2012 Montenegrin parliamentary election

Parliamentary election held in Montenegro Montenegro 14 October 2012 2009 2016 70.56% (4.37pp) European Montenegro Milo Đukanović 46 39 46.33 Democratic Front (Montenegro) Miodrag Lekić 13 20 23.19 Socialist People's Party of Montenegro Srđan Milić 16 9 11.24 Positive Montenegro Darko Pajović New 7 8.37 Bosniak Party Rafet Husović 1 3 4.24 ZJ #80b3ff Nazif Cungu 2 1 1.47 Albanian Coalition darkred Fatmir Gjeka 1 1 1.07 Croatian Civic Initiative Marija Vučinović 1 1 0.41 Prime Minister Igor Lukšić Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro Milo Đukanović Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro Snap parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 14 October 2012.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-montenegro-election-idUSBRE86U0P720120731 Montenegro to hold October election as EU talks begin The parliamentary elections were the ninth since the reintroduction of multi-party system in 1990, and the third since regaining full independence in 2006. The result was a victory for the ruling European Montenegro alliance (based around the Democratic Party of Socialists) led by Milo Đukanović, which won 39 of the 81 seats, remaining without the majority by itself for the first time since the 2001 election, and subsequently forming a majority coalition government with the ethnic minority Bosniak Party (BS) and Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI) parties. Electoral system Elections in Montenegro The 81 members of Parliament were elected by proportional representation from a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 3%, although the threshold was reduced to 0.7% for ethnic minority parties in districts where ethnic minorities accounted for at least 15% of the population. For ethnic Croats, the electoral list wins one seat if it receives more than 0.35% of the popular vote. Seats were distributed using the D'Hondt method, which slightly favors larger lists. Electoral lists Several coalitions were formed or continued for the election:Election Profile IFES CoalitionPartyMain ideologyLeaderEuropean MontenegroDPS-SDP-LPSocial democracyMilo ĐukanovićDemocratic FrontNOVA-PzPBig tent, populismMiodrag LekićSocialist People's PartySocial conservatismSrđan MilićPositive MontenegroSocial liberalismDarko PajovićBosniak PartyMinority politicsRafet HusovićSerb UnityNS-SL-DCBConservatismJovan MarkušFor UnityFORCA-AKPMinority politicsNazif CunguAlbanian CoalitionDS-DP-AAMinority politicsFatmir GjekaSerb National AllianceDSS-SSRConservatismRanko KadićDemocratic Union of AlbaniansMinority politicsFerhat DinoshaCroatian Civic InitiativeMinority politicsMarija VučinovićTogetherJKP-PUPILeft-wing populismZoran Radošević Opinion polls Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. When a specific poll does not show a data figure for a party, the party's cell corresponding to that poll is shown empty. The threshold for a party to elect members is 3%. Date Polling Firm/Source ECG BS SNP DF PCG Others Lead Nova PzP Oct 2012 CeDem 47.22.3 14.9 18.5 10.2 6.9 28.7 Oct 2012 Ipsos47 2.5 11 24 8 7.5 23 July 2012 DeFacto 50.7 2.9 18.2 9.4 7.1 8.3 3.4 32.5 Dec 2011 CeDem 54.4 ECG 17.2 9.1 6.8 — 15.5 37.2 Sep 2011 CeDem 54.1 ECG 17.9 8.2 7.7 —12.2 28.2 Dec 2010 CeDem 56.4 ECG19.7 6.1 6.9 — 10.7 28.2 Oct 2010 CeDem 56.9 ECG17.8 9.2 4.7 — 11.330.3 July 2010 CeDem 53.2 ECG18.6 8.1 4.9 — 15.230.3 Oct 2009 Election 51.9 16.8 9.2 6.0 — 16.135.1 Results thumb|right|310px|Results of election by municipality;*Red - DPS-SDP list absolute majority (left photo)*Pink - DPS-SDP list relative majority (left photo)*Blue - SNP list absolute majority (left photo)*Green and light blue - ethnic minority parties (both)*Maroon - government (DPS-SDP) majority (right)*Cyan - opposition united (DF-SNP-PCG) majority (right) File:Montenegro Parliament 2012.svg European Montenegro 165380 39 –7 Democratic Front 82773 20 +7 Socialist People's Party of Montenegro 40131 9 –7 Positive Montenegro 29881 7 New Bosniak Party 15124 3 +2 Serb Unity (NS–SL–DCB) 5275 0 New For Unity 5244 1 –1 #80B3FF Albanian Coalition 3824 1 0 Serb National Alliance (DSS–SSR) 3085 0 New Democratic Union of Albanians 2848 0 –1 Croatian Civic Initiative 1470 1 0 Together (JKP–PUPI) 1384 0 New Albanian Youth League 531 0 New 5764 0 514055 State Electoral Commission of Montenegro References Category:Parliamentary elections in Montenegro Montenegro Parliamentary Montenegro