Andrija Mandic of a pro-Russian and pro-Serbian alliance is appointed speaker of the parliament after negotiations.
Voters in the Western Balkan nation will elect members to 81-seat parliament in a snap election.
Ex-economy minister defeats incumbent Milo Djukanovic, who has ruled Montenegro for more than three decades.
Observers say that President Milo Djukanovic faces stiff challenge from newcomer and economist Jakov Milatovic.
If no presidential candidate secures more than 50 percent of votes, a second round of voting will take place next month.
Milo Djukanovic dissolves national assembly after PM-designate fails to form a government.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.
A no-confidence vote has prompted the collapse of Montenegro’s government after just three and a half months in office.
MPs vote 50-1 against PM Abazovic’s government weeks after he signed pact regulating position of Serbian Church.
German chancellor promises to help the region reinvigorate their long-stalled membership campaign.
Several European countries prevent Lavrov’s plane from passing through their airspace, forcing him to cancel visit.
Close historic ties with Russia and deep internal divisions are undermining a unified national stance on the conflict.
Despite the positive noises made at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Slovenia, the EU enlargement process is in crisis.
Leaders of Albanian, Bosnian, Montenegrin communities say US presence is needed to counter Serbia’s ‘growing militancy’.
