Montenegrin presidential election, 2002

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

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

Candidate Party Votes %
Filip VujanovićDPS–SDP175,32885.73
Dragan HajdukovićIndependent12,3196.02
Aleksandar VasiljevićSerbian Radical Party6,4483.15
Milan RadulovićNatural Law Party3,1151.52
Obrad MarkovićYugoslav Communists1,7470.85
Jovan PejovićIndependent1,7040.83
Milan ŠparovićIndependent1,2290.60
Ilija DarmanovićSerbian Radical Party of Montenegro9710.47
Milivoje BakićIndependent7170.35
Đorđije MilićIndependent4890.24
Mihailo MarkovićIndependent4370.21
Invalid/blank votes5,094–
Total209,598100
Registered voters/turnout456,98145.87
Source: IFES

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Republic of Montenegro Presidential Election of 2002-2003 Adam Carr
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Montenegro vote ruled invalid BBC News, 23 December 2003