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 the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro who favoured greater autonomy within Yugoslavia. The presidential elections were won by Momir Bulatović, who received 63.4% of the vote in the second round.[1] The result of the parliamentary elections was a victory for the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS) who succeed ruling League of Communists of Montenegro. DPS won 46 of the 85 seats.

1992–93 Montenegrin general election

Presidential election
20 December 1992 (first round)
10 January 1993 (second round)
 
Candidate Momir Bulatović Branko Kostić
Party DPS Independent
Popular vote 158,722 92,045
Percentage 63.3% 36.7%

President before election

Momir Bulatović
DPS

Elected President

Momir Bulatović
DPS

Parliamentary election

20 December 1992
Party Leader % Seats ±
DPS Momir Bulatović 42.66 46 -37
NS Novak Kilibarda 12.71 14 -1
LSCG Slavko Perović 12.04 13 New
SRS Duško Sekulić 7.56 8 New
SDPR Miodrag Marović 4.01 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

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

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro126,08342.6646–37
People's Party of Montenegro37,54912.7114+1
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro35,59612.0413New
Serbian Radical Party in Montenegro22,3297.568New
Social Democratic Party of Reformists13,0024.14New
Democratic Alliance in Montenegro11,3933.850New
Socialist Party of Montenegro8,4332.850New
Democratic Opposition[lower-alpha 1]7,8472.650
League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia6,2492.110New
Civic Group - Association of Fighters '91-'924,2301.430New
Serbian National Renewal for Montenegro and Herzegovina3,9051.320New
Demo-Christian (Orthodox) Party2,4840.8400
Civic Group-Ecological Movement of Montenegro2,0780.70New
Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Montenegro1,9320.6500
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro1,1990.410New
New Communist Movement of Yugoslavia1,0920.370New
Serbian Fatherland Movement9620.320New
Civic Group-Democratic Left–Humanism and Technical Progress7050.240New
Montenegrin Federalist Movement - Cetinje5610.1900
Invalid/blank votes7,685
Total295,51910085–40
Registered voters/turnout67.31
  1. The Democratic Opposition consisted of the Democratic Party, the People's Democratic Party, the Democratic Alliance of Independent Businessmen and the Serbian Democratic Party
Vote share
DPS
42.66%
NS
12.71%
LSCG
12.04%
SRS
7.56%
SDPR/SP
6.95%
Others
15.3%
Parliamentary seats
DPS (46)
54.12%
NS (14)
16.47%
LSCG (13)
15.29%
SRS (8)
9.41%
SDPR/SP (4)
4.71%

President

Candidate First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Momir Bulatović123,18342.8158,72263.3
Branko Kostić68,29623.792,04536.7
Slavko Perović52,73618.3
Novak Kilibarda25,9799.0
Dragan Hajduković10,2703.6
Slobodan Vujošević2,7701.0
Veselin Kaluđerović1,6060.6
Predrag Popović1,4190.5
Živojin Kiro Radović1,3990.5
Invalid/blank votes8,1502,863
Total295,808100253,630100
Registered voters/turnout429,04768.9429,04759.1
Source: Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre
First round
Bulatović
42.8%
Kostić
23.7%
Perović
18.3%
Kilibarda
9.0%
Others
6.2%
Second round
Bulatović
63.3%
Kostić
36.7%

Aftermath

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

Bibliography

  • Morrison, Kenneth (2009). Nationalism, Identity and Statehood in Post-Yugoslav Montenegro. London: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84511-710-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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