia cannot afford Montenegro to step forward and pay higher salaries in our country. This has not been the case throughout history, but it has been the case for 15 years.” -The past 20 years. He said.

“Serbia also cannot afford a situation in which Montenegro becomes a member of the European Union before it,” Djukanovic said. He said.

Noting that his country has been going through serious crises over the past two years, Djukanovic said that “Serb nationalism” had failed in Montenegro.

Russia has entered the area left by the European Union.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Djukanovic criticized the European Union’s role in the Western Balkans.

Djukanovic drew attention to the fact that the European Union did not know what to do in the region in the past ten years, and said: “Russia entered the area that the European Union left empty. Russia has developed its network in the Balkans.” Use the phrase.

Djukanovic noted that if he is re-elected in the second round of the presidential elections on April 2, Montenegro will continue its path to the European Union, otherwise it will be a country close to Serbia and Russia.

The second round of the presidential election is in Montenegro on 2 April

In the presidential elections held in Montenegro on March 19, 7 candidates participated to become the country’s 8th president, and the elections were left to the second round because the candidates could not get more than 50 percent of the vote.

Incumbent President Djukanovic, who was favored in pre-election polls and received the most votes in the first round, and the leader of the European Movement, Jakov Milatović, will again compete for the presidency on April 2.

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