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{{Short description|President of Montenegro since 2023}}
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| caption = Milatović in 2024
| office = 3rd [[President of Montenegro]]
| primeminister = {{ubl|[[Dritan Abazović]]|[[Milojko Spajić]]}}
| term_start = 20 May 2023
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| predecessor1 = [[Dragica Sekulić]]
| successor1 = [[Goran Đurović]]
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| office2 = Member of the [[City Assembly of Podgorica]]
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| birth_place = [[Titograd]], [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|SR Montenegro]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
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| spouse = Milena Milatović
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* [[University of Montenegro]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
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'''Jakov
Taking office in a landslide [[2023 Montenegrin presidential election|presidential election]] at the age of 36, Milatović is the youngest person to hold the office of president in independent [[Montenegro]], as well as the [[Lists of state leaders by age#Youngest serving state leaders|world's
▲'''Jakov Jabač zvani Poopman''' ([[Croatian Cyrillic]]: Јаков Милатовић, {{IPA-sh|jakoʋ mǐlatoʋitɕ|pron|}}; born 7 December 1986) is a [[Montenegrins|Montenegrin]] politician and economist who is the incumbent [[president of Montenegro]], serving since May 2023. He previously served as the [[Ministry of Economy (Montenegro)|minister of economic development]] in the [[Krivokapić Cabinet|cabinet]] of [[Zdravko Krivokapić]] from 2020 to 2022, and as an economist at the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] in [[London]] and [[Podgorica]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=Ko je Jakov Milatović kandidat za ministra za ekonomski razvoj |trans-title=Who is Jakov Milatović, the candidate for Minister of Economic Development |url=https://bizniscg.me/2020/11/05/ko-je-jakov-milatovic-kandidat-za-ministra-za-ekonomski-razvoj/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120070452/https://bizniscg.me/2020/11/05/ko-je-jakov-milatovic-kandidat-za-ministra-za-ekonomski-razvoj/ |archive-date=20 November 2020 |access-date=22 December 2020 |website=Biznis CG |language=cnr}}</ref> He is the co-founder and deputy leader of the [[Liberalism|liberal]] and [[Pro-Europeanism|pro-European]] [[Europe Now!]] party, currently the largest single political party in the [[Parliament of Montenegro|Montenegrin parliament]].
▲Taking office in a landslide [[2023 Montenegrin presidential election|presidential election]] at the age of 36, Milatović is the youngest person to hold the office of president in independent [[Montenegro]], as well as the [[Lists of state leaders by age#Youngest serving state leaders|world's third-youngest state leader]] after [[Gaetano Troina]] of [[San Marino]] and [[Ibrahim Traoré]] of [[Burkina Faso]], and the third President of Montenegro since the country's independence in 2006. He has made improving [[Standard of living|living standards]], tackling [[Corruption in Montenegro|corruption]], and the [[accession of Montenegro to the European Union]] by 2025 his central issues.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunai |first=Marton |date=2023-05-28 |title=Montenegro’s young guard aims to speed up EU accession |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d18f3ec1-81b8-4bac-a54c-5b8e3c261434 |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasovic |first=Aleksandar |date=2023-04-02 |title=Montenegro's ex-economy minister Milatovic declares victory in presidential run-off |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegro-holds-run-off-presidential-election-2023-04-02/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Milatović was born on 7 December 1986<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2021 |title=Kako je, još na maturi, predskazana budućnost ministra Jakova Milatovića |trans-title=How the future of Minister Jakov Milatović was predicted at the graduation ceremony |url=https://www.dan.co.me/zabava/kako-je-jos-na-maturi-predskazana-buduc-nost-ministra-jakova-milatovic-a-5098579 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321185309/https://www.dan.co.me/zabava/kako-je-jos-na-maturi-predskazana-buduc-nost-ministra-jakova-milatovic-a-5098579 |archive-date=21 March 2023 |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref> in [[Titograd]], [[SR Montenegro]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]], where he graduated elementary and secondary school [[Gymnasium "Slobodan Škerović"]]. In his [[yearbook]] page from 2005 it was stated that Milatović will become the president of Montenegro within 10 years.<ref name=":3" /> His grandfather and great-grandfather fought in World War II as a member of the [[Yugoslav Partisans]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=
