(19 Oct 1997) T/I 10:02:43
Montenegro went to the polls on Sunday (19/09) to elect a new
president in a second and final election round. They have to
choose between an independent-minded opponent of Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic and a long-time ally of the
strongman.
The present Prime Minister, 35 year old Milo Djukanovic, is
considered a young pro-western oriented reformist who heavily
criticized President Slobodan Milosevic for his undemocratic rule.
SHOWS:
PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO 17-19/10:
17/09:
TV debate between the two candidates,
president Bulatovic asking PM Djukanovic what would be his policy towards Croatia and Albania, Djukanovic answers that Montenegro doesn't need tensions in the relations with Croatia and that relations with
Albania should not be as stiff as it used to be in the past,
VS ca studio;
19/09:
VS street scenes,
elections posters in street,
walls covered with posters of the 2 candidates,
people in streets;
SOT (in English) OSCE observer: "The second round here in
Montenegro the OSCE mission has 25 short term observers and all
the locals from the first round is still here so we are covering
all the municipalities also in the second round. And of course
there are less polling stations than the first round. We have
also observers to specially follow the new procedure after the
registration in between the two rounds.";
Vs of people voting,
registering,
people going to booths to vote,
putting vote in election boxes.;
Runs 2.30
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