Montenegrin local elections, 2008
Encyclopedia
Municipal elections were held in two municipalities
of Montenegro
on 6 April 2008. Elections were also held on 9 November 2008 in Kotor
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
on 6 April 2008. Elections were also held on 9 November 2008 in Kotor
Kotor
Kotor is a coastal city in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Gulf of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative center of the municipality....
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Herceg Novi
17,039 or 68.4% of eligible voters voted. 16,649 of the votes are valid and 390 invalid.| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist People's Party Herceg Novi Socialist People's Party of Montenegro The Socialist People's Party of Montenegro is a socialist opposition political party in Montenegro. It has 16 MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro, which it won on the 2009 parliamentary election... - Dejan Mandić "Both Word and Act" (Социјалистичка народна партија Херцег Нови - Дејан Мандић "И ријеч и дјело") |
5,151 | 30.94% | 12 |
| Democratic Party of Socialists Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is the ruling social-democratic political party in Montenegro.... - European Herceg Novi No Dilemma DPS (Демократска партија социјалиста - "Европски Херцег-Нови" Без дилеме ДПС) |
4,540 | 27.27% | 11 |
| Serb List, SL Serb List Serb List was a political alliance in Montenegro. In contrast to other political coalitions, the Serb List was not simply a coalition of parties, but an entity on its own; for instance, the MPs elected on its list are not considered to represent the party they originally come from, but the Serb List... - Andrija Mandić Andrija Mandic Andrija Mandić is a Montenegrin politician. He is the President of the major ethnic Serb political party in Montenegro, the New Serb Democracy... (Српска листа, СЛ - Андрија Мандић) |
2,425 | 14.56% | 5 |
| Movement for Changes, PZP Movement for Changes Movement for Changes is a political party in Montenegro which has a proclaimed goal to integrate their country into the European Union and to support political and economic reforms to bring it into line with European norms... - Nebojša Medojević Nebojša Medojevic Nebojša Medojević is a politician in Montenegro. He is the president of Movement for Changes , a political party emerging from the Montenegrin NGO Group for Changes... (Покрет за промјене, ПЗП - Небојша Медојевић) |
1,526 | 9.17% | 3 |
| Social Democratic Party of Montenegro Social Democratic Party of Montenegro The Social Democratic Party of Montenegro is a political party in Montenegro.... , SDP - "The Right Team for Herceg Novi" (СДП - "Прави тим за Херцег-Нови") |
997 | 5.99% | 2 |
| People's Party, NS People's Party (Montenegro) The People's Party is an opposition populist political party in Montenegro. It is the main conservative party in Montenegro, as opposed to ruling party and its main opposition, both of which are socialist orientated.At the last legislative elections in Montenegro, in March 2009, NS formed a... (Народна странка, НС) |
692 | 4.16% | 1 |
| Democratic Centre of Boka Democratic Centre of Boka Democratic Centre of Boka a political party in Montenegro. The party is based on the coastal town of Herceg Novi. Its goal is to fight for the greater good of Herceg Novi.... - Dr Dejan Ćorović (Демократски центар Боке - Др. Дејан Ћоровић) |
620 | 3.72% | 1 |
| Democratic Serb Party - Dr Ranko Kadić (Демократска српска странка - Др. Ранко Кадић) | 374 | 2.25% | 1 |
| Liberal Liberal Party of Montenegro The Liberal Party of Montenegro is a centre-left liberal political party in Montenegro. The party advocated liberalism and the bringing down of Milo Đukanović's rule, seeing it as authoritarian and undemocratic... and Civic Civic Party of Montenegro The Civic Party of Montenegro is a political party in Montenegro.On last legislative elections in Montenegro, the party did not manage to win a seat in Montenegrin Parliament... Party "Liberals of Herceg Novi" (Либерална и грађанска партија "Либерали Херцег-Новог") |
324 | 1.95% | 0 |
Tivat
The turnout was 65.2% or 7,062. There were 6,938 valid votes and 124 invalid.| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is the ruling social-democratic political party in Montenegro.... (Демократска партија социјалиста, ДПС) |
2,209 | 31.84% | 12 |
| Serb List Serb List Serb List was a political alliance in Montenegro. In contrast to other political coalitions, the Serb List was not simply a coalition of parties, but an entity on its own; for instance, the MPs elected on its list are not considered to represent the party they originally come from, but the Serb List... (SNS, NSS People's Socialist Party of Montenegro People Socialist Party of Montenegro was an opposition political party in Montenegro within the Serbian List due to its support of political union of Montenegro with Serbia, holding 1 seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro... , SSR Party of Serb Radicals Party of Serb Radicals is a political party in Montenegro. It is the Montenegrin branch of the Serbian Radical Party. The SSR is led by Duško Sekulić. The SSR was part of the Serb List.... , DSJ Democratic Party of Unity Democratic Party of Unity is a political party in the Montenegro, it was a member of the Serbian List alliance. Its president is Zoran Žižić.... ) (Српска листа (СНС, НСС, ССР, ДСЈ)) |
1,025 | 14.77% | 5 |
| Social Democratic Party of Montenegro Social Democratic Party of Montenegro The Social Democratic Party of Montenegro is a political party in Montenegro.... , SDP (Социјалдемократска партија, СДП) |
773 | 11.14% | 4 |
| Movement for Changes, PzP Movement for Changes Movement for Changes is a political party in Montenegro which has a proclaimed goal to integrate their country into the European Union and to support political and economic reforms to bring it into line with European norms... (Покрет за промјене, ПзП) |
690 | 9.94% | 3 |
| Croatian Civic Initiative Croatian Civic Initiative The Croatian Civic Initiative is a Croat minority political party in Montenegro. The party was formed in 2002. It first participated in elections in the Tivat municipality that year, and is still based in the town... (Хрватска грађанска иницијатива) |
676 | 9.74% | 3 |
| Socialist People's Party, SNP Socialist People's Party of Montenegro The Socialist People's Party of Montenegro is a socialist opposition political party in Montenegro. It has 16 MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro, which it won on the 2009 parliamentary election... (Социјалистичка народна партија, СНП) |
518 | 7.47% | 2 |
| Liberal Party, LP Liberal Party of Montenegro The Liberal Party of Montenegro is a centre-left liberal political party in Montenegro. The party advocated liberalism and the bringing down of Milo Đukanović's rule, seeing it as authoritarian and undemocratic... (Либерална партија, ЛП) |
324 | 4.67% | 1 |
| People's Party, NS (Народна странка, НС) | 303 | 4.37% | 1 |
| Democratic Serb Party, DSS Democratic Serb Party of Montenegro The Democratic Serb Party or DSS is a Serbian political party in Montenegro. It was formed in 2003 following a split from the Serb People's Party led by Dr. Božidar Bojović who was its first party leader. Its second and current leader is Dr. Ranko Kadić... (Демократска српска странка, ДСС) |
297 | 4.28% | 1 |
| Civic Group Montenegrin Democratic Movement (Грађанска група Црногорски Демократски Покрет) | 123 | 1.77% | 0 |
Kotor
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPS Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is the ruling social-democratic political party in Montenegro.... "For the Welfare of Kotor" - Branislav-Boro Kašćelan (ДПС "За добро Котора" - Бранислав-Боро Кашћелан) |
4,607 | 40.81 | 14 |
| SNP Socialist People's Party of Montenegro The Socialist People's Party of Montenegro is a socialist opposition political party in Montenegro. It has 16 MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro, which it won on the 2009 parliamentary election... "It is Time for Kotor" - Dr Branko-Baćo Ivanović (СНП "Вријеме је за Котор" - Др. Бранко-Баћо Ивановић) |
2,159 | 19.12 | 7 |
| Coalition Serb List Serb List Serb List was a political alliance in Montenegro. In contrast to other political coalitions, the Serb List was not simply a coalition of parties, but an entity on its own; for instance, the MPs elected on its list are not considered to represent the party they originally come from, but the Serb List... - Ljubo Božović (Коалиција Српска листа - Љубо Божовић) |
1,305 | 11.56 | 4* |
| SDP - Dr Andrija Lompar Andrija Lompar Andrija Lompar is a Montenegrin politician and the current Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications in the Government of Montenegro... (СДП - Др. Андрија Ломпар) |
1,083 | 9.59 | 3 |
| Liberal Party Liberal Party of Montenegro The Liberal Party of Montenegro is a centre-left liberal political party in Montenegro. The party advocated liberalism and the bringing down of Milo Đukanović's rule, seeing it as authoritarian and undemocratic... - For Us Kotorans - Andrija-Puro Popović (Либерална партија - За нас Которане - Андрија-Пуро Поповић) |
787 | 6.97 | 2 |
| Movement for Changes Movement for Changes Movement for Changes is a political party in Montenegro which has a proclaimed goal to integrate their country into the European Union and to support political and economic reforms to bring it into line with European norms... "Let Us move Kotor" - Dr Marina Roganović (Покрет за промјене "Покренимо Котор" - Др. Марина Рогановић) |
533 | 4.72 | 1 |
| People's Party People's Party (Montenegro) The People's Party is an opposition populist political party in Montenegro. It is the main conservative party in Montenegro, as opposed to ruling party and its main opposition, both of which are socialist orientated.At the last legislative elections in Montenegro, in March 2009, NS formed a... - Emil Kriještorac (Народна странка - Емил Кријешторац) |
439 | 3.89 | 1 |
| Croatian Civic Initiative Croatian Civic Initiative The Croatian Civic Initiative is a Croat minority political party in Montenegro. The party was formed in 2002. It first participated in elections in the Tivat municipality that year, and is still based in the town... - Josip Gržetić (Хрватска грађанска иницијатива - Јосип Гржетић) |
375 | 3.32 | 1 |
- - Serb People's Party, Party of Serb RadicalsParty of Serb RadicalsParty of Serb Radicals is a political party in Montenegro. It is the Montenegrin branch of the Serbian Radical Party. The SSR is led by Duško Sekulić. The SSR was part of the Serb List....
, People's Socialist Party of MontenegroPeople's Socialist Party of MontenegroPeople Socialist Party of Montenegro was an opposition political party in Montenegro within the Serbian List due to its support of political union of Montenegro with Serbia, holding 1 seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro...
, Democratic Party of UnityDemocratic Party of UnityDemocratic Party of Unity is a political party in the Montenegro, it was a member of the Serbian List alliance. Its president is Zoran Žižić....
, Democratic Centre of BokaDemocratic Centre of BokaDemocratic Centre of Boka a political party in Montenegro. The party is based on the coastal town of Herceg Novi. Its goal is to fight for the greater good of Herceg Novi....
and Democratic Serb Party