2002 Montenegrin presidential election

none Montenegro 1993 Presidential 456,981 45.87% (election invalid) 1997 Montenegrin presidential election 1997 22 December 2002 February 2003 Montenegrin presidential election Feb 2003 Filip Vujanović.jpg Filip Vujanović DPS f39c12 175,328 85.73% 3x4.svg Dragan Hajduković Independent politician 12,319 6.02% Filip Vujanović (acting) Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro Filip Vujanović (acting) Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro President Elected President Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Montenegro on 22 December 2002.Republic of Montenegro Presidential Election of 2002-2003 Adam Carr Background The elections were boycotted by the opposition Socialist People's Party, who accused the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists of pressurising civil servants to vote for Vujanović. The elections were also overshadowed by the arrest of Deputy State Attorney Zoran Piperović for connections with human trafficking and forced prostitution.Montenegro vote ruled invalid BBC News, 23 December 2003 Results Although Dragan Hajduković was a member of the Greens of Montenegro, he ran as an independent. Filip Vujanović Democratic Party of Socialists 175328 Dragan Hajduković Independent 12319 Aleksandar Vasiljević Serbian Radical Party 6448 Milo Radulović Natural Law Party 3115 Obrad Marković Yugoslav Communists 1747 Jovan Pejović Independent 1704 Milan Šparović Independent 1229 Ilija Darmanović Serbian Radical Party of Montenegro 971 Milivoje Bakić Independent 717 Đorđije Milić Independent 489 Mihailo Marković Independent 437 5094 456981 IFES Aftermath Although Filip Vujanović won the election with 86% of the vote, turnout was less than the required 50%, so the election was declared invalid. Fresh elections were held in February 2003, which were also invalidated, and then again in May when the turnout rule was abolished. References Category:Presidential elections in Montenegro Montenegro Presidential Category:Elections in Serbia and Montenegro Montenegro