Montenegro

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name

Skupstina (Parliament)

Chamber name

Skupstina (Parliament)

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Structure & status of parliament

This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.

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Lower chamber

Parliamentary term (years)

Length of the parliamentary term in years

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4

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IPU membership

Affiliation periods

from 2006

IPU Geopolitical Group/s

IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.

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Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

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Official title

The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.

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President of the Parliament

Speaker

Andrija Mandić (Male)
Date of birth: 19 Jan 1965

Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker

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30 Oct 2023

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Elected on 30 Oct. 2023.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

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Official title

This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.

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Secretary General

Secretary General

Boban Stanišić (Male)

Term

Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general

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01 Apr 2025

Notes

Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.

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Appointed on 28 March 2025 for a five-year term effective from 1 April 2025.

Members

Statutory number of members

Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.

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81

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Principal mode of designation of members

Directly elected

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Directly elected members

Directly elected by citizens.

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81

Current number of members

Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.

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81

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Men

The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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59

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Women

The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.

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22

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Percentage of women

Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.

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27.2%

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Statutory number of members per country

As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.

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81

Population (in thousands)

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.

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634

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Inhabitants per parliamentarian

Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.

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7,827

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Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members

Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.

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42.1

(2023-07)

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Youngest member

Bojana Pićan (Female)

Youngest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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25

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Oldest member

Nikolla Camaj (Male)

Oldest member (years)

Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.

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63

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Number of members, by age (2023-07)

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Members for whom data is available

Number of members, at the start of the legislature, for whom age data is available

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81

(2023-07)

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Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups

Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.

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No

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Electoral quota for women

Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament

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Yes

Notes:

Article 39a (1) and (2) of the Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives (last amended on 21 March 2014) reads as follows: “For the purpose of exercising the gender equality principle, candidates of the less represented gender shall account for no less than 30% of the candidates listed. For every four candidates listed in sequential order (first four candidates, next four candidates etc. to the end of the list) there shall be at least one candidate of the less represented gender.” Article 104 (3) of the same law states the following: “If the term of office for an incumbent councillor or representative of the less represented gender terminates, the next candidate on the list of the less represented gender shall be elected to replace the outgoing incumbent.”

Several political parties also implement quotas: SDCG, DCG, SDP and URA.

Sources:

Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives, art. 39a (1) and (2) (21 March 2014 amendment); Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives, art. 104 (3) (last amended on 21 March 2014).

SDCG Party Statutes, Art. 28(2)

DCG Party Statutes, Art. 77(3)

SDP Party Statutes, Art. 93(4)

URA Party Statutes, Art. 33(2)

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Youth quota

Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.

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No

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Links to additional information

Parliamentary website

Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.

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https://www.skupstina.me/

List of members

Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.

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https://www.skupstina.me/me/poslanice-i-poslanici/lista-poslanica-i-poslanika

Rules of procedure/Standing Orders

Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.

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Rules of Procedure (EN)

Constitution

Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.

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Constitution of Montenegro, as amended up to 2013 (English)