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2021 Montenegrin local elections
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DPS/SD (4); MNN (1)	DF/SNP (2); MNN (1); SDP (1); DPS/SD (1)

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Local elections were held on 14 March 2021 in Nikšić Municipality, on 9 May 2021 in Herceg Novi Municipality, while the elections in the municipalities of Cetinje, Mojkovac and Petnjica were held on 5 December 2021.^[1]

Elections resulted in won for local-level opposition parties in 3 out of 5 municipalities. Large coalition consisting of the former ZBCG (led by DF), MNN (led by DCG) and CnB (led by URA) formed local government in Nikšić and Mojkovac municipalities, while SDP and the independent list "Old Guard of the LSCG" rise in Cetinje Old Royal Capital. The DPS keep governing in Petnjica, in coalition with SD and BS, while the DCG keep its mayoral post in Herceg Novi, in coalition with the local DF and URA. Novska Lista is a local pro-Serb Herceg Novi based political party that started from few former NSD and SNP members who left in 2012, few months after creation of DF.

Results

March elections

Nikšić

	Seats	Local government
DPS–SD–LPCG–PKS	18 / 41	Opposition
DF–SNP Coalition	11 / 41	Government
Peace is Our Nation	10 / 41	Government
United Reform Action	1 / 41	Government
Popular Movement	1 / 41	Opposition

May elections

Herceg Novi

Party / Coalition^[2]^[3]^[4]	Popular vote	% of votes	Seats	±	Gov't
DCG–Demos	4,568	27.29%	10	1	Yes
DPS–SD	3,680	21.99%	8	5	No
DF–SNP	3,246	19.39%	7	1	Yes
"Novska lista"	3,195	19.09%	7	3	Yes
URA–CIVIS	1,281	7.65%	2	2^[g]	Yes
PCG	768	4.59%	1	New	Yes

December elections

Cetinje

	Seats	Local government
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro	14 / 33	Opposition
United Reform Action	4 / 33	Support
Democratic Montenegro	3 / 33	Support
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro	8 / 33	Government
LSCG - Old Guard	3 / 33	Government
SD-LP	1 / 33	Opposition

Mojkovac

Party / Coalition^[6]	Popular vote	% of votes	Seats	±	Gov't
DPS–SD–LP	2,395	43.9%	14	5	No
DF–SNP	1,320	24.2%	8	2	Yes
DCG	735	13.4%	4	1	Yes
NDM	348	6.4%	2	New	Yes
URA	334	6.1%	2	1	Supp.
UCG	328	6.0%	1	New	Supp.

Petnjica

Party / Coalition^[7]	Popular vote	% of vote	Seats	±	Gov't
DPS	1,390	48.7%	16	4	Yes
BS	519	18.2%	6	1	Yes
SPP	334	11.7%	3	2	No
DCG	203	7.1%	2	1	No
SD	202	7.1%	2	1	Yes
SDP	115	4.0%	1	0	No
SNP	89	3.1%	1	1	No

List of mayors and local governments

Municipality	Mayor before elections		Current Mayor		Local government
Nikšić	Veselin Grbović	DPS	Marko Kovačević	DF	DF-SNP-DCG-URA
Herceg Novi	Stevan Katić	DCG	Stevan Katić	DCG	DCG-DF-SNP-NL-URA-PCG
Cetinje	Aleksandar Kašćelan	DPS	Nikola Đurašković	SDP	SDP-SG LSCG-URA-DCG
Mojkovac	Ranko Mišnić	DPS	Vesko Delić	DF	DF-DCG-SNP-URA
Petnjica	Samir Agović	DPS	Erol Muratović	DPS	DPS-SD-BS

Notes

^ Include other minor coalition partners, such as LP and PKS. SD run separately in Cetinje and Petnjica.
^ Including 4 seats won by the NDCG members in Nikšić, Herceg Novi and Mojkovac. The NDCG run as an independent list at the Mojkovac election.
^ Include various other minor coalition partners, such as SRS, SCG and JKP. SNP run independently at the elections in Cetinje and Petnjica, winning one seat.
^ Including 3 seats won by the Bosniak ethnic minority SPP at the Petnjica local election.
^ Independent local list run only in Herceg Novi.
^ Independent local list run only in Cetinje.
^ At the previous local election in Herceg Novi, United Reform Action participated in a coalition with the Social Democratic Party and together they won one seat, that seat being won by a member of SDP, effectively making URA an extra-parliamentary party on the local level in Herceg Novi.^[5]

