Official name

Republic of Montenegro

Form of state

Democratic republic

Legal system

Based on the constitution of 2007

National legislature

Unicameral: Assembly (Skupstina), 81 seats

Elections

March 29th 2009 (parliamentary); next parliamentary election due in 2013; April 6th 2008 (presidential); next presidential election due in 2013

Head of state

President, elected by universal suffrage. Filip Vujanovic, the incumbent, was re-elected to a five-year term on April 6th 2008

National government

Headed by the prime minister, responsible to parliament. A new government, led by the Democratic Party of Socialists, and including the Social Democratic Party and minority representatives, took office on December 29th 2010

Main political parties

Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS); Social Democratic Party (SDP); Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA); Bosniak Party (BS); Movement for Change (PzP); Socialist People's Party (SNP); People's Party (NS); Democratic Serb Party (DSS); New Serb Democracy (NOVA); Liberal Party

Leading members of the government

Prime minister: Igor Luksic (DