Parliament of Montenegro 5264591 222534947 2008-06-29T21:30:14Z 85.195.24.125 {{Politics of Montenegro}} The '''Parliament of Montenegro''' ([[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]: Скупштина Црне Горе, ''Skupština Crne Gore'') is the [[legislature]] of [[Montenegro]]. The Parliament currently has 81 members, each elected for a four-year term. The current [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker of the Parliament]] is [[Ranko Krivokapić]], while the deputy speakers are [[Rifat Rastoder]] and [[Slavoljub Stijepović]]. Following an [[Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006|independence referendum]], the Parliament declared and ratified the independence of Montenegro on [[3 June]] [[2006]]. ==Powers== The Parliament appoints the [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|Prime Minister]] nominated by the [[President of Montenegro|President]], as well as the ministers chosen by the Prime Minister. Parliament also passes all laws in Montenegro, ratifies international treaties, appoints justices of all courts, adopts the budget and performs other duties as established by the [[Constitution of Montenegro|Constitution]]. The Parliament can pass a [[vote of no-confidence]] in the Government with a majority of the members. ==Deputies== A deputy has a four-year term. One deputy is elected per 6,000 voters, which in turn results in a change of total number of deputies in the parliament (the present assembly convening comprises 81 deputies instead of previous number of 74). ==2006 Election== Out of 484,430 Montenegrin voters, 70.3% voted at the last Parliamentary elections: {{Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2006}} ==Parliamentary coalitions and parties== ===Government=== *Democratic Party of Socialists club - '''34''' **[[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro]] (DPS CG) - 33 **[[Croatian Civic Initiative]] (HGI) - 1 *Social Democratic Party group - '''7''' **[[Socialdemocratic Party of Montenegro]] (SDP CG) - 7 *[[Democratic Union of Albanians]] (DUA) - '''1''' ===Opposition=== *[[Serb List]] - '''12''' **[[Serb People's Party (Montenegro)|Serb People's Party]] (SNS) - 9 **[[People's Socialist Party of Montenegro]] (NSS CG) - 1 **[[Party of Serb Radicals]] (SSR) - 1 **[[Democratic Party of Unity]] (DSJ) - 1 *Movement for Changes club - '''11''' **[[Movement for Changes]] (PzP) - 11 *Socialist People's Party club - '''8''' **[[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro]] (SNP CG) - 8 *NS-DSS - '''3''' **[[People's Party (Montenegro)|People's Party]] (NS) - 2 **[[Democratic Serb Party]] (DSS) - 1 *[[Bosniak Party of Montenegro|Bosniac Party]] (BS) - '''2''' *[[Albanian Alternative]] (AA) - '''1''' *[[Democratic League in Montenegro]] (DSCG) - '''1''' *[[Liberal Party of Montenegro]] (LPCG) - '''1''' ==Speakers of Parliament== ===Montenegrin Senate (1831-1878)=== *Ivan Ivanović Vukotić (2 September 1831 - January 1834) ** Matija Vučićević (2 September 1831 - 1834) *Pero Tomov Petrović (3 September 1837 - 1 December 1853) ** Đorđije Savov Petrović (3 September 1837 - 1 December 1853) *Đorđije Savov Petrović (1 December 1853 - 1857) ** Nikanor Ivanović (March 1857 - April 1857) *Vojvoda [[Mirko Petrović Njegoš]] (1857 - 1867) *Vojvoda Božo Petrović-Njegoš (1867 - 1878) ===Serbian National Assembly of the Princedom (Kingdom) of Montenegro (1906-1916)=== '''31 October 1906 - 9 July 1907''' *Duke [[Šako Petrović]] (27 November 1906 - 9 July 1907) '''21 November 1907 - 12 February 1911''' *[[Labud Gojnić]] (27 November 1907 - 14 December 1908) *[[Marko Đukanović]] (14 December 1908 - 1 December 1909; 1 December 1909 - 1 December 1910) *[[Milo Dožić]] (1 December 1910 - 12 February 1911) '''1 December 1911 - 25 October 1913''' *[[Jovan Plamenac]] (1 December - 25 October 1913) '''28 January 1914 - 4 January 1916''' *[[Milo Dožić]] (28 January 1914 - 4 January 1916) ===Parliament of Montenegro in Yugoslavia=== '''People's Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro''' * [[Miloš Rašović]] (1945 - 1946; November 1946 - December 1946) * [[Petar Komnenić]] (November 1946 - 1949) '''People's Parliament of the People's Republic of Montenegro''' * [[Đuro Čagorović]] (1949 - 1953) * [[Nikola Kovačević]] (1950 - December 1953) * [[Blažo Jovanović]] ([[1953]] - [[1962]]) '''Parliament of the People's Republic of Montenegro''' * [[Filip Bajković]] (1962 - 1963) '''Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro''' * [[Andrija Mugoša]] (1963 - 1967) * [[Veljko Milatović]] (1963 - 1967; May 1969 - October 1969) * [[Vidoje Žarković]] (1969 - 1974) * [[Budislav Šoškić]] (1974 - 1979) * [[Radivoje Brajović]] (1979 - 1982) * [[Milutin Tanjević]] (1982 - 1983) * [[Omer Kurpejović]] (1983 - 1984) * [[Čedomir Đuranović]] (1984 - 1985) * [[Marko Matković]] (1985 - 1986) * [[Velisav Vuksanović]] (1986 - 1989) * [[Dragan Radonjić]] (1989 - 1990) * [[Risto Vukčević]] (1990 - 28 April 1992) '''Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro (in FR Yugoslavia)''' * [[Risto Vukčević]] (28 April 1992 - 1994) * [[Svetozar Marović]] (1994 - 2001) ** [[Rifat Rastoder]] * [[Vesna Perović]] (2001 - 2002) * [[Filip Vujanović]] (5 November 2002 - 4 February 2003) ** [[Rifat Rastoder]] (5 November 2002 - 4 February 2003) ** [[Dragan Kujović]] (5 November 2002 - 4 February 2003) ===Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro (in SCG)=== * [[Filip Vujanović]] (4 February 2003 - 19 May 2003) ** [[Rifat Rastoder]] (4 February 2003 - 19 May 2003) ** [[Dragan Kujović]] (4 February 2003 - 19 May 2003) * [[Ranko Krivokapić]] (2003 - 3 June 2006) ** [[Rifat Rastoder]] (2003 - 3 June 2006) ** [[Slavoljub Stijepović]] (2003 - 3 June 2006) ===Parliament of the Republic of Montenegro=== * [[Ranko Krivokapić]] (3 June 2006 - Present) ** [[Rifat Rastoder]] (3 June 2006 - Present) ** [[Slavoljub Stijepović]] (3 June 2006 - Present) ==See also== *[[Montenegro]] *[[Government of Montenegro]] *[[Politics of Montenegro]] ==External links== *[http://www.skupstina.cg.yu Official Website] {{Europe topic|Parliament of}} [[Category:Politics of Montenegro]] [[Category:Government of Montenegro]] [[Category:Parliaments by country|Montenegro]] {{Montenegro-stub}} [[eo:Parlamento de Montenegro]] [[hr:Skupština Crne Gore]] [[sr:Скупштина Црне Горе]] [[sh:Skupština Republike Crne Gore]]