References

^ "Izbori u Nikšiću 14. marta - Svet - Dnevni list Danas". www.danas.rs (in Serbian). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
^ Herceg Novi: Uzlet Demokrata i pad Đukanovićeve DPS, Radio Slobodna Evropa, 10 May 2021
^ Demokrate osvojile 10 mandata, DPS-SD osam, ZBHN i Novska lista po 7, URA dva mandata, Vijesti, 9 May 2021
^ "Konačni rezultati za izbor odbornika u Skupštinu Opštine Herceg Novi" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-07.
^ Konačni rezultati izbora za odbornike SO Herceg Novi, 2017, OIK Herceg Novi (May 2017)
^ Evo kako su glasali Mojkovac i Petnjica, RTCG, 5 December 2021
^ OIK Petnjica: DPS 17 mandata, BS 6, SPP 3, SD i Demokrate po 2, SDP 1, Vijesti, 5 December 2021

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[1] Include other minor coalition partners, such as LP and PKS. SD run separately in Cetinje and Petnjica.

[2] Including 4 seats won by the NDCG members in Nikšić, Herceg Novi and Mojkovac. The NDCG run as an independent list at the Mojkovac election.

[3] Include various other minor coalition partners, such as SRS, SCG and JKP. SNP run independently at the elections in Cetinje and Petnjica, winning one seat.

[4] Including 3 seats won by the Bosniak ethnic minority SPP at the Petnjica local election.

[5] Independent local list run only in Herceg Novi.

[6] Independent local list run only in Cetinje.

[12] At the previous local election in Herceg Novi, United Reform Action participated in a coalition with the Social Democratic Party and together they won one seat, that seat being won by a member of SDP, effectively making URA an extra-parliamentary party on the local level in Herceg Novi.^[5]

[7] "Izbori u Nikšiću 14. marta - Svet - Dnevni list Danas". www.danas.rs (in Serbian). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-01.

[8] Herceg Novi: Uzlet Demokrata i pad Đukanovićeve DPS, Radio Slobodna Evropa, 10 May 2021

[9] Demokrate osvojile 10 mandata, DPS-SD osam, ZBHN i Novska lista po 7, URA dva mandata, Vijesti, 9 May 2021

[10] "Konačni rezultati za izbor odbornika u Skupštinu Opštine Herceg Novi" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-07.

[11] Konačni rezultati izbora za odbornike SO Herceg Novi, 2017, OIK Herceg Novi (May 2017)

[13] Evo kako su glasali Mojkovac i Petnjica, RTCG, 5 December 2021

[14] OIK Petnjica: DPS 17 mandata, BS 6, SPP 3, SD i Demokrate po 2, SDP 1, Vijesti, 5 December 2021

