DJUKANOVIC COMMENTS ON LOCAL ELECTION IN MONTENEGRO

PODGORICA, May 16 (Hina) - Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic on Thursday estimated that the results of local elections held in Montenegro confirmed the country was well on the way to further economic and democratic reforms and full integration into European and Euro-Atlantic structures. #L# For those who doubted that Montenegro would persevere on this general path, yesterday's election results represent a very convincing sobering effect, Djukanovic said, adding that this would enable a more dynamic realisation of the policy that will allow Montenegro to access European and Euro-Atlantic structures faster. Djukanovic stressed that Montenegro was entering a significantly different phase in its state politics. He emphasised that the nationalism-oriented policy of the past was being more and more marginalised, and that Montenegro was faced with a secure, near, European, prosperous future. The local elections in Montenegro were more or less conducted in keeping with Council of Europe standards, a statement issued by the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) on Thursday stated, adding that voting was mostly conducted in keeping with legal provisions and in a peaceful atmosphere. (hina) sp