Montenegro Perfil Governo

nome: Podgorica; note - Cetinje retains the status of "Old Royal Capital"

coordenadas geográficas: 42 26 N, 19 16 E

diferença do tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

3 Junho 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 13 Março 1852 (Principality of Montenegro established); 13 Julho 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Montenegrin independence); 28 Agosto 1910 (Kingdom of Montenegro established)

National Day, 13 Julho (1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against fascist occupiers and sided with the partisan communist movement)

history: several previous; latest adotada 22 Outubro 2007

amendments: proposed by the president of Montenegro, by the government, or by at least 25 members of the Assembly; passage of draft proposals requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, followed by a public hearing; passage of draft amendments requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; changes to certain constitutional articles, such as sovereignty, state symbols, citizenship, and constitutional change procedures, require three-fifths majority vote in a referendum; emendada 2013, 2014 (2016)

18 anos de idade; universal

chefe do estado: Presidente Milo DJUKANOVIC (desde 20 May 2018)

cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Dusko MARKOVIC (desde 28 November 2016)

cabinet: Ministers act as cabinet

elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 April 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister nominated by the president, approved by the Assembly

election results: Milo DJUKANOVIC elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Milo DJUKANOVIC (DPS) 53.9%, Mladen BOJANIC (independent) 33.4%, Draginja VUKSANOVIC (SDP) 8.2%, Marko MILACIC (PRAVA) 2.8%, other 1.7%