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 | previous_election  = [[2020 Montenegrin municipal elections|2020]]
 | next_election      = [[2022 Montenegrin municipal elections|2022]]
-| party1 = [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]-[[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]]{{efn|Include other minor coalition partners, such as [[Liberal Party of Montenegro|LP]] and [[Patriotic Komitas Union of Montenegro|PKS]]. SD run separately in Cetinje and Petnjica.}}
+| party1 = [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]-[[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]]{{efn|Include other minor coalition partners, such as [[Liberal Party of Montenegro|LP]] and PKS. SD run separately in Cetinje and Petnjica.}}
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-Local elections were held on 14 March 2021 in [[Nikšić Municipality]], on 9 May 2021 in [[Herceg Novi Municipality]], while the elections in the municipalities of [[Old Royal Capital Cetinje|Cetinje]], [[Mojkovac Municipality|Mojkovac]] and [[Petnjica Municipality|Petnjica]] were held on 5 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Izbori u Nikšiću 14. marta - Svet - Dnevni list Danas|url=https://www.danas.rs/svet/izbori-u-niksicu-14-marta/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.danas.rs|language=sr-RS}}</ref>
+Local elections were held on 14 March 2021 in [[Nikšić Municipality]], on 9 May 2021 in [[Herceg Novi Municipality]], while the elections in the municipalities of [[Old Royal Capital Cetinje|Cetinje]], [[Mojkovac Municipality|Mojkovac]] and [[Petnjica Municipality|Petnjica]] were held on 5 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Izbori u Nikšiću 14. marta - Svet - Dnevni list Danas|url=https://www.danas.rs/svet/izbori-u-niksicu-14-marta/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.danas.rs|date=5 January 2021 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
 Elections resulted in won for local-level opposition parties in 3 out of 5 municipalities. Large coalition consisting of the former [[For the Future of Montenegro|ZBCG]] (led by [[Democratic Front (Montenegro)|DF]]), [[Peace is Our Nation|MNN]] (led by [[Democratic Montenegro|DCG]]) and [[In Black and White (Montenegro)|CnB]] (led by [[United Reform Action|URA]]) formed local government in Nikšić and Mojkovac municipalities, while [[Social Democratic Party of Montenegro|SDP]] and the independent list "Old Guard of the [[Liberal Alliance of Montenegro|LSCG]]" rise in Cetinje Old Royal Capital. The [[Democratic Party of Socialists|DPS]] keep governing in Petnjica, in coalition with [[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]] and [[Bosniak Party|BS]], while the DCG keep its mayoral post in Herceg Novi, in coalition with the local DF and URA.
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 ====Nikšić====
-{|class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
+!colspan=2|Party / Coalition
+!Seats
+!Local government
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+! style="background-color: #F6931D" |
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Party / Coalition<ref>[https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/11/region/4294193/niksic-izbori-glasovi-rezultati-.html DPS izgubio većinu u Nikšiću, stranke na vlasti na državnom nivou slave pobedu], 14 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-11</ref><ref>[https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/gotovo-je-konacni-rezultati-izbora-u-niksicu-posle-28-godina-djukanovic-izgubio-vlast/q82c2zr GOTOVO JE! Konačni rezultati izbora u Nikšiću: Posle 28 godina Đukanović izgubio vlast u rodnom gradu, ovako će izgledati budući sastav skupštine], Blic, 14 March 2021</ref>
+| [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]–[[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]]–[[Liberal Party of Montenegro|LPCG]]–PKS
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Popular vote
+| {{Composition bar|18|41|hex=#F6931D}}
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|% of vote
+| {{no|Opposition}}
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Seats
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|±
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Gov't
 |-
+! style="background-color: royalblue" |
