2002 Montenegrin presidential election

2002 Montenegrin presidential election
Turnout	45.87% (election invalid)
President before election; Filip Vujanović (acting); DPS	Elected President ; Filip Vujanović (acting); DPS

Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Montenegro on 22 December 2002.^[1]

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.^[2] The elections were also overshadowed by the arrest of Deputy State Attorney Zoran Piperović for connections with human trafficking and forced prostitution.^[2]

Results[]

Although Dragan Hajduković was a member of the Greens of Montenegro, he ran as an independent.

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Filip Vujanović	Democratic Party of Socialists	175,328	85.73
Dragan Hajduković	Independent	12,319	6.02
Aleksandar Vasiljević	Serbian Radical Party	6,448	3.15
Milo Radulović	Natural Law Party	3,115	1.52
Obrad Marković	Yugoslav Communists	1,747	0.85
Jovan Pejović	Independent	1,704	0.83
Milan Šparović	Independent	1,229	0.60
Ilija Darmanović	Serb Radical Party of Montenegro	971	0.47
Milivoje Bakić	Independent	717	0.35
Đorđije Milić	Independent	489	0.24
Mihailo Marković	Independent	437	0.21
Invalid/blank votes		5,094	–
Total		209,598	100
Registered voters/turnout		456,981	45.87
Source: 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.^[1] Fresh elections were held in February 2003, which were also invalidated, and then again in May when the turnout rule was abolished.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Republic of Montenegro Presidential Election of 2002-2003 Adam Carr
^ ^a ^b Montenegro vote ruled invalid BBC News, 23 December 2003

Notes

^ Greens of Montenegro member, formally an independent candidate.

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[AC-2] Republic of Montenegro Presidential Election of 2002-2003 Adam Carr

[BBC-3] Montenegro vote ruled invalid BBC News, 23 December 2003

[1] Greens of Montenegro member, formally an independent candidate.

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