[2] In 1969, Rastoder moved to Titograd (now Podgorica) where he continued to live until his death.

By late 1996, he had become a journalist and editor of the interior-political rubric and commentator for the Pobjeda newspaper.

[1] He was also a member of the board of the Civic Forum and was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro, of which he was vice-president.

[4] Rastoder retired from politics in 2016, formally leaving his position as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2017.

[5] Besides his native language, he also spoke Russian and to a lesser degree, English.