Montenegro

Parliament

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
30 Aug 2020
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Early elections
Number of seats at stake
81
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
11
Total number of candidates
778
Number of male candidates
510
Number of female candidates
268
Percentage of women candidates
34.4%

Voter turnout

Registered voters
540,026
Voters
413,894
Voter turnout
76.6%

Results

About the election

The opposition coalition (see note 1) – which seeks closer ties with Serbia and Russia – won a slim majority, taking 41 seats in the 81-member Parliament. It took 11 more seats than President Milo Djukanovic’s pro-Western Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), which had been in power since 1991. On 4 December, Parliament approved the opposition-coalition Cabinet led by Mr. Zdravko Krivokapic (For the Future of Montenegro), thereby achieving the first powershift in nearly three decades. The new Prime Minister promised to “make Montenegro similar to Luxembourg in four years”. The new coalition government will continue on a “pro-European and pro-Western” path and honour all current international commitments, such as membership of NATO.

During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the Law on Religious Communities (see note 2), economic development and the country’s accession to the European Union.

Note 1:

The coalition comprised “For the Future of Montenegro” (which itself is an 11-party coalition, led by Mr. Zdravko Krivokapic), Peace is Our Nation (led by Mr. Aleksa Bečić) and Black on White (led by Mr. Dritan Abazovic).

Note 2:

Under this Law, passed by Parliament in December 2019, the religious community would need to prove property ownership from before 1918, when Montenegro joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the predecessor of the now-defunct Yugoslavia. The Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro opposed the law, arguing that it would allow the State to confiscate its property.

Number of parties winning seats
9
Percentage of parties winning seats
81.8%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
37.0%
Alternation of power after elections
Yes
Number of parties in government
3
Names of parties in government
For the Future of Montenegro, Peace is Our Nation, Black on White

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) 30
For the Future of Montenegro 27
Peace is Our Nation 10
Black on White 4
Social Democrats (SD) 3
Bosniak Party (BS) 3
Social Democratic Party (SDP) 2
Albanian Coalition 1
Albanian List 1
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
63
Number of women elected
18
Percentage of women elected
22.2%
Women Directly Elected
18
Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
63
Total number of women after the election
18
Percentage of women after the election
22.2%
First-term parliamentarians
34
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
42.0%
Date of the first session
23 Sep 2020

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Aleksa Bečić (Male)
Date of birth: 1987
Political party
Peace is Our Nation
Date of election
23 Sep 2020

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No