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The Greens of Montenegro (Montenegrin : Zeleni Crne Gore was a short-lived green politics party in Montenegro. It was officially registered in the government as a non-governmental organisation (NGO). It was founded at the Institutional conference held on 2 February 2002 and was registered as a NGO on 21 March 2002. NGO founder and most prominent member was Montenegrin physicist Dragan Hajduković, who was a candidate for the President of Montenegro in December 2002 and February 2003, both elections were declared invalid due to low turnout, [1] and finally in May 2003, when he won the third place with 4.4% of votes.

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  1. Montenegro poll fails BBC News, 9 February 2003