2016–2018 Montenegrin municipal elections

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2016-18 Montenegrin municipal elections
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  2012-14 7 April 2016 – 27 May 2018 2020  
 
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Mayoral seats
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
DPS Milo Đukanović 46.81368+35
DCG Aleksa Bečić 10.4385New
DF Andrija Mandić 8.9070-57
SD Ivan Brajović 8.0163New
SNP Vladimir Joković 7.5059-56
BS Rafet Husović 4.4535+1
SDP Ranko Krivokapić 3.5628-58
URA Dritan Abazović 2.2918New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Montenegrin municipal elections were held in all 23 municipalities, between April 2016 and May 2018.

Contents

Results

2016 elections

Tivat

Summary of the 7 April 2016 Tivat local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)3,37444.7417+5
Social Democrats (SD)78710.434+4
Social Democratic Party (SDP)5637.462-3
Tivat Action (TA)5447.212+2
Socialist People's Party (SNP)4716.252-2
Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI)3945.222-2
Democratic Serb Party (DSS)3654.841-1
Boka Forum (BF)3274.341+1
Arsenal for Tivat (AzT)3204.241+1
Montenegrin Democratic Union (CDU)1822.41
Party of Serb Radicals (SSR)1391.84
Tivat Liberals (Liberal Party)761.01-1
Source [1]

This election was boycotted by several opposition parties and coalitions due to unfair conditions. [2]

Budva

Summary of the 16 October 2016 Budva local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)3,88333.4512-2
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)2,26319.497+7
Democratic Front (DF)2,23119.227-2
Montenegrin Democratic Union (CDU)9318.023+3
Coalition SNP-DEMOS 7736.602-1
Coalition SDP-URA-Liberals 6035.191-2
Social Democrats (SD)4563.921+1
Civic Action (GA)2051.76
Positive Montenegro (PCG)1341.15-3
Independent list "Uplift Budva"1281.10
Source [3]

Kotor

Summary of the 16 October 2016 Kotor local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)4,01432.7112+1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)1,80114.685+5
Democratic Front (DF)1,66013.535-1
Socialist People's Party (SNP)9968.123-1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)9777.963-1
Social Democrats (SD)6975.682+2
Liberal Party (LP)5354.361-1
United Reform Action (URA)4153.381+1
Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI)3823.101
Party of Serb Radicals (SSR)3532.88
Democratic Alliance (DEMOS)2642.15
Positive Montenegro (PCG)1771.44-3
Source [4]

Andrijevica

Summary of the 16 October 2016 Andrijevica local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)1,86557.0720-8
Democratic Front (DF)54416.655+5
Socialist People's Party (SNP)51815.855+3
Social Democrats (SD)1374.191+1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)812.23
Democratic Alliance (DEMOS)812.23
Positive Montenegro (PCG)421.28-2
Source [5]

Gusinje

Summary of the 16 October 2016 Gusinje local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) ?26.89+1
Party for Gusinje (PzG) ?18.46
Social Democrats (SD) ?13.74+4
Democratic League (DS) ?11.53-1
Social Democratic Party (SDP) ?10.13+1
Coalition DUA-AA  ?8.93-1
Bosniak Party (BS) ?5.21-1
Socialist People's Party (SNP) ?4.61
Source [6]

2017 elections

Nikšić

Summary of the 12 March 2017 Nikšić local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)21,10480.1837+18
Social Democrats (SD)2,3248.834+4
Invalid votes/blank2,89410.99
Source [7]

Local election for Nikšić Municipality was held on 12 March 2017. It was boycotted by all the opposition parties after the Government announced the imprisonment of the leaders of the opposition coalition Democratic Front. [8] Only the ruling DPS and its minor partner SD ran in the election, with voter turnout at 45%, while 11% of the votes cast were spoilt.

Herceg Novi

Summary of the 7 May 2017 Herceg Novi local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)5,13431.3512-1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)3,96724.229+9
Democratic Front (DF)1,75910.744-1
Novi List (NL)1,2747.783+1
Socialist People's Party (SNP)8945.462-1
The Choice (Izbor)8134.961-8
Social Democrats (SD)7594.631+1
Social Democratic PartyUnited Reform Action 6734.111-1
Civic List for Herceg Novi6033.681+1
Democratic Alliance (DEMOS)1911.17
The Montenegrin (CG)1871.14
Boka Democratic League1220.74
Source [9]

