Montenegro
Parliament
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Data on women
Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.
Current representation
Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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81
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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22
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Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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27.2%
Speaker
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Secretary general
No information available
Chairs of specialized bodies
| Specialized body | Theme | Name | Sex | Age |
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| Gender Equality Committee | Gender equality | Božena Jelušić | Female | 67 |
Data on age at the start of the legislature
Number of members, by age (2020-09 - 2023-05)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| Male | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Total <= 45: 43 | Total >= 46: 38 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 4.9% | 4.9% | 0.0% | |
| 37.0% | 30% | 7.4% | |
| 53.1% | 43% | 9.9% |
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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No
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
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.
Sources:
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)
First woman in parliament
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Year of first woman in parliament
Year in which the first woman entered parliament
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2006
Notes: Women first gained the right to vote and stand for election in 1946 in the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, the predecessor to modern-day Montenegro, and one of six republics forming the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. Before Montenegro's full independence in 2006, the first woman to enter parliament was in 1946, elected to the Socialist Republic of Montenegro's Constitutional Assembly. Dates above are based on the current Montenegrin parliament, following the June 2006 independence referendum.
First woman speaker
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Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
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2022
Women’s suffrage
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Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940.
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2006
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Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.
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2006
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Restricted or universal suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
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Universal
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Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election. More than one year may be displayed based on the status of the right: restricted or universal and shifts to the status.
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2006
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Restricted or universal
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
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No information available
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Detail of restrictions
Stand for Election: Restrictions detail
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Universal
Women's caucus
Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.