2002 Montenegrin parliamentary election

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2002 Montenegrin parliamentary election
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  2001 20 October 2002 2006  
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
ECG Milo Đukanović 47.9839+3
ZZP Predrag Bulatović 38.4330-3
LSCG Miodrag Živković 5.854-2
AZ Fuad Nimani 2.4420
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
MontenegroParliament2002.png
Dark Blue: absolute ZZP majority
Light Blue: relative ZZP majority
Red: DPS-SDP absolute majority
Orange: relative DPS-SDP majority
Pink: AZ relative majority
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Filip Vujanović
DPS
Milo Đukanović
DPS

Parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 20 October 2002. [1] The result was a victory for the For a European Montenegro alliance formed by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which won 39 of the 75 seats. [2] It was the last parliamentary election held in Montenegro prior to independence referendum in 2006.

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Electoral system

Of the 75 seats in Parliament, 73 were elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and two were elected in a special constituency for the Albanian minority. [3] The electoral threshold was set at 3% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. [3] Closed lists were used with a single list for both constituencies, although parties only had to award half their seats according to the order of the list, with the remaining half free for them to allocate. [3]

Contesting parties

NameAbbreviationIdeologyLeader
European Montenegro Democratic Party of Socialists
Demokratska partija socijalista
Демократска партија социјалиста
DPS Social democracy
Separatism
Milo Đukanović
Social Democratic Party
Socijaldemokratska partija
Социјалдемократска партија
SDP Social democracy
Separatism
Ranko Krivokapić
Together for Change Socialist People's Party
Socijalistička narodna partija
Социјалистичка народна партија
SNP Social conservatism
Unionism
Predrag Bulatović
Serb People's Party
Srpska Narodna stranka
Српска Народна странка
SNS National conservatism
Unionism
Andrija Mandić
People's Party
Narodna stranka
Народна странка
NS Cultural conservatism
Unionism
Dragan Šoć
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro
Liberalni savez Crne Gore
Либерални савез Црне Горе
LSCG Liberalism
Separatism
Miodrag Živković
Albanians Together Democratic League in Montenegro
Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori
Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi
DS Albanian minority interests
Liberal conservativism
Mehmet Bardhi
Democratic Union of Albanians
Demokratska unija Albanaca
Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve
DUA Albanian minority interests
Social conservatism
Fuad Nimani

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
European Montenegro 167,16647.9839+3
Together for Change 133,90038.4330–3
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro 20,3655.854–2
Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia 9,9202.8500
Albanians Together 8,4982.4420
Bosniak Democratic Coalition2,4460.700New
Socialist Party of Yugoslavia with Communists2,2420.640New
Bosniak Coalition2,1730.620New
Party of Savings and Social Security8510.2400
SRS8370.240New
Total348,398100.0075–2
Valid votes348,39898.67
Invalid/blank votes4,7041.33
Total votes353,102100.00
Registered voters/turnout455,79177.47
Source: Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1372. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1375.
  3. 1 2 3 Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1370.