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.Aleksa Bečić nosilac liste SNP-a za lokalne izbore u Podgorici, Portal Analitika
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.DF predao listu za izbore u Podgorici: Lekić nosilac, Portal Analitika
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.Koalicija Evropsko lice Podgorice predala listu, Portal Analitika
Results Party Votes % SeatsOIK: DPS 29 mandata, DF 17, SNP 8, a Evropsko lice Podgorice 5 , Vijesti, 26 May 2014Coalition for European Podgorica 49.146 47.2% 29Democratic Front 30.002 27.6% 17Socialist People's Party 14.776 14.9% 8Social Democratic Party-Positive Montenegro 9.454 8.8% 5Albanian Coalition 1.242 0.8% 0
Elected mayor: Slavoljub Stijepović (DPS)Stijepović gradonačelnik Podgorice , Vijesti, 6 October 2014
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