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This article lists events from the year 2016 in Montenegro.
The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is a catch-all and populist political party in Montenegro, which has been in power since the introduction of multi-party system in 1990.
Milo Đukanović is a Montenegrin politician who has served as the president of Montenegro since 20 May 2018. He served as prime minister of Montenegro in three governments from 1991 to 1998, as the president of Montenegro from 1998 to 2002, and as prime minister again from 2003 to 2006, from 2008 to 2010, and from 2012 to 2016. Đukanović is also the long-term president of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, originally the Montenegrin branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which has governed Montenegro since the introduction of multi-party politics.
Dragiša Pešić was a Montenegrin politician. He was the second last Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most important scientific institution of Montenegro.
Politics of Montenegro takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Montenegro is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Montenegro. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Montenegro a "hybrid regime" in 2019.
The government of Montenegro is the executive branch of state authority in Montenegro. It is headed by the prime minister. It comprises the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers as well as ministers.
The prime minister of Montenegro, is the head of the Government of Montenegro. The role of the Prime Minister is to direct the work of the Government, and to submit to the Parliament the Government's Program, including a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the prime minister will cause the fall of the Government.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Montenegro may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Montenegro, but households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples.
Zoran Žižić was a Montenegrin politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro in the first two Đukanović cabinets from 1991 to 1996, and was the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia following the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević in 2000.
The Accession of Montenegro to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, took place on 5 June 2017. In December 2009, Montenegro was granted a Membership Action Plan, the final step in an application for membership in the organization. A formal invitation was issued by the alliance on 2 December 2015, with accession negotiations concluded with the signature by the Foreign Ministers of an Accession Protocol on 19 May 2016. Montenegro officially joined NATO on 5 June 2017.
Sreten Asanović was a Montenegrin author who established the short-story genre in that country. Asanović was born in Donji Kokoti, near Podgorica. He completed teacher-training school, focusing on preschool education.
Rafet Husović is a Montenegrin politician of Bosniak descent who is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. He is the founder and current president of the Bosniak Party, an ethnic minority party for promotion of interests of Bosniaks of Montenegro.
A political crisis in Montenegro was initiated by the opposition parties which staged protests requesting fair elections and transitional government. Opposition coalition Democratic Front organised continuous protests in October 2015 which culminated in a large riot in Podgorica on 24 October. A split in the ruling coalition followed in January 2016, leaving the government functioning as a de facto minority government.
Duško Marković is a Montenegrin politician and the current Prime Minister of Montenegro, elected on 28 November 2016. He is also Deputy president of ruling Democratic Party of Socialists.
A coup d'état in the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica, was planned and prepared for 16 October 2016, the day of the parliamentary election, according to Montenegro's special prosecutor. In September 2017, the trial of those indicted in connection with the plot began in the High Court in Podgorica, the indictees including leaders of the Montenegrin opposition and two Russian nationals, Eduard Shishmakov and Vladimir Popov. The Russian government denied any involvement.
Marija Vučinović is a Montenegrin nautical engineer and politician.
The Marković Cabinet, led by Duško Marković, is the 41st cabinet of the Montenegro. Cabinet was elected on 28 November 2016 by a majority vote in the Parliament of Montenegro. The coalition government was composed of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), the Social Democrsts (SD), and ethnic minority parties.
Srđan Darmanović, is a Montenegrin politician, diplomat and professor at University of Montenegro Faculty of Political Sciences, current Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro since was appointed by Duško Marković on 28 November 2016
Zoran Pažin, is a Montenegrin jurist and politician, current Minister of Justice an Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro since was appointed by Duško Marković on 28 November 2016
