Montenegrin President Djukanovic catches Covid
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- DPA
- Published Date: 12:48 | 24 December 2021
- Modified Date: 12:48 | 24 December 2021
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office in the capital Podgorica announced on Thursday evening.
The 59-year-old head of state is only displaying mild symptoms and is carrying out his official duties in domestic isolation, the statement said.
Earlier on Thursday, Djukanovic cancelled a meeting with Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop in Podgorica because he had had contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
Djukanovic has been a dominant political force for three decades in the small Balkan country, which he led to independence in 2006.
For a year now, he has had to share power with an alliance of parties who won the last parliamentary election.
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