Montenegro

Population Statistics

647,073

Total Population

97,061

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

02 November 2009

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Law on Election of Councillors and Representatives (1998, last amended 2011)

Updated: June 2015

Article 11 states:

(1) A voter who has turned 18 years of age, with business capacity and permanent residence in Montenegro for no less than two years prior to the polling day, is entitled to elect and be elected a MP.

(2) A voter who has turned 18 years of age, with business capacity and permanent residence in Montenegro for no less than two years and permanent residence in a municipality, or a city municipality as an electoral district for no less than six months prior to the polling day is entitled to elect and be elected a councillor.

 

Excerpt from the Law on Election of Councillors and Representatives (1998, last amended 2011)

Constitution of the Republic of Montenegro (2006, last amended 2007)

Updated: June 2015

Article 45 states:

The right to elect and stand for elections shall be granted to every citizen of Montenegro of 18 years of age and above with minimum two years of residence in Montenegro.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic ofMontenegro (2006, last amended 2007)