Presidential elections are expected to be held in

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in April 2023 to elect the

President of Montenegro The president of Montenegro ( cnr, Предсједник Црне Горе, Predsjednik Crne Gore) is the head of state of Montenegro. The current president is Milo Đukanović, who was elected in the first round of the 2018 presidential elect ...

. Previous elections held in 2018 were won by Milo Đukanović, leader of then ruling

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, with 53.90% of the vote in the first round.

Electoral system

The President of Montenegro is elected using the

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; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off is held two weeks later. In order to submit their candidacy to the State Electoral Commission, potential candidates need to collect 7,993 signatures. A new president is elected every five years, and only is eligible for two terms.

Candidates

Potential candidates

* Milo Đukanović, incumbent president (2018–present), former six-term PM, leader of the

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CeDem *

Zdravko Krivokapić Zdravko Krivokapić ( cyrl, Здравко Кривокапић; born 2 September 1958) is a Montenegrin professor and politician who served as Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022. In addition to his professorship at the Universities ...

, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2020–2022),

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, leader of For the Future list in

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. *

Aleksa Bečić Aleksa Bečić ( Cyrillic: Алекса Бечић; born 4 August 1987) is a Montenegrin politician, current member of Parliament of Montenegro, who served as the president of the Parliament from 2020 until 2022. He is the founder and current pr ...

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(2020–2022), leader of the Democrats and the Peace is Our Nation alliance. * Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2022–present),

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(2020–2022), leader of

Civic Movement URA The Civic Movement United Reform Action ( cnr, Građanski pokret Ujedinjena reformska akcija / Грађански покрет Уједињена реформска акција), commonly known as simply United Reform Action, or by its abbreviati ...

(2017–present). *

Andrija Mandić Andrija Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Мандић; born 19 January 1965) is a Montenegrin Serb politician. He is the President of the major ethnic Serb political party in Montenegro, the New Serb Democracy (NSD / NOVA). He was the h ...

, leader of the New Serb Democracy, member of presidency of the DF, presidential candidate in 2008. * Marko Carević, Mayor of Budva (2019–present), member of the New Serb Democracy and

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alliance.

References

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