He completed his undergraduate studies in the field of economics at the Faculty of Economics of the [[University of Montenegro]]. He spent one academic year at [[Illinois State University]] as [[United States|US]] Fellow; one semester at the [[Vienna University of Economics and Business]] (WU Wien) as [[Government of Austria]] Fellow; one academic year at the [[Sapienza University of Rome]] (La Sapienza) as [[EU]] Fellow. Milatović completed his [[MPhil]] in [[economics]] at [[St John's College, Oxford]]. He was a British Government [[Chevening Scholarship]] Fellow. He was also a fellow of the German [[Konrad Adenauer Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=
== Economics career ==
Milatović worked at [[NLB Group]] Podgorica, and [[Deutsche Bank]], [[Frankfurt]]. In 2014 he joined the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] in the team for economic and political analysis. In 2019, he was promoted to the principal economist for the EU countries, including Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia, and was based at the Bank's office in Bucharest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ovo su biografije kandidata za nove ministre |trans-title=These are the biographies of the candidates for the new ministers |url=https://www.vijesti.me/tv/emisije/483841/ovo-su-biografije-kandidata-za-nove-ministre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105192442/https://www.vijesti.me/tv/emisije/483841/ovo-su-biografije-kandidata-za-nove-ministre |archive-date=5 November 2020 |access-date=22 December 2020 |website=vijesti.me}}</ref> He has published a number of articles and co-authored two books.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-02 |title=Biografija Jakova Milatovića |trans-title=Biography of Jakov Milatović |url=https://www.dan.co.me/vijesti/izbori/biografija-jakova-milatovica-5170439 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.dan.co.me}}</ref>
== Political career ==
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=== Europe Now and 2022 local elections ===
In 2022, Milatović and Spajić founded the [[Europe Now]] political party, with Spajić as president and Milatović as deputy president. It participated in the [[2022 Montenegrin municipal elections|2022 local elections]],<ref>{{Cite web |title="Evropa sad" izlazi na lokalne izbore, misija Pokreta: Prosječna plata 1.000 eura, minimalna penzija 450 eura, bez nezaposlenih... |trans-title="Europe now" goes to local elections, the mission of the Movement: Average salary 1,000 euros, minimum pension 450 euros, no unemployed... |url=https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/spajic-i-milartovic-predstavljaju-pokret-evropa-sad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628201422/https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/spajic-i-milartovic-predstavljaju-pokret-evropa-sad |archive-date=28 June 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=Pobjeda}}</ref> with Milatović heading the organizations electoral list in Podgorica as its mayoral candidate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lokalni izbori u Crnoj Gori: DPS bez apsolutne većine u Podgorici, uspon pokreta "Evropa sad" |trans-title=Local elections in Montenegro: DPS without an absolute majority in Podgorica, the rise of the "Europe Now" movement |url=https://www.glasamerike.net/a/6801595.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023060735/https://www.glasamerike.net/a/6801595.html |archive-date=23 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=Glas Amerike |date=23 October 2022 |language=sr}}</ref> The list won 21.7% of the popular vote and Milatović was expected to become the [[mayor of Podgorica]].<ref>{{Cite web
=== 2023 presidential campaign ===
In March 2023, Milatović ran as a replacement candidate of Europe Now in the [[2023 Montenegrin presidential election]] after Spajić's candidacy was rejected by the State Electoral Commission (DIK) as it was discovered that he is a dual citizen of Serbia and Montenegro.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milićević |first=Nenad |date=23 February 2023 |title="Evropa sad" umesto Spajića kandiduje Jakova Milatovića za predsednika Crne Gore |trans-title="Europe Now" instead of Spajić is running Jakov Milatović for the President of Montenegro |url=https://n1info.rs/region/evropa-sad-umesto-spajica-kandiduje-jakova-milatovica-za-predsednika-crne-gore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404134858/https://n1info.rs/region/evropa-sad-umesto-spajica-kandiduje-jakova-milatovica-za-predsednika-crne-gore/ |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=4 April 2023 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref> He was elected president following his [[landslide victory]] against the incumbent president [[Milo Đukanović]] in the run-off on 2 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gedošević |first=Lana |title=
=== Presidency (2023–present) ===
[[File:Jakov Milatović and Olivér Várhelyi.jpg|thumb|Milatović with European Commissioners [[Olivér Várhelyi]], 30 May 2023]]
