2008–2010 Montenegrin municipal elections

Montenegrin municipal elections were held in all 21 municipalities, between April 2004 and October 2006. It resulted in the decisive victory of the ruling Coalition for European Montenegro in 18 out of 21 municipalities, where he has secured a majority, on its own or in a coalition with national minority parties.

2008-10 Montenegrin municipal elections

← 2004-06 April 2008 - October 2010 2012-14 →
 
Party DPS SNP DUA
Mayors
17 / 21
3 / 21
1 / 21
Mayors +/- Increase 3 Decrease 3 Steady

Mayoral seats

Results

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Podgorica

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Party Votes Seats[1]
Coalition for European Podgorica 43.372 28
A Better Podgorica 38.279 24
Social Democratic Party 8.758 5

The local government was formed after an agreement between ruling Coalition for European Podgorica (composed by Democratic Party of Socialists, the Liberal Party and Bosniak Party), which was a relative winner of the election and Social Democratic Party which ran independently. Current mayor Miomir Mugoša (DPS) has been voted a new four-year mandate.

Herceg Novi

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17,039 or 68.4% of eligible voters voted. 16,649 of the votes are valid and 390 invalid.

Party Votes % Seats
Socialist People's Party 5,151 30.94% 12
Democratic Party of Socialists 4,540 27.27% 11
Serb List 2,425 14.56% 5
Movement for Changes 1,526 9.17% 3
Social Democratic Party 997 5.99% 2
People's Party 692 4.16% 1
Democratic Centre of Boka 620 3.72% 1
Democratic Serb Party 374 2.25% 1
Coalition Liberal Party-Civic Party 324 1.95% 0

Tivat

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The turnout was 65.2% or 7,062. There were 6,938 valid and 124 invalid votes.

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Socialists 2,209 31.84% 12
Coalition Serb List (SNS-NSS-SSR-DSJ) 1,025 14.77% 5
Social Democratic Party 773 11.14% 4
Movement for Changes 690 9.94% 3
Croatian Civic Initiative 676 9.74% 3
Socialist People's Party 518 7.47% 2
Liberal Party 324 4.67% 1
People's Party 303 4.37% 1
Democratic Serb Party 297 4.28% 1
Montenegrin Democratic Movement 123 1.77% 0

Kotor

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Party Votes % Seats[2]
Democratic Party of Socialists 4,607 40.81% 14
Socialist People's Party 2,159 19.12% 7
Coalition Serb List (SNS-SSR-NSS-DSJ-DCB-DSS) 1,305 11.56% 4
Social Democratic Party 1,083 9.59% 3
Liberal Party 787 6.97% 2
Movement for Changes 533 4.72% 1
People's Party 439 3.89% 1
Croatian Civic Initiative 375 3.32% 1

Results in rest of municipalities

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In seventeen other municipalities ruling Coalition for European Montenegro (DPS, SDP, LP and BS) stay in power in most municipalities. It held an absolute majority in Bar, Budva, Žabljak, Bijelo Polje, Danilovgrad, Šavnik, Mojkovac, Kolašin, Plav, Rožaje, Nikšić, Cetinje, Andrijevica and Berane. The opposition won only in Plužine, where the local SNP won absolute power, and in Pljevlja where local government was formed by joint opposition list.[3]

References

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