| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Skupstina / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
18 February 1998
Last amended on 21 March 2014 |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 81 |
| Constituencies |
- one nationwide constituency of 81 seats |
| Voting system |
Proportional:
Party-list system (closed list):
Political parties (independently or in coalitions) or groups of citizens submit a single election list.
Seats are attributed according to the highest average system, using the d'Hondt method. Parties or groups which obtain at least 3 per cent of the total valid votes are entitled to parliamentary representation.
Special thresholds:
- For election lists for representatives of certain minority groups or communities, as specified in the election application or title of the electoral list: In the event that none of them surpasses the 3-per-cent threshold but they win separately at least 0.7% of the valid votes, they are entitled to win up to three seats as a single (collective) electoral list based on the total number of valid votes that they collectively win. This special threshold applies to electoral lists representing the same minority groups or communities that account for up to 15% of the total population in the electoral constituency based on the latest census.
- For electoral lists representing Croatians in Montenegro: In cases where none of them wins 3% of the valid votes, or separately wins at least 0.7% of the valid votes, the most successful list that obtains no less than 0.35% of valid votes shall be entitled to one seat.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through "next-in-line" candidates from the same party. If the term of office ends for an MP of the less represented gender, the next candidate on the electoral list of the less represented gender shall be elected to replace the MP.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- citizenship of Montenegro (including naturalized citizens)
- age: at least 18 years old on election day
- residence in the country at least 24 months prior to election
- disqualifications: insanity/mental illness, undocumented immigrants |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- qualified voters
- citizenship of Montenegro (including naturalized citizens)
- age: at least 18 years old on election day
- residence in the country at least 24 months prior to election |
| Incompatibilities |
- Head of State
- ministers of State
- officials and other members of Government
- holders of judicial offices (judges)
- President and members of Constitutional Court
- Government advisers
- executives and members of the Electoral Commission
The above-mentioned incompatibilities are valid during the term of office. |
| Candidacy requirements |
- nomination by at least 0.8% of voters
- for political parties or groups of citizens that have MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro, the electoral list may be established without supporting signatures
- for political parties or groups of citizens representing minority groups or communities accounting for at least 15 % of the population: 1,000 signatures
- for electoral lists representing minority groups or communities accounting for at least 2% of the population: 300 signatures
- candidatures must be submitted at least 25 days prior to elections
- candidatures may be submitted by political parties, individually or in coalitions, as well as by groups of voters
- there is no mandatory deposit |
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