Milatović was sworn in on 20 May 2023 in the [[Parliament of Montenegro]] in Podgorica<ref name=":5" /> instead of the traditional inauguration place of [[Cetinje]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijesti |date=2023-04-15 |title=Presedan zbog ugrožene bezbednosti: Milatović se umesto na Cetinju zaklinje u ovom gradu |trans-title=Precedent due to threatened security: Milatović swears in this city instead of in Cetinje |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/svet/presedan-zbog-ugrozene-bezbednosti-milatovic-se-umesto-na-cetinju-zaklinje-u-ovom-gradu/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}}</ref> His inauguration was attended by numerous [[Balkans|Balkan]] leaders such as [[Aleksandar Vučić]], [[Zoran Milanović]], [[Željko Komšić]], [[Željka Cvijanović]], [[Denis Bećirović]], and [[Galab Donev]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Milatović polaže zakletvu u podne: Vučić stigao u Podgoricu |trans-title=Milatović takes the oath at noon: Vučić arrived in Podgorica |url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/657353/milatovic-polaze-zakletvu-u-podne-vucic-stigao-u-podgoricu |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=vijesti.me |language=sr}}</ref> Milatović was also congratulated by [[Pope Francis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Papa Franjo čestitao Milatoviću početak mandata |trans-title=Pope Francis congratulated Milatović on the beginning of his mandate |url=https://www.rtcg.me/vijesti/politika/429339/papa-franjo-cestitao-milatovicu-pocetak-mandata.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis}}</ref>▼
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▲Milatović was sworn in on 20 May 2023 in the [[Parliament of Montenegro]] in Podgorica<ref name=":5" /> instead of the traditional inauguration place of [[Cetinje]].<ref>{{Cite web
On 28 August 2023, Milatović said that the "winning energy" after his presidential election has been "shattered" by the disagreements over the new government formation, appealing to the prime minister-designate Spajič and everyone participating in the consultations on the formation of the new government to make the process "more transparent and in accordance with the electoral will".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milatović: Pobjednička energija se razbila |trans-title=Milatović: The winning energy has been shattered |url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/671281/milatovic-pobjednicka-energija-se-razbila |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=vijesti.me |language=cnr}}</ref>
On 24 February 2024, Milatović announced that he was leaving PES! following a split with Spajić.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2024 |title=Milatović dao ostavku na sve funkcije u Pokretu Evropa sad |url=https://www.danas.rs/svet/region/vijesti-milatovic-dao-ostavku-na-sve-funkcije-u-pokretu-evropa-sad/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2024-02-24-Jakov-Milatovi- }}</ref>
== Political positions ==
His political positions have been described as [[
=== Foreign policy ===
Milatović supports the accession of Montenegro to the European Union.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Milatović: Uvešću Crnu Goru u EU, a sjever Crne Gore preporoditi |trans-title=Milatović: I will bring Montenegro into the EU, and the north of Montenegro will be reborn |url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/647882/milatovic-uvescu-crnu-goru-u-eu-a-sjever-crne-gore-preporoditi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319145511/https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/647882/milatovic-uvescu-crnu-goru-u-eu-a-sjever-crne-gore-preporoditi |archive-date=19 March 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023 |website=vijesti.me |language=
==Personal life==
Milatović is married to Milena Milatović and has three children.<ref name="Heil Service 2023 f124">{{cite web | last=Heil | first=Andy | title=Jakov Milatovic, The Man Who Unseated Montenegro's Longtime Leader | website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | date=2023-04-01 | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/montenegro-milatovic-election-profile-djukanovic-vote/32344969.html | access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref><ref name="Matijašević 2023 t280">{{cite web | last=Matijašević | first=Biljana | title=Milatović: Crna Gora može biti uspješna priča i "svjetlo na kraju tunela" za države regiona i zemlje kandidate | website=vijesti.me | date=2023-07-18 | url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/politika/665883/milatovic-crna-gora-moze-biti-uspjesna-prica-i-svjetlo-na-kraju-tunela-za-drzave-regiona-i-zemlje-kandidate | language=cnr | access-date=2023-11-09}}</ref> He is a [[Serbian Orthodox Christian]]<ref name=":6" /> and was baptized in the [[Ostrog Monastery]], however he considers his religious views a private matter.<ref name="
== See also ==
*[[Lists of state leaders by age#Top ten currently serving 2|List of state leaders by age#Youngest serving state leaders]]
== References ==
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