Montenegro ahead of the 2016 elections

On 11 July 2016, Montenegro's President Filip Vujanović announced that the next parliamentary elections would be held on 16 October 2016. They would be the tenth such elections since the introduction of the multiparty system in Montenegro and the fourth since the country regained independence in 2006.

Unlike the 2012 elections, those of 2016 will be held in a polarised political context following a series of events that have shaken up the political dynamics since late 2015. For the first time in almost two decades, the ruling party has decided to run alone in the elections.

Author: Jelisaveta Blagojevic and Velina Lilyanova

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Montenegrin parliamentary election, 16 October 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/montenegrin-parliamentary-election-16-october-2016/

EurActiv, 06.10.16: Montenegro in election tug-of-war between Russia and the West http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/montenegro-in-election-tug-of-war-between-russia-and-the-west/

EurActiv, 14.10.16: NATO and Russia’s influence dominate Montenegro vote http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/nato-and-russias-influence-dominate-montenegro-vote/

New Europe, 10.10.16: Montenegro heads to the polls with NATO membership at stake https://www.neweurope.eu/article/montenegro-heads-polls-nato-membership-stake/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 16.10.16: Montenegro parliamentary election: Going beyond the ‘NATO vs Russia’ dichotomy http://bit.ly/2dY2Re1

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