2012–14 Montenegrin municipal elections

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2012-14 Montenegrin municipal elections
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  2008-10 March 2012 - May 2014 2016-18  
 
Party DPS SNP BS
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Party SDP Forca
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Montenegrin municipal elections were held in all 23 municipalities, between March 2012 and May 2014.

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Results

Podgorica

PartyVotes%Seats [1]
Coalition for European Podgorica 49.14647.2%29
Democratic Front 30.00227.6%17
Socialist People's Party 14.77614.9%8
SDP-Positive Montenegro 9.4548.8%5
Albanian Coalition 1.2420.8%0

Elected mayor: Slavoljub Stijepović (DPS) [2]

Nikšić

PartyPercentageSeats [3]
Coalition for European Montenegro 51.7%23
Democratic Front 31.2%13
Socialist People's Party 8.5%3
Positive Montenegro 6.6%2

Elected mayor - Veselin Grbović (European Montenegro - Positive)

Herceg Novi

PartyPercentageSeats [4]
Democratic Party of Socialists 35.6%13
The Choice - Local Group of Citizens24.9%9
Let's Save Herceg Novi - SNP, DF 23.3%8
Novi List5.3%2
Social Democratic Party 5.2%2

Turnout - 68.2% Elected mayor - Nikša Gojković (The Choice - DPS coalition)

Results in rest of municipalities

At elections in the rest of municipalities ruling DPS stay in power in most municipalities. It held an absolute majority in Bar, Žabljak, Budva and Bijelo Polje, formed ruling coalitions with SDP in Danilovgrad, Pljevlja, Andrijevica, Šavnik, Tivat, Cetinje, Kotor and Mojkovac and with Bosniak Party in Plav, Rožaje, Petnjica and Gusinje, and in Herceg Novi, where DPS-SDP coalition formed majority with local parties. [5] The opposition won only in Plužine, where the local SNP won absolute power, in Berane, where the opposition formed a joint coalition at the local level and in Kolašin where SDP form an post-election coalition with opposition to form local government. While in Ulcinj, the local government formed the Albanian minority parties.

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References

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  2. Zvanično na čelu glavnog grada: Migo Stijepović gradonačelnik Podgorice, Vijesti, 6 October 2014
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  4. , Radio Jadran, 18 December 2014
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