1992–93 Montenegrin general election

General elections were held in Montenegro, at the time a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, on 20 December 1992. A second round of the presidential election was held on 10 January 1993. The elections were seen as a referendum on independence for Montenegro, and were won by then Serbian-Montenegrin unionist centre-left Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS) who also favoured greater autonomy within federation with Serbia. The presidential elections were won by the DPS leader Momir Bulatović, who received 63% of the vote in the second round.[1] The result of the parliamentary elections was a victory for the Democratic Party of Socialists which succeed ruling League of Communists. DPS won 46 of the 85 seats.

1992–93 Montenegrin general election

Presidential election
← 1990 20 December 1992 (first round)
10 January 1993 (second round)
1997 →
Turnout68.95% (first round)
59.11% (second round)
 
Candidate Momir Bulatović Branko Kostić
Party DPS Independent
Popular vote 158,722 92,045
Percentage 63.29% 36.71%

President before election

Momir Bulatović
DPS

Elected President

Momir Bulatović
DPS

Parliamentary election
← 1990 20 December 1992 1996 →
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
DPS Momir Bulatović 43.78 46 −37
NS Novak Kilibarda 13.08 14 +1
LSCG Slavko Perović 12.40 13 New
SRS Duško Sekulić 7.76 8 New
SDPR Miodrag Marović 4.53 4 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Milo Đukanović
DPS
Milo Đukanović
DPS

Background

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The breakup of Yugoslavia drew new boundaries in the Montenegrin political scene. The League of Communists of Montenegro formally changed their identity, renaming themselves the Democratic Party of Socialists. After the president of DPS, Momir Bulatović, initially showed support for Carrington's 1991 peace plan, he was summoned to Belgrade by Borisav Jović and Slobodan Milošević, who persuaded him to reverse his commitment to Carrington.[2] As a result, Bulatović no longer pursued Montenegrin independence under the Carrington model and agreed to holding an independence referendum in 1992. Although there was a boycott among those who wanted independence, Montenegrin voters chose to remain within Yugoslavia. Even so, Bulatović's brief support for the Carrington plan deeply shook Milošević's confidence in him as a political ally. Milošević ultimately supported Branko Kostić, also from DPS, ahead of the presidential election in 1993.[3]

Results

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National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro125,57843.7846–37
People's Party37,53213.0814+1
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro35,56412.4013New
Serbian Radical Party in Montenegro22,2657.768New
Social Democratic Party of Reformists12,9944.534New
Democratic League in Montenegro11,3883.970–5
Socialist Party of Montenegro8,4122.930New
Democratic Opposition[a]7,8282.730
League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia6,2362.170New
Association of Fighters '91–'924,1981.460New
Serbian National Renewal for Montenegro and Herzegovina3,8941.360New
Demo-Christian (Orthodox) Party2,4780.8600
Ecological Movement of Montenegro2,0200.700New
Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Montenegro1,9300.6700
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro1,2110.420New
New Communist Movement of Yugoslavia1,0890.380New
Serbian Fatherland Movement9600.330New
Democratic Left–Humanism and Technical Progress7030.250New
Montenegrin Federalist Movement – Cetinje5590.1900
Total286,839100.0085–40
Registered voters/turnout429,047
Source: Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre, Goati
  1. ^ The Democratic Party, the People's Democratic Party, the Democratic Alliance of Independent Entrepreneurs and the Serbian Democratic Party

President

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CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Momir BulatovićDemocratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro123,18342.82158,72263.29
Branko KostićIndependent68,29623.7492,04536.71
Slavko PerovićLiberal Alliance of Montenegro52,73618.33
Novak KilibardaPeople's Party25,9799.03
Dragan HajdukovićIndependent10,2703.57
Slobodan VujoševićDemocratic Party2,7700.96
Veselin KaluđerovićIndependent1,6060.56
Predrag PopovićDemo-Christian (Orthodox) Party1,4190.49
Živojin Kiro RadovićSerbian National Renewal for Montenegro and Herzegovina1,3990.49
Total287,658100.00250,767100.00
Valid votes287,65897.24250,76798.87
Invalid/blank votes8,1502.762,8631.13
Total votes295,808100.00253,630100.00
Registered voters/turnout429,04768.95429,04759.11
Source: Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre

Aftermath

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Shortly after the elections, the Social Democratic Party of Reformists (SDPR) merged with the Socialist Party of Montenegro to form the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The four SDPR MPs formed the newly-formed SDP parliamentary group.

References

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  1. ^ Montenegro. Presidential Election 1992 Electoral Geography
  2. ^ Morrison 2009, p. 99-101.
  3. ^ Novak Adžić (4 May 2019). "Predsjednički izbori u Crnoj Gori 1992/93. godine: Prve pukotine u vlasti i biranje "manjeg zla"". Vijesti (in Serbian).

Bibliography

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  • Morrison, Kenneth (2009). Nationalism, Identity and Statehood in Post-Yugoslav Montenegro. London: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84511-710-8.