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President of Montenegro

Head of state of Montenegro

President of Montenegro

Summary

Head of state of Montenegro

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postPresident
bodyMontenegro
native_namePredśednik Crne Gore
Предс́едник Црне Горе
insigniaStandard of the President of Montenegro.svgborder
insigniasize130px
insigniacaptionStandard of the president of Montenegro
imageJakov Milatović (2024-12-18) (cropped).jpg
imagesize200px
incumbentJakov Milatović
incumbentsince20 May 2023
residenceBlue Palace, Cetinje
termlengthFive years,
termlength_qualifiedrenewable once consecutively
constituting_instrumentConstitution of Montenegro (2007)
inauguralFilip Vujanović
salaryannually
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Предс́едник Црне Горе (current from)

The president of Montenegro is the head of state of Montenegro. The current president is Jakov Milatović since 20 May 2023. The official residence of the president is the Blue Palace in Cetinje.

The president is constitutionally limited to a single five-year term of office. A candidate must be a citizen of Montenegro and have lived there for at least ten of the prior fifteen years.

Term

According to the Constitution of Montenegro, Article 97:

:The President of Montenegro shall be elected for the period of five years.

:The same person may be elected the President of Montenegro in a single term.

:The President of Montenegro shall assume the duty on the date of taking an oath before the Members of the Parliament.

:If the mandate of the President expires during the state of war or the state of emergency, the mandate shall be extended for maximum 90 days after the end of circumstances that have caused that state.

:The President of Montenegro shall not perform any other public duty.

Duties

The [[Blue Palace]] in [[Cetinje]], the official seat of the President of Montenegro.
The "Jadranka" presidential yacht

According to the Constitution of Montenegro, Article 95, the president of Montenegro:

  1. Represents Montenegro in the country and abroad;
  2. Commands over the Army on the basis of the decisions of the Defense and Security Council;
  3. Proclaims laws by Ordinance;
  4. Calls for the elections for the Parliament;
  5. Proposes to the Parliament: candidate for the prime minister, after consultations with the representatives of the political parties represented in the Parliament; president and judges of the Constitutional Court; protector of human rights and liberties;
  6. Appoints and revokes ambassadors and heads of other diplomatic missions of Montenegro abroad, at the proposal of the Government and after obtaining the opinion of the Parliamentary Committee responsible for international relations;
  7. Accepts letters of accreditation and revocation of the foreign diplomats;
  8. Awards medals and honors of Montenegro;
  9. Grants amnesty;
  10. Performs other tasks stipulated by the Constitution or the law.

Performance

According to the Constitution of Montenegro, Article 99, in the case of cessation of mandate of the president of Montenegro, until the election of the new president, as well as in the case of temporary impediment of the president to discharge his/her duties, the president of the Parliament of Montenegro shall discharge this duty.

Promulgation of laws

According to the Constitution of Montenegro, Article 94, the president of Montenegro shall proclaim the law within seven days from the day of adoption of the law, that is, within three days if the law has been adopted under a speedy procedure or send the law back to the Parliament for new decision-making process. The President of Montenegro shall proclaim the re-adopted law.

List of presidents

Main article: List of presidents of Montenegro

Latest elections

Main article: 2023 Montenegrin presidential election

Standards

File:Standard of the President of Montenegro.svg|Presidential Standard on Land File:Presidential Standard of Montenegro (at sea).svg|Presidential Standard Afloat

Notes

References

References

  1. "Skupština Crne Gore".
  2. "Kontakt".
  3. (2007-10-20). "Crna Gora dobila novi Ustav". [[Radio Antena M.
  4. [https://dik.co.me/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20.03.2023.-PRIVREMENI-REZULTATI.pdf Preliminary results (first round)], State Electoral Commission of Montenegro, 20 March 2023
  5. [https://www.rtcg.me/predsjednickiizbori/413785/pogledajte-rezultate-izbora-po-opstinama-milatovicu-221592-djukanovicu-154769-glasova.html Pogledajte rezultate izbora po opštinama: Milatoviću 221.592, Đukanoviću 154.769 glasova], RTCG, 3 April 2023
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