1996 Montenegrin parliamentary election
{{Short description|Parliamentary election held in Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia}}
{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Montenegro
| flag_year = 1993
| election_date = 3 November 1996
| previous_election = 1992
| next_election = 1998
| party1 = Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro | leader1 = Momir Bulatović | last_election1 = 46 | seats1 = 45| percentage1 = 51.24
| party2 = Unity |colour2 = #3399ff| leader2 = Novak Kilibarda | last_election2 = 27| seats2 = 19 | percentage2 = 25.57
| party3 = Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro | leader3 = Harun Hadžić | last_election3 = new | seats3 = 3 | percentage3 = 3.47
| party4 = Democratic League in Montenegro | leader4 = Mehmet Bardhi| last_election4 = 0 | seats4 = 2 | percentage4 = 1.80
| party5 = Democratic Union of Albanians| leader5 = Fuad Nimani| last_election5 = new | seats5 = 2 | percentage5 = 1.31
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Milo Đukanović
| before_party = Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
| after_election = Milo Đukanović
| after_party = Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
}}
Parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro, at the time a constituent republic of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1996, the same day as the first round of the 1996 Serbian local elections.Europa World Year, Book 2, 2004, p. 3696. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists which won 45 of the 71 seats.
Electoral system
Of the 71 seats in Parliament, 64 were elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and seven were elected in a special constituency for minority lists. The electoral threshold was set at 6% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. Closed lists were used with a single list for both constituencies, although parties only had to award half their seats according to the order of the list, with the remaining half free for them to allocate.
Contesting parties
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=3|Party or alliance ! Abbreviation ! Main ideology ! Leader |
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro}}|
|colspan=2|Democratic Party of Socialists | DPS |
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#3399ff|
|rowspan=2|Popular Unity |People's Party |NS |
| Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе | LSCG |
| bgcolor={{party color|Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro}}|
|colspan=2|Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro | SDA CG | Bosniak nationalism | Harun Hadžić |
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic League in Montenegro}}|
|colspan=2|Democratic League in Montenegro | DS | Albanian minority interests | Mehmet Bardhi |
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Union of Albanians}}|
|colspan=2|Democratic Union of Albanians | DUA |
Results
{{Election results
|party1=Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|votes1=150237|seats1=45|sc1=–1
|party2=Popular Unity (NS–LSCG)|votes2=74963|seats2=19|sc2=–8|color2=#3399ff
|party3=Social Democratic Party of Montenegro|votes3=16608|seats3=0|sc3=–4
|party4=Serbian Radical Party|votes4=12963|seats4=0|sc4=–8
|party5=Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro|votes5=10167|seats5=3|sc5=New
|party6=Serb Union (SSS–SSJ)|votes6=5848|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=Democratic League in Montenegro|votes7=5289|seats7=2|sc7=+2
|party8=Communists of Montenegro (SKPJ–SKCG–DKP–NKPJ)|votes8=5176|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=Democratic Union of Albanians|votes9=3849|seats9=2|sc9=New
|party10=Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Montenegro|votes10=1728|seats10=0|sc10=0
|party11=Yugoslav United Left|votes11=1668|seats11=0|sc11=New
|party12=Serbian Democratic Party of Montenegro|votes12=1603|seats12=0|sc12=New|color12=darkblue
|party13=Serbian Radical Party of Montenegro|votes13=861|seats13=0|sc13=New|color13=darkblue
|party14=Ecological Movement of Montenegro|votes14=711|seats14=0|sc14=0
|party15=Natural Law Party of Montenegro|votes15=452|seats15=0|sc15=New
|party16=Demo-Christian (Orthodox) Party|votes16=446|seats16=0|sc16=0
|party17=Party for Protection of Savings of Montenegro|votes17=380|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=Party of National Equality|votes18=214|seats18=0|sc18=New
|party19=Seventh Force|votes19=16|seats19=0|sc19=New
|party20=Union of Social Justice|votes20=5|seats20=0|sc20=New
|invalid=7742
|total_sc=–14
|electorate=449835
|source=[https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/election_europe/me/r_103.html Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre]
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0IU50oJ73Y Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Tuzi, October 1996 (Slavko Perović speech)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaJH50ueyWY Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Danilovgrad, October 1996 (Miro Vicković speech)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1T6ArLloDY Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Danilovgrad, October 1996 (Slavko Perović speech)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0GSXDOisCI Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Pljevlja, October 25, 1996]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSQFSAYk8ss Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Pljevlja, October 25, 1996 (Slavko Perović speech)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q27n4QWjvt4 DPS election campaign rally in Danilovgrad, October 25, 1996]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWLvy2KtCXY DPS election campaign rally in Ozrinići, October 1996 (Milo Đukanović speech)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BihaeCL0HHU DPS election campaign rally in Bijela, October 1996 (Svetozar Marović speech)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYx2sDsuxo SDP election campaign rally in Mrkojevići, October 26, 1996 (Ranko Krivokapić, Dragiša Burzan, and Žarko Rakčević speeches)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRUdNiAwurs Partija prirodnog zakona TV presentation, October 1996 (Saša S. Petrović speech)]
{{Montenegrin elections}}
Category:Elections in Montenegro