May 2003 Montenegrin presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Montenegro on 11 May 2003.^[1] They were the third such elections in six months, as those held in December 2002 and February 2003 had been declared invalid due to voter turnouts of less than 50%.^[2] For the May election, the turnout rule was abolished. The result was a victory for Filip Vujanović, who was nominated by the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro and Social Democratic Party of Montenegro, who received 64.2% of the vote. Vujanović had also won both previous votes by a large margin. The elections were boycotted by the opposition Together for Change coalition.

May 2003 Montenegrin presidential election

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Registered	458,888
Turnout	48.32%
Candidate Filip Vujanović Miodrag Živković Party DPS LSCG Popular vote 139,574 68,169 Percentage 64.25% 31.38%
President before election Filip Vujanović (acting) DPS Elected President Filip Vujanović DPS

Results

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

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Filip Vujanović	Democratic Party of Socialists	139,574	64.25
	Miodrag Živković	Liberal Alliance of Montenegro	68,169	31.38
	Dragan Hajduković	Independent	9,501	4.37
Total			217,244	100.00
Valid votes			217,244	97.97
Invalid/blank votes			4,508	2.03
Total votes			221,752	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			458,888	48.32
Source: Nohlen & Stöver