Montenegro
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holds national election for the
Parliament
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and the office of
President
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. Montenegro has a
multi-party
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system with numerous
parties
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. The Parliament has 81 members elected by a system of
proportional representation
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using
D'Hondt method
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for a four-year term. To enter the national parliament, parties have to surpass the electoral threshold of 3%, except for minority lists, for which that threshold does not apply. President is elected at large, with a second round runoff between the two first placed candidates, if no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round.
Latest elections
2020 Parliamentary election
2018 Presidential elections
See also
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Electoral calendar
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January
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Electoral system
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External links
Adam Carr's Election ArchiveThe Njegoskij Fund Public Project >> Today's Montenegro >> Politics
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