Montenegro was holding an early parliamentary election Sunday, a vote that could put an end to deep political divisions and years of instability that have hampered the small NATO-member country on its route to joining the European Union.
Some 542,000 voters are eligible to choose among 15 parties and coalitions fielding candidates, ranging from groups that are staunchly pro-Western to ones that are pro-Serbian and pro-Russian.
"Finally, we are deciding on the quality of life, rather than on the East or West," Tanja Bojovic, 38, said as she cast her ballot in the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica. "I expect the victory of those who will lead us to a better life." President Jakov Milatovic, who belongs to the Europe Now movement, said he hoped that "following the parliamentary elections, the new Assembly of Montenegro will reflect what is currently a new political reality in the country."
Political analyst Ana Nenezic, executive director of the Centre for Monitoring and Research, said the focus on the economy "is beneficial for society" but politicians' promises of salary hikes "are not based on a real economy."
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