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'''Jakov Milatović''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian]] and {{langLang-cnr-Cyrl|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 was a co-founder and until 24 February 2024 the deputy leader of [[Europe Now!]], a [[Liberalism|liberal]] and [[pro-European]] political party that is the largest single 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 sixth-youngest serving state leader]]. He is 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 20252028 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>