Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2012

Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2012
Montenegro
14 October 2012
Party Leader % Seats ±
ECG Milo Đukanović 45.60 39 -7
DF Miodrag Lekić 22.82 20 +7
SNP Srđan Milić 11.06 9 -7
PCG Darko Pajović 8.24 7 New
BS Rafet Husović 4.17 3 +2
ZJ Genci Nimanbegu 1.45 1 -1
AK Fatmir Đeka 1.05 1 0
HGI Marija Vučinović 0.40 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Igor Lukšić
DPS
Milo Đukanović
DPS

Early parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 14 October 2012.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Coalition for a European Montenegro led by Milo Đukanović, which won 39 of the 81 seats.

Electoral system

Elections in Montenegro are free, with the right of secret ballot guaranteed. Because the country has a single national voting district, all votes cast at individual voting stations across the country went towards a single total. The electoral threshold was 3%, so electoral lists receiving under three percent of the total votes cast were crossed out, and the MPs within the assembly were split amongst the remaining lists. Seats were distributed by the D'Hondt method, which slightly favors leading lists above the smaller ones. The Parliament's mandate lasts four years.

Parties and coalitions

Several coalitions were formed or continued for the election:[2]

Coalition Constituent parties
Coalition for a European MontenegroDemocratic Party of Socialists, the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party
Democratic FrontMovement for Changes and New Serb Democracy
Serb National AllianceParty of Serb Radicals, the Democratic Serb Party and the Serbian National Council
Serb UnitySerbian People's Party, the Serb List, the Serb Homeland Party, Serbian Radical Party and the Democratic Centre of Boka
TogetherParty of Pensioners, Disabled and Social Justice and the Yugoslav Communist Party of Montenegro
For UnityNew Democratic Power – FORCA, Albanian Coalition "Perspective" and the Citizens Initiative
Albanian CoalitionDemocratic League in Montenegro, the Democratic Party and the Albanian Alternative.

A newly formed party, Positive Montenegro led by Darko Pajović, ran independently.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Coalition for a European Montenegro165,38045.6039–7
Democratic Front82,77322.8220+7
Socialist People's Party40,13111.069–7
Positive Montenegro29,8818.247New
Bosniak Party15,1244.173+2
Serb Unity5,2751.450New
For Unity5,2441.451–1
Albanian Coalition3,8241.0510
Serb National Alliance3,0850.850New
Democratic Union of Albanians2,8480.790–1
Croatian Civic Initiative1,4700.4010
Together1,3840.380New
Albanian Youth Alliance5310.150New
Invalid/blank votes5,7641.59
Total362,71410081
Registered voters/turnout514,05570.56
Source: State Electoral Commission of Montenegro
Vote share
ECG
 
45.60%
DF
 
22.82%
SNP
 
11.06%
PCG
 
8.24%
BS
 
4.17%
Others
 
8.11%

References

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