Montenegro’s president on Thursday nominated Zdravko Krivokapic, the leader of a pro-Serb opposition alliance backed by the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church, to form a government, ending three decades of socialist rule, news wires reported.

A preliminary official tally of Montenegro’s parliamentary election confirmed on Monday that the pro-Western party that has ruled the country for 30 years has won the most votes, but a coalition of three opposition groupings might still grab power, news wires reported.