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March 19, 2023 Held

Montenegro
Montenegro
Election for Montenegrin Presidency

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:341,551
Valid Votes:338,381
Invalid Votes:3,169
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Candidate:

Milo ĐUKANOVIĆ119,673

35.37

Jakov MILATOVIĆ97,858

28.92

Andrija MANDIĆ65,386

19.32

Aleksa BEČIĆ37,562

11.10

Draginja VUKSANOVIĆ10,669

3.15

Goran DANILOVIĆ4,659

1.38

Jovan RADULOVIĆ2,574

0.7606810075033763
Election Results Modified: Apr 04, 2023

General Information

At Stake in this Election: 

  • The Presidency of Montenegro *  

* If no candidate receives over 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will advance to a second round on April 2, 2023. 

Government Structure:  

  • Chief of State: President Milo ĐUKANOVIĆ (since 20 May 2018) 

  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Dritan ABAZOVIĆ (since 28 April 2022) 

  • Assembly: unicameral assembly (Skupština) with 81 seats 

Electoral System:  

  • The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds.  The President may serve up to two 5-year terms. 

  • The Prime Minister is nominated by the president and confirmed by the assembly. 

  • The Skupstina is composed of 81 members who are directly elected by proportional representation vote in a single nationwide constituency.  Members serve 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In the 2018 presidential election, Milo ĐUKANOVIĆ was elected in the first round, winning 53.9% of the vote.  Mladen BOJANIĆ received 33.4% of the vote, Draginja VUKSANOVIĆ received 8.2%, and Marko MILACIĆ received 2.8%.  Voter turnout was 63.92%. 

New/Unique in this Election:  

This election follows a year of political upheaval in which the Skupstina passed two votes of no-confidence against the executive cabinet. 

Key Deadlines:  

Main Candidates in this Election:  

  • Milo ĐUKANOVIĆ 

  • Aleksa BEČIĆ 

  • Goran DANILOVIĆ 

  • Party: United Montenegro / Ujedinjena Crna Gora (UCG) 

  • Andrija MANDIĆ 

  • Party: Coalition for the Future of Montenegro / Koalicije za Budućnost Crne Gore

  • Jakov MILATOVIĆ 

  • Jovan RADULOVIĆ 

  • Party: Independent

  • Draginja VUKSANOVIĆ-STANKOVIĆ 

Population and Registered Voters: 

Gender Data: 

  • Female Population: 307,089 (2022 est.) 

  • CEDAW Status: Ratified (by succession) 23 Oct 2006 

  • Gender Quota:  for legislative elections, 30% of candidates on each party list must be of the less represented gender (currently women), and at least one candidate of the less represented gender must appear in each group of four on the list 

  • Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

  • Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 22 out of 81 seats in the Assembly 

Disability Data: 

IFES Resources: 

  • Does IFES have a presence in Montenegro: Yes, programming 

  • Election FAQs: Yes 

  • ElectionBase Link: Yes 

  • Election Access: Yes 

  • Election Judgements: Yes, 6 resources & 0 judgements 

Election Modified: Jul 11, 2023

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