2014 Podgorica City Assembly election explained

See main article: 2012-14 Montenegrin municipal elections.

Election Name:2014 Podgorica City Assembly election
Country:Podgorica
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018
Next Year:2018
Election Date:25 May 2014
Party1:DPS-LP
Colour1:red
Leader1:Migo Stijepović
Last Election1:28
Seats1:29
Percentage1:47.2
Party2:DF
Leader2:Miodrag Lekić
Colour2:darkblue
Last Election2:10
Seats2:17
Percentage2:27.6
Party3:SNP
Leader3:Aleksa Bečić
Colour3:cornflowerblue
Last Election3:14
Seats3:8
Percentage3:14.9
Party4:PCG-SDP
Leader4:Dragan Bogojević
Colour4:orange
Last Election4:5
Seats4:5
Percentage4:8.8
Mayor of Podgorica
Before Election:Miomir Mugoša
Before Party:DPS
After Election:Migo Stijepović
After Party:DPS

Municipal elections were held in Capital City of Podgorica and eleven other municipalities of Montenegro on 25 May 2014.

Electoral system

Voters in Podgorica determine the composition of the City Assembly, which in turn elects the Mayor. This means that the Mayor is only indirectly elected by the voters. Only parties which reach an electoral threshold of 3% may enter the Assembly.

The Mayor may or may not be a councilor of the Assembly. Assembly's composition is subject to a 4-year election cycle.

Campaign

Socialist People's Party (SNP) decided to run independently under the slogan "youth, wisdom and courage", with Aleksa Bečić as ballot carrier.[1]

New Serb Democracy (NSD) and Movement for Changes (PzP) decided to run together within Democratic Front alliance, with coalition leader Miodrag Lekić, as ballot carrier.[2]

For this local elections ruling Coalition for European Montenegro is composed by Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and Liberal Party (LP) as minor coalition member, with Slavoljub Stijepović as ballot carrier.

Social Democratic Party (SDP) decided to form a pre-election alliance with Positive Montenegro (PCG) under the name the "European Look of Podgorica", with Dragan Bogojević as ballot carrier.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats[4]
49.146 47.2% 29
30.002 27.6% 17
14.776 14.9% 8
9.454 8.8% 5
1.242 0.8% 0

Elected mayor: Slavoljub Stijepović (DPS)[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://m.portalanalitika.me/clanak/135097/aleksa-becic-nosilac-liste-snp-a-za-lokalne-izbore-u-podgorici Aleksa Bečić nosilac liste SNP-a za lokalne izbore u Podgorici
  2. http://m.portalanalitika.me/clanak/144393/df-predao-listu-za-izbore-u-podgorici-lekic-nosilac-bez-mandica-danilovica-medojevica-radunovica DF predao listu za izbore u Podgorici: Lekić nosilac
  3. http://m.portalanalitika.me/clanak/144350/arhiv Koalicija Evropsko lice Podgorice predala listu
  4. http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/oik-dps-29-mandata-df-17-snp-8-a-evropsko-lice-podgorice-5-212885 OIK: DPS 29 mandata, DF 17, SNP 8, a Evropsko lice Podgorice 5
  5. http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/zvanicno-na-celu-glavnog-grada-stijepovic-gradonacelnik-podgorice-799049 Stijepović gradonačelnik Podgorice