2017 Montenegrin municipal elections

Local elections were held on 12 March 2017 in Nikšić, on 7 May in Herceg Novi and on 26 November in the municipalities of Cetinje, Mojkovac and Petnjica, as well as Tuzi, which is set to become a municipality in 2018.[1]

2017 Montenegrin local elections
Montenegro
← 2016 12 March-7 May (Nikšić and H. Novi)
26 November (3 municipalities)
2018 →

170 seats in local parliaments
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
DPS Milo Đukanović 60.58 103 +25
DCG Aleksa Bečić 12.35 21 New
SD Ivan Brajović 5.88 10 New
DF Andrija Mandić 4.70 8 −17
URA Dritan Abazović 3.52 6 New
BS Rafet Husović 2.94 5 +1
SDP Ranko Krivokapić 2.94 5 −23
SNP Vladimir Joković 2.35 4 −11
NL Savo Marić 1.74 3 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Mayoral seats before Mayoral seats after
DPS (5) DPS (4)
DCG (1)

Results

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March election

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Nikšić

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Party Votes % Seats[2]
Democratic Party of Socialists 21,104 80.18% 37
Social Democrats 2,324 8.83% 4
Invalid votes/blank 2,894 10.99% -

Local election for Nikšić Municipality was held on 12 March 2017. It was boycotted by all the opposition parties after the Government announced the imprisonment of the leaders of the opposition coalition Democratic Front.[3] Only the ruling DPS and its minor partner SD ran in the election, with voter turnout at 45%, while 11% of the votes cast were spoilt.

Turnout: 45.00%

Elected mayor: Veselin Grbović (DPS)

May elections

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Herceg Novi

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Party Votes % Seats[4]
Democratic Party of Socialists 5,134 31.35% 12
Democrats 3,967 24.22% 9
Democratic Front 1,759 10.74% 4
Novi List 1,274 7.78% 3
Socialist People's Party 894 5.46% 2
The Choice 813 4.96% 1
Social Democrats 759 4.63% 1
Social Democratic PartyURA 673 4.11% 1
Civic List for Herceg Novi 603 3.68% 1
DEMOS 191 1.17% -
Montenegrin 187 1.14% -
Boka Democratic League 122 0.74% -
Invalid votes/blank 330 - -

Turnout: 67.02%

Elected mayor: Stevan Katić (Democrats)


November elections

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Cetinje

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Party Votes % Seats[5]
Democratic Party of Socialists 4,391 44.1% 16
United Reform Action 1,434 14.4% 5
Democrats 1,375 13.8% 5
Social Democratic Party 926 9.3% 3
Old Guard of the Liberal Alliance 672 6.7% 2
Social Democrats 579 5.8% 2
Democratic Front 195 2% -
Montenegrin 194 2% -
Positive Montenegro 114 1.1% -
SNPLiberal Party 84 0.8% -
Invalid votes/blank

Turnout: 70.9%

Elected mayor: Aleksandar Kašćelan (DPS)

Mojkovac

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Party Votes % Seats[6]
Democratic Party of Socialists 3,195 54.6% 18
Democrats 1,003 17.1% 5
Democratic Front 785 13.4% 4
Socialist People's Party 376 6.4% 2
Social Democrats 210 3.6% 1
United Reform Action 204 3.5% 1
Social Democratic Party 79 1.3% -
Invalid votes/blank 85

Turnout: 83.5%

Elected mayor: Ranko Mišnić (DPS)

Petnjica

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Party Votes % Seats[7]
Democratic Party of Socialists 1745 57,9% 20
Bosniak Party 441 14,6% 5
Social Democrats 348 11,5% 3
Social Democratic Party 154 5,1% 1
Bosniak Democratic Union 103 3,4% 1
Democrats 98 3,3% 1
Positive Montenegro 69 2,3% -
Socialist People's Party 56 1,9% -
Invalid votes/blank 22

Turnout: 48.66%

Elected mayor: Samir Agović (DPS)

Tuzi, Podgorica

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Party Votes % Seats[8]
Democratic Party of Socialists 2881 41,2% 14
Albanian Alternative 1358 19,4% 7
Bosniak Party 751 10,7% 3
Democratic League 586 8,4% 3
Democratic Union of Albanians 440 6,3% 2
Democrats 388 5,6% 2
Social Democrats 310 4,4% 1
Social Democratic Party 151 2,2% -
Socialist People's Party 124 1,8% -
Invalid votes/blank 59

Turnout: 60.7%

Elected mayor: Nik Gjeloshaj (AA)

December elections

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Kumbor

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Party Votes % Seats[9]
Democratic Party of Socialists-Social Democrats 3,195 18,1% 9
Democrats 1,003 17.9% 8
Democratic Front-Socialist People's Party 785 13.4% 8
United Montenegro 191 3.1% 1
SDP-URA 79 1.3% -
Invalid votes/blank 85

Turnout: 83.5%

Elected mayor: Branko Vukić (Democrats)

References

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  1. ^ Izbori na Cetinju, Mojkovcu i Petnjici 26. novembra Vijesti, 25 September 2017
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). www.oiknk.me. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  3. ^ "Opozicija jednoglasno: Bojkot izbora u Nikšiću". February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Results" (PDF). www.hercegnovi.me. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  5. ^ "Socijaldemokrate odlučuju na Cetinju - Vijesti.me". Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  6. ^ "Marković razbio opoziciju u Mojkovcu - Vijesti.me". Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  7. ^ "Petnjica: DPS osvojio apsolutnu vlast - Vijesti.me". Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2019-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Marković razbio opoziciju u Mojkovcu - Vijesti.me". Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.