2002 Montenegrin presidential election

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

2002 Montenegrin presidential election
22 December 2002
Registered456,981
Turnout45.87% (election invalid)
 
Nominee Filip Vujanović Dragan Hajduković
Party DPS Independent
Popular vote 175,328 12,319
Percentage 85.73% 6.02%
President before election

Filip Vujanović (acting)
DPS

 Elected President

Filip Vujanović (acting)
DPS

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.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Filip VujanovićDemocratic Party of Socialists175,32885.73
Dragan HajdukovićIndependent12,3196.02
Aleksandar VasiljevićSerbian Radical Party6,4483.15
Milo 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
Total204,504100.00
Valid votes204,50497.57
Invalid/blank votes5,0942.43
Total votes209,598100.00
Registered voters/turnout456,98145.87
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
  1. Republic of Montenegro Presidential Election of 2002-2003 Adam Carr
  2. Montenegro vote ruled invalid BBC News, 23 December 2003
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