On this page you can see some visual depictions of seat distribution in the Parliament of Montenegro for all national elections from 1990 up to date.
You will see that the shape of the Parliament after 1990 and 1992 general elections was rectangular while after 1996 elections it was shaped as hemi-cycle which remains up to date.
Below each graph you can find notes on government parties.
Government party after 1990 elections: Alliance of Communists of Montenegro
Note: Alliance of Communists of Montenegro will rename itself to Democratic Party of Socialists before the 1992 elections
Government party after the 1992 elections: Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS)
Government party after the 1996 elections: DPS
Government parties after 1998 elections: DPS – SDP – NSCG (Coalition For a Better Life)
Note: this is the first time that DPS has had to rule in coalition with other parties
Government parties after 2001 elections: DPS – SDP (It is the victory of Montenegro coalition) plus minority support from LSCG
Note: minority support from LSCG was based on the key requirement that the independence referendum be held as soon as possible, which the DPS-led government did not fulfill, and this led to early elections.
Government parties after 2002 elections: DPS – SDP -LDPCG – NSLCG (Democratic List for European Montenegro)
Government parties after 2006 elections: DPS – SDP (Coalition for European Montenegro) and DUA
Note: these are the first post-referendum elections.
Government parties after 2009 elections: DPS – SDP – BS (from coalition European Montenegro), DUA (Albanian minority party)
Government parties after 2012 elections: DPS – SDP (EU MNE coalition), HGI (Croat minority party), BS (Bosniak minority party)
Government parties after 2016 elections: DPS, SD, HGI, BS
Government parties after 2020 elections: NOVA-PZP-DNP-SNP-PRAVA-UCG-RP (For the Future of Montenegro), DEM-DEMOS (Peace is Our Nation), URA-SPP-CIVIS-NI (Black on White)
Note: you can find full names and translation on page Additional useful information
Government parties: PES, DF (For the future of Montenegro), DEM, SNP, DP-NODS-DSCG-GBPT (Albanian alliance)
Note: some parties that originally participated together with post-2023 government parties refused to take part in the government. An example is that of URA (member of Aleksa and Dritan coalition).