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- Took place: April 6, 2008
- Total electorate: 490,412 voters
- Voter turnout: 336,900 (68.7%)
- Incumbent candidate: Filip Vujanovic
- Opposition parties failed to agree on a single candidate
- Opposition candidates: Andrija Mandic, Nebojsa Medojevic and Srdjan Milic
- Medojevic was considered the leading opposition candidate
- First presidential election since independence from Serbia
- Second round election scheduled for April 20, 2008
- Vujanovic won election in the first round
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On April 6, 2008, Montenegro held its first presidential election since it separated from Serbia in 2006. Incumbent Filip Vujanovic's opposition failed to unite under a single candidate, and so nominated three different ones. Although the elections were expected to go into a run-off round, Vujanovic won in the first round with 51.9% of the popular vote.
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Results
- Winner: Filip Vujanovic
- Votes: 171,188 (51.9%)
- Party:
- Runner-up: Andrija Mandic
- Votes: 64,473 (19.5%)
- Third place: Nebojsa Medojevic
- Votes: 54,874 (16.6%)
- Fourth place: Srdjan Milic
- Votes: 39,316 (11.9%)
- Winner: Filip Vujanovic
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Overseen by OSCE
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) oversaw Montenegro's first presidential election. Among its duties:- Oversee the ballot, providing coverage and reports on the fairness of the electoral process
- 14 long-term observers
- 100 short-term observers
- Short-term observers may be asked to monitor run-off election
- Post-results: issue report/statement of preliminary conclusions
- Final report to follow eight weeks after the observation
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Montenegro Election 2008 Questions
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Montenegro Election 2008 News
- Google News: Montenegro Election 2008
- Balkan Insight: Vujanovic Set For Montenegro Poll Victory (April 7, 2008)
- Balkan Insight: Kosovo Overshadows Montenegro Poll (April 5, 2008)
- The Montenegro Times: Sunday's Presidential Election a Cake-Walk for Incumbent (April 4, 2008)
- AKI: Incumbent Favorite in Presidential Race (April 4, 2008)
- Balkan Insight: Montenegro Presidential Campaign Heats Up (April 3, 2008)
- B92 News: Montenegrin Election Campaign Hotting Up (April 2, 2008)
- Balkan Insight: Four Vie For Montenegro Presidency (March 20, 2008)
- Economist: Montenegro's Leadership (February 7, 2008)
- Southeast European Times: Montenegro's People's Party Will Not Take Part in Election (February 4, 2008)
- Southeast European Times: Montenegro's SNP Names Presidential Candidate (January 27, 2008)
- Southeast European Times: Party Urges Others to Agree on Presidential Candidate (January 24, 2008)
- International Herald Tribune: Montenegro Calls First Presidential Election (January 17, 2008)
- Southeast European Times: Parliament Approves Law on Presidential Elections (December 28, 2007)
- B92 News: Montenegro Adopts New Constitution (October 23, 2007)
- BBC News: What Next for Montenegro? (May 22, 2006)
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