Jakov Milatović became the new president of Montenegro

In the second round of the presidential election in Montenegro, the representative of the “Europe Now” party,Jakov Milatovićwon.

Data from the Center for Monitoring and Research (CeMI), based on a 100% sample, show that the presidential candidate from the DPS (Democratic Party of Socialists), Milo Đukanović, won 40% of the vote, while the candidate from the Europe Now Movement, Jakov Milatović, won 60% of the vote.

According to the State Election Commission (SEC), turnout was 69.3%. In absolute numbers, Milatović received about 230,000 votes, while Đukanović received almost 160,000 votes.

The candidate of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), Milo Đukanović, congratulated Jakov Milatović on his victory in the presidential election.

He also thanked all the citizens who trusted him and noted that it is important for Montenegro to make the next choice in the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 11.

Jakov Milatović, who won the second round of the presidential election, thanked all citizens who exercised their right to vote and thereby “added legitimacy to this democratic process.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4yLaWH9aFI&t=8sJakov Milatović. Speech by the President of Montenegro after his victory in the second round on April 2, 2023.

Jakov Milatović — the new President of Montenegro

Jakov Milatović(37 years old),was born

in Podgorica (Titograd). He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Montenegro with a bachelor’s degree. He later earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of Oxford. Jakov Milatović speaks English, Italian, and Spanish fluently. He is married and has three children.

Economic career

He began his career at NLB Bank, and then at Deutsche Bank in Germany in the credit risk assessment department. Since 2014, he worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the economic and political analysis department. In 2019, he was appointed chief economist for EU countries, including Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia, and worked at the Bank’s office in Bucharest.