February 2003 Montenegrin presidential election

Early presidential elections were held in the Republic of Montenegro on 9 February 2003, after the December 2002 elections had been declared invalid due to insufficient voter turnout.[1]

February 2003 Montenegrin presidential election
9 February 2003
Turnout46.56% (election invalid)
 
Nominee Filip Vujanović Dragan Hajduković
Party DPS Independent[lower-alpha 1]
Popular vote 174,536 14,556
Percentage 84.82% 7.07%
President before election

Filip Vujanović (acting)
DPS

 Elected President

Filip Vujanović (acting)
DPS

Background

The low turnout was caused by a boycott by the major opposition parties, voters being disillusioned with politics, and poor weather conditions on polling day which resulted in 80 polling stations in mountainous areas being closed due to snow.[2]

Results

Although Dragan Hajduković was a member of the Greens of Montenegro, he ran as an independent.

Candidate Party Votes %
Filip VujanovićDemocratic Party of Socialists174,53684.82
Dragan HajdukovićIndependent14,5567.07
Aleksandar VasiljevićSerbian Radical Party8,7344.24
Milo RadulovićNatural Law Party3,2181.56
Jovan PejovićIndependent1,0760.52
Milan ŠparovićIndependent1,0370.50
Obrad MarkovićYugoslav Communists8940.43
Milivoje BakićIndependent9420.46
Ilija DarmanovićSerb Radical Party of Montenegro7800.38
Mihailo MarkovićIndependent4560.22
Đorđije MilićIndependent3120.15
Invalid/blank votes7,001–
Total212,781100
Registered voters/turnout456,98146.56
Source: IFES

Aftermath

Although Filip Vujanović won the election with 85% of the vote, turnout was less than the required 50%, so the election was declared invalid.[1] Fresh elections were called for May 2003, when the turnout rule was abolished.

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References
  1. Republic of Montenegro Presidential Election of 2002-2003 Adam Carr
  2. Montenegro poll fails BBC News, 9 February 2003

Notes

  1. Greens of Montenegro member, formally an independent candidate.
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