Parliament of Montenegro Skupština Crne Gore Скупштина Црне Горе Kuvendi i Malit të Zi | |
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| 12th Parliament | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
First Vice President | Boris Pejović, PES since 30 October 2023 |
Second Vice President | Zdenka Popović, DCG since 30 October 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 81 |
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Political groups | Government (49) PES (20) ZBCG (13) DCG (7) BS (6) SNP (2) Albanian Forum (1)
Government support (4) UCG (1) Civis (1) Albanian Forum (1) Opposition (28) DPS (17) URA (4) Independents (2) SD (3) HGI (1) UDSh (1) |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation under theD'Hondt method | |
Last election | 11 June 2023 |
Next election | On or before 30 June 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of the Assembly, Boulevard of Saint Peter of Cetinje, Podgorica | |
| Website | |
| www.skupstina.me | |
TheParliament of Montenegro (Montenegrin:Skupština Crne Gore / Скупштина Црне Горе) is theunicamerallegislature ofMontenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the2006 independence referendum, the Parliament declared and ratified the independence of Montenegro on 3 June 2006. Members of the Parliament are elected usingproportional representation.
The Parliament of Montenegro was initially established by the Constitution of thePrincipality of Montenegro in 1905 and was called the Popular Assembly (Narodna skupština). It had a limited legislative role, limited by the authority of the Knjaz (Prince). The first parliament was constituted in 1906.[1] Following the incorporation of theKingdom of Montenegro into theKingdom of Yugoslavia in 1918, the Parliament of Montenegro was disbanded untilWorld War II. The Parliament was reinstated in 1944, in the form of theMontenegrin Anti-Fascist Assembly of National Liberation (CASNO), which changed its name to theMontenegrin National Assembly, and later theNational Assembly. This lasted until 1946, when a new Assembly was elected for theSocialist Republic of Montenegro, a constituent republic within theSFR Yugoslavia. The current parliament is the 23rd since the foundation of the Parliament.[2]
The Parliament appoints thePrime Minister nominated by thePresident, as well as the ministers chosen by the Prime Minister. Parliament also passes all laws in Montenegro, ratifies international treaties, appoints justices of all courts, adopts the budget and performs other duties as established by theConstitution. The Parliament can pass avote of no-confidence in the Government with a majority of the members.
A deputy has a four-year term. One deputy is elected per 6,000 voters, which in turn results in a change of total number of deputies in the parliament. Current assembly convening comprises 81 deputies.
The Parliament has 81 members (deputies) elected by aD'Hondt method system of proportional representation for a four-year term.
The 81 seats of the Parliament of Montenegro are elected in a single nationwide constituency byclosed listproportional representation. Seats are allocated using thed'Hondt method with a three percentelectoral threshold. Minority groups that account for up to 15 percent of the population are given an exemption that lowers the electoral threshold to 0.7 percent if their list fails to cross the three percent threshold. Forethnic Croats, if no list representing the population passes the 0.7 percent threshold, the list with the most votes will win one seat if it receives more than 0.35 percent of the vote.[3]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Europe Now! | 77,203 | 25.53 | 24 | +22 | |
| Together! (DPS–SD–LP–UDSh) | 70,228 | 23.22 | 21 | −12 | |
| For the Future of Montenegro (NSD–DNP–RP) | 44,565 | 14.74 | 13 | −2 | |
| Aleksa and Dritan – Count Bravely! (Democrats–URA) | 37,730 | 12.48 | 11 | −1 | |
| Bosniak Party | 21,423 | 7.08 | 6 | +3 | |
| SNP–DEMOS | 9,472 | 3.13 | 2 | −4 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Montenegro | 9,010 | 2.98 | 0 | −2 | |
| Justice for All | 8,380 | 2.77 | 0 | New | |
| Albanian Forum (ASh–LDSh–UNSh) | 5,767 | 1.91 | 2 | +2 | |
| Turnaround for a Safe Montenegro | 4,833 | 1.60 | 0 | New | |
| Albanian Alliance (FORCA–PD–LSMZ) | 4,512 | 1.49 | 1 | –1 | |
| People's Coalition (DHP–PCG–SCG–DSS–PZPV) | 3,630 | 1.20 | 0 | −1 | |
| Croatian Civic Initiative | 2,226 | 0.74 | 1 | +1 | |
| Movement for Changes | 1,993 | 0.66 | 0 | −5 | |
| Yes, We Can! | 1,444 | 0.48 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 302,416 | 100.00 | 81 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 302,416 | 99.05 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,890 | 0.95 | |||
| Total votes | 305,306 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 542,468 | 56.28 | |||
| Source:RTC | |||||
In 2024, SpeakerAndrija Mandić introduced a new visual identity for the Parliament of Montenegro, presenting a logo depicting thePalace of Zeta Banovina, a building that had once housed key institutions in Montenegro.[4] Mandić stated that the design was chosen to honourCetinje as Montenegro’s historic capital.[4] The move drew criticism from opposition parties withDemocratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro MP Andrija Nikolić questioned the authority to implement the change and argued that theZeta Banovina symbol evoked a period when Montenegro lost its name.[4]
