Montenegro
Parliament
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Skupstina (Parliament)
Chamber name
Skupstina (Parliament)
Parliamentary term (years)
4
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 2006
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Twelve Plus Group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the Parliament
Speaker
Danijela
Djurović
(Female)
Year of birth
1973
Term
28.04.2022
Additional information
Elected on 28 Apr. 2022.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Aleksandar
Klarić
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Elected on 31 March 2021.
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
81
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Maksim Vučinić (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
72
Oldest member
Miodrag Lekić (Male)
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 43 | Total >= 46: 38 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Members for whom data is available
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Article 39a (1) and (2) of the Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives (last amended on 21 March 2014) reads as follows: “For the purpose of exercising the gender equality principle, candidates of the less represented gender shall account for no less than 30% of the candidates listed. For every four candidates listed in sequential order (first four candidates, next four candidates etc. to the end of the list) there shall be at least one candidate of the less represented gender.” Article 104 (3) of the same law states the following: “If the term of office for an incumbent councillor or representative of the less represented gender terminates, the next candidate on the list of the less represented gender shall be elected to replace the outgoing incumbent.”
Several political parties also implement quotas: SDCG, DCG, SDP and URA.
Several political parties also implement quotas: SDCG, DCG, SDP and URA.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives, art. 39a (1) and (2) (21 March 2014 amendment); Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives, art. 104 (3) (last amended on 21 March 2014).
SDCG Party Statutes, Art. 28(2)
DCG Party Statutes, Art. 77(3)
SDP Party Statutes, Art. 93(4)
URA Party Statutes, Art. 33(2)
SDCG Party Statutes, Art. 28(2)
DCG Party Statutes, Art. 77(3)
SDP Party Statutes, Art. 93(4)
URA Party Statutes, Art. 33(2)
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.