IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Montenegro

Montenegro

629,355
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

542,468
Registered Voters (as of June 11, 2023)

65.93%
Average Turnout

17
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.615
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: N/A

SIGI* Score: 13.0
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Sept. 27, 2007
Ratified Date: Nov. 2, 2009

HDI* Score: 0.862
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Montenegrin Presidency	None	Head of State
Montenegrin Assembly	Skupstina	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Jakov MILATOVIĆ
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dritan ABAZOVIĆ
Assembly: Montenegro has a unicameral Assembly (Skupstina) with 81 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
Prime Minister is nominated by the president with the approval of the parliament.
In the Assembly (Skupstina) 81 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.
- There is a three percent threshold to gain representation. If none of the lists of a specific minority group achieve a threshold of 3 percent, a lower threshold of 0.7 percent is used (for Croatians, this becomes 0.4 percent).

Elections

2023-06-11 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 305,125
Registered 542,468
Turnout 56.25

2023-04-02 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 380,281
Registered 542,154
Turnout 70.14

2023-03-19 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 341,551
Registered 542,154
Turnout 63.0

2020-08-30 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 413,894
Registered 540,026
Turnout 76.64

2018-04-15 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 340,462
Registered 532,599
Turnout 63.92

2016-10-16 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 387,765
Registered 528,817
Turnout 73.33

2013-04-07 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 326,803
Registered 514,055
Turnout 63.57

2012-10-14 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 362,712
Registered 514,055
Turnout 70.56

2009-03-29 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 329,819
Registered 498,305
Turnout 66.19

2008-04-06 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 334,455
Registered 490,412
Turnout 68.2

2006-09-10 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 345,757
Registered 484,718
Turnout 71.33

2006-05-21 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 419,240
Registered 484,718
Turnout 86.49

2003-05-11 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 221,752
Registered 458,339
Turnout 48.38

2003-02-09 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 212,781
Registered 456,981
Turnout 46.56

2002-12-22 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Presidency
Votes 209,598
Registered 456,981
Turnout 45.87

2002-10-20 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 340,050
Registered 456,981
Turnout 74.41

1998-05-31 | Status: Held
Montenegrin Assembly
Votes 347,984
Registered 457,633
Turnout 76.04

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Montenegrin Assembly	2023-06-11	Held	305,125	542,468	56.25
Montenegrin Presidency	2023-04-02	Held	380,281	542,154	70.14
Montenegrin Presidency	2023-03-19	Held	341,551	542,154	63.0
Montenegrin Assembly	2020-08-30	Held	413,894	540,026	76.64
Montenegrin Presidency	2018-04-15	Held	340,462	532,599	63.92
Montenegrin Assembly	2016-10-16	Held	387,765	528,817	73.33
Montenegrin Presidency	2013-04-07	Held	326,803	514,055	63.57
Montenegrin Assembly	2012-10-14	Held	362,712	514,055	70.56
Montenegrin Assembly	2009-03-29	Held	329,819	498,305	66.19
Montenegrin Presidency	2008-04-06	Held	334,455	490,412	68.2
Montenegrin Assembly	2006-09-10	Held	345,757	484,718	71.33
Referendum	2006-05-21	Held	419,240	484,718	86.49
Montenegrin Presidency	2003-05-11	Held	221,752	458,339	48.38
Montenegrin Presidency	2003-02-09	Held	212,781	456,981	46.56
Montenegrin Presidency	2002-12-22	Held	209,598	456,981	45.87
Montenegrin Assembly	2002-10-20	Held	340,050	456,981	74.41
Montenegrin Assembly	1998-05-31	Held	347,984	457,633	76.04

Voter Turnout

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