Cetinje

Summary of the 26 November 2017 Cetinje local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)4,39144.116-3
United Reform Action (URA)1,43414.45+5
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)1,37513.85+5
Social Democratic Party (SDP)9269.33-2
Old Guard of the Liberal Alliance 6726.72+2
Social Democrats (SD)5795.82+2
Democratic Front (DF)1952.0-3
The Montenegrin (CG)1942.0
Positive Montenegro (PCG)1141.1-5
Socialist People's PartyLiberal Party 840.8
Source [10]

Mojkovac

Summary of the 26 November 2017 Mojkovac local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)3,19554.618+1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)1,00317.15+5
Democratic Front (DF)78513.44-3
Socialist People's Party (SNP)3766.42-3
Social Democrats (SD)2103.61+1
United Reform Action (URA)2043.51+1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)791.3-1
Source [11]

Petnjica

Summary of the 26 November 2017 Petnjica local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)174557,920+5
Bosniak Party (BS)44114,65+1
Social Democrats (SD)34811,53+3
Social Democratic Party (SDP)1545,11-10
Bosniak Democratic Community (BDZ)1033,41+1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)983,31+1
Positive Montenegro (PCG)692,3
Socialist People's Party (SNP)561,9-1
Source [12] [13]

2018 elections

Berane

Summary of the 4 February 2018 Berane local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Berane Wins (DPS-SD-BS)7,87145.717±0
Healthy Berane (DF-SNP-UCG)6,47337.614-4
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)1,82210.64+4
SDP-DEMOS Coalition2911.7-±0
Civic list "Word"2701.6-±0
United Reform Action (URA)2511.5-±0
Civic list "Voice of the People for Berane"1530.9-±0
Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP)550.3-±0
Civic list "Progressive Berane"250.1-±0
Source [14] [15]

Ulcinj

Summary of the 4 February 2018 Ulcinj local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)2,91823.78–1
New Democratic Force (FORCA)2,85923.28+0
Wake up, Ulcinj! (PD, Perspective, LDMZ)2,38319.37±0
Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA/UDSH)1,1599.43±0
Social Democrats (SD)1,0018.13+3
United Reform Action (URA)6865.62+2
Social Democratic Party (SDP)3632.91–1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)3462.8-±0
Bosniak Party (BS)3392.81±1
Socialist People's Party and Democratic Front 2692.2-–2
Sources [16] [17]

Plužine

Summary of the 20 May 2018 Plužine local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Socialist People's Party (SNP)1,14353.416-1
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)33715.75-1
Democratic Front (DF)29313.74-1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)27012.64+4
Social Democrats (SD)984.61+1
Source [18]

Bar

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Bar local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)7,21834.615+1
Social Democrats (SD)3,82418.37+7
Independent List "I Choose Bar" - Radomir Novaković-Cakan2,58012.45+5
Democrats and United Reform Action Coalition2,40111.54+4
Social Democratic Party (SDP)1,4326.92-5
Democratic Front (DF) and Socialist People's Party (SNP)1,3336.42-11
Bosniak Party (BS)8143.91-1
True Montenegro (PCG)6623.21+1
Democratic Alliance (DEMOS)2461.2-±0
Reform for Bar1940.9-±0
Democratic League (DS/LD) and Democratic Party (DP/PD)1630.8-±0
Source [19] [20]

Bijelo Polje

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Bijelo Polje local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) - Bosniak Party (BS) - Social Democrats (SD)1381159,925+4
Democrats and United Reform Action Coalition22389,74+4
Democratic Front (DF)22209,64-1
Socialist People's Party (SNP)15576,82-5
Social Democratic Party (SDP)15256,62-3
United Montenegro (UCG)9404,11+1
Serb Coalition 5152,2-±0
Justice and Reconciliation Party and the Montenegrin 2541,1-±0
Source [21]

Danilovgrad

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Danilovgrad local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)442252,319+2
Democrats and United Reform Action Coalition153318,16+6
Social Democrats (SD)7889,33+3
SNP - DNP - JKP Coalition6357,52-2
New Serb Democracy (NSD)5146,12-7
True Montenegro (PCG)3193,81+1
Social Democratic Party (SDP)2382,8--3
Source [22]

Kolašin

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Kolašin local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)198339,013+3
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)91618,06+6
Democratic Front (DF) - Socialist People's Party (SNP)79815,75-11
Groups of voters "Šule and Mikan with Citizens for Kolašin"4909,63+3
Social Democrats (SD)4358,62+2
Social Democratic Party (SDP)3436,72-1
United Montenegro (UCG)1202,4-±0
Source [23]

Plav

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Plav local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Social Democrats (SD)148529,610+10
Bosniak Party (BS)102220,47-1
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)96219,26-5
Social Democratic Party (SDP)52810,53-4
Democratic Front (DF) and Socialist People's Party (SNP)3366,72-3
Albanian Alternative (AA)2474,91+1
Group of Voters – I vote for Plav2304,61+1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)1753,51+1
Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP)270,5-±0
Source [24]

Pljevlja

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Pljevlja local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists - Social Democrats - Bosniak Party 1013853,720+3
Democrats 374319,87+7
New Serb Democracy - Socialist People's Party - Movement for Changes 246713,14-13
Democratic People's Party - Movement for Pljevlja - True Montenegro 220711,74+4
Social Democratic Party 3371,7-±0
Source [25]

Podgorica

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Podgorica local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
DPS Coalition (DPS - BS - DUA - LP - CRN - PCG)4804747,732+3
Democrats and United Reform Action Coalition2603225,817+17
Democratic Front (DF) and Socialist People's Party (SNP)1229112,28-17
Social Democrats (SD)51225,13+3
Social Democratic Party (SDP) and DEMOS 29853,0--8
True Montenegro (PCG)23992,4-±0
Albanian Alternative (АА)14921,51+1
United Montenegro (UCG)14091,4-±0
Citizen Group – Saša Mijović7460,7-±0
Serb Coalition 1990,2-±0
Source [26]

Rožaje

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Rožaje local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Bosniak Party (BS)682550,919+2
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)372427,810-2
Social Democrats (SD)155911,64+4
Social Democratic Party (SDP)6104,61-3
Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP)3782,8--1
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)1060,8-±0
United Reform Action (URA)1000,7-±0
Compliant to Rožaje - fraternal and frank forward700,5-±0
Changes for a Better Rožaje - Aida Nina Kurpejović300,2-±0
Source [27]

Šavnik

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Šavnik local election results
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and Social Democrats (SD)86261,819+2
Socialist People's Party (SNP) and Democratic Front (DF)38127,38-5
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)15210,93+3
Source

Žabljak

Summary of the 27 May 2018 Žabljak local election results [28]
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %Total+/−
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and Social Democrats (SD)130355,818+1
Democratic Front (DF) and Socialist People's Party (SNP)52522,57-6
Democratic Montenegro (Democrats)50621,76+6
Source [25]

Statistics

Elected mayors and local governments

MunicipalityMayorPartyLocal governmentElected
Podgorica Ivan Vuković DPS DPS-SD-AA 2018
Nikšić Veselin Grbović DPS DPS-SD 2017
Bijelo Polje Petar Smolović DPS DPS-SD 2018
Bar Zoran Srzentić DPS DPS-SD-BB-BS 2018
Herceg Novi Stevan Katić DCG DCG-DF-SNP-NL-SDP-URA 2017
Pljevlja Mirko Đačić DPS DPS-SD-BS 2018
Berane Dragoslav Šćekić SNP SNP-DF-DCG 2018
Rožaje Ejup Nurković BS BS-DPS 2018
Kotor Vladimir Jokić DCG DCG-DF-SDP-URA 2016
Ulcinj Ljoro Nrekić DPS DPS-FORCA 2018
Budva Dragan Krapović DCG DCG-DF-SNP-SDP-CG-URA 2016
Danilovgrad Zorica Kovačević DPS DPS-SD 2018
Cetinje Aleksandar Kašćelan DPS DPS-SD 2017
Tivat Snežana Matijević DPS DPS-SD-HGI 2016
Plav Mirsad Bajraktarević SD SD-DPS-BS 2018
Mojkovac Ranko Mišnić DPS DPS-SD 2017
Kolašin Milosav Bulatović DPS DPS-SD 2018
Petnjica Samir Agović DPS DPS-SD 2017
Andrijevica Srđan Mašović DPS DPS-SD 2016
Gusinje Anela Čekič DPS DPS-SD-BS-DUA 2016
Žabljak Isailo Šljivančanin DPS DPS-SD 2018
Plužine Mijuško Bajagić SNP SNP 2018
Šavnik Velimir Perišić DPS DPS-SD 2018

Seats in local parliaments

DPS (368)
46.81%
DCG (85)
10.43%
DF (70)
8.90%
SD (63)
8.01%
SNP (59)
7.50%
BS (35)
4.45%
SDP (28)
3.56%
URA (18)
2.29%
AO (14)
1.78%
Minor/local (46)
5.85%

Mayoral seats

DPS (16)
69.56%
DCG (3)
13.04%
SNP (2)
8.69%
BS (1)
4.34%
SD (1)
4.34%

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