-|[[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]–[[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]]–[[Liberal Party of Montenegro|LP]]–[[Patriotic Komitas Union of Montenegro|PKS]]{{efn|[[2017 Montenegrin municipal elections#Nikšić|Previous local election]] in [[Nikšić]] was held on 12 March 2017 and was boycotted by all the opposition parties after the [[Marković Cabinet|Government]] announced the imprisonment of the leaders of the opposition [[Democratic Front (Montenegro)|Democratic Front]] alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in4s.net/opozicija-jednoglasno-bojkotuje-izbora-u-niksicu/|title=Opozicija jednoglasno: Bojkot izbora|date=14 February 2017|access-date=14 March 2021|language=Serbian|website=IN4S}}</ref> Only the ruling [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]] (winning 80% of votes) and its minor partner [[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]] (9% of votes) ran in the election, with voter turnout at 45%, while 11% of the votes cast were [[Spoilt vote|spoilt]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.antenam.net|title=Prebrojani svi glasovi u Nikšiću: DPS-u 37, a SD-u 4 mandata; izlaznost oko 45%|url=http://www.antenam.net/index.php/politika/item/29818-prebrojani-svi-glasovi-u-niksicu-dps-u-37-a-sd-u-4-mandata-izlaznost-oko-45|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Antena M|language=sr}}</ref>}}||{{center|19,294}} ||{{center|40.4%}}|| {{center|18}}|| {{decrease}}23 || {{no}}
+| [[Democratic Front (Montenegro)|DF]]–[[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro|SNP]] Coalition
+| {{Composition bar|11|41|hex=royalblue}}
+| {{yes|Government}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #ff4000" |
-|[[Democratic Front (Montenegro)|DF]]–[[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro|SNP]] ||{{center|12,348}} ||{{center|25.9%}}|| {{center|11}}|| {{Increase}}11 || {{yes}}
+| [[Peace is Our Nation]]
+| {{Composition bar|10|41|hex=#ff4000}}
+| {{yes|Government}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #274B75" |
-|[[Peace is Our Nation|DCG–Demos]]||{{center|11,150}} ||{{center|23.2%}}|| {{center|10}}||{{Increase}}10 || {{yes}}
+| [[United Reform Action]]
+| {{Composition bar|1|41|hex=#274B75}}
+| {{yes|Government}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #a387c5" |
-|[[United Reform Action|URA]]||{{center|2,140}} ||{{center|4.5%}}|| {{center|1}}|| {{Increase}}1 || {{yes}}
+| [[Popular Movement (Montenegro)|Popular Movement]]
-|-
+| {{Composition bar|1|41|hex=#a387c5}}
-|[[Popular Movement (Montenegro)|NP]]||{{center|1,549}} ||{{center|3.2%}}|| {{center|1}}||New || {{no}}
+| {{no|Opposition}}
-|-
-|[[Social Democratic Party of Montenegro|SDP]]||{{center|1,259}} ||{{center|2.7%}}||{{center|0}}||{{nochange}}0 || {{n/a}}
 |}
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 ====Cetinje====
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+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
+!colspan=2|Party / Coalition
-|-
+!Seats
-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Party / Coalition<ref>[https://rtcg.me/vijesti/loklani_izbori1/343791/nova-vlast-u-mk-dps-u-trebaju-partneri-na-ct.html Nova vlast u MK, DPS-u trebaju partneri na CT], RTCG, 5 December 2021</ref>
+!Local government
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-|[[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]||{{center|3,669}} ||{{center|40.5%}}|| {{center|14}}||{{decrease}}2  ||{{no}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #F6931D" |
-|[[Social Democratic Party of Montenegro|SDP]]||{{center|2,031}} ||{{center|22.4%}}|| {{center|8}}||{{Increase}}5  ||{{Yes}}
+| [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro]]
+| {{Composition bar|14|33|hex=#F6931D}}
+| {{no|Opposition}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #274B75" |
-|[[United Reform Action|URA]]||{{center|996}} ||{{center|11.0%}}|| {{center|4}}||{{decrease}}1 ||{{partial|Supp.}}
+| [[United Reform Action]]
-|-
+| {{Composition bar|4|33|hex=#274B75}}
-|[[Democratic Montenegro|DCG]]||{{center|878}} ||{{center|9.7%}}|| {{center|3}}||{{decrease}}2  ||{{partial|Supp.}}
+| {{yes2|Support}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #ff4000" |
-|"Old Guard"||{{center|827}} ||{{center|9.1%}}|| {{center|3}}||{{Increase}}1  ||{{yes}}
+| [[Democratic Montenegro]]
+| {{Composition bar|3|33|hex=#ff4000}}
+| {{yes2|Support}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #E90007" |
-|[[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]]–[[Liberal Party of Montenegro|LP]]||{{center|389}} ||{{center|4.3%}}|| {{center|1}}||{{decrease}}1 ||{{no}}
+| [[Social Democratic Party of Montenegro]]
+| {{Composition bar|8|33|hex=#E90007}}
+| {{yes|Government}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: #008000" |
-|[[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro|SNP]]||{{center|135}} ||{{center|1.4%}}|| {{center|0}}||{{nochange}}0||{{n/a}}
+| [[Liberal Alliance of Montenegro|LSCG - Old Guard]]
+| {{Composition bar|3|33|hex=#008000}}
+| {{yes|Government}}
 |-
+! style="background-color: {{party colour| Social Democrats of Montenegro}}" |
-|[[Dragan Hajduković]] list||{{center|123}} ||{{center|1.3%}}|| {{center|}}|0||New||{{n/a}}
+| [[Social Democrats of Montenegro|SD]]-[[Liberal Party|LP]]
+| {{Composition bar|1|33|hex={{party colour| Social Democrats of Montenegro}}}}
+| {{no|Opposition}}
 |}

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