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- ↑ Montenegrin Prime Minister-designate Igor Luksic presents program, reshuffles cabinet Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 28 December 2010)
- ↑ Ekspoze mandatara za sastav Vlade CG Duška Markovića na sjednici Skupštine CG, Government of Montenegro