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Montenegro
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Montenegro, Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia |
Parliamentary |
May 31, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Assembly of Montenegro: 78
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Description
of government structure:
- Montenegro's unicameral parliament,
the Assembly of Montenegro, consists of 78 directly elected members serving four-year
terms.
- Political parties must obtain a
three-percent census in order to enter the parliament.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Coalition:
Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), People's Party of Montenegro (PPM), and Social
Democratic Party of Montenegro (SDP)
Leaders: Milica PEJANOVIC-DJURISIC (DPS), Novak KILIBARDA (PPM), Zarko RAKCEVIC (SDP)
Seats won in this election: 42
- Party:
Socialist People's Party (SPP)
Leader: Momir BULATOVIC
Seats won in this election: 29
- Party:
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro
Leader: Slavko PEROVIC
Seats won in this election: 5
- Party:
Democratic Union of Albanians
Leader: Ferhat DINOSA
Seats won in this election: 1
- Party:
Democratic Union in Montenegro
Leader: Mehmet BARDHI
Seats won in this election: 1
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Legislative elections last held: November
3, 1996
- Seats decided in the last election to the
National Assembly: 71
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 646,740
- Number of registered voters: 458,348
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Of Interest:
- In 1992 the citizens of Montenegro, along
with those of Serbia, opted to remain a republic within the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia.
- Since the 1996 election, the number of
seats in parliament has been raised from 71 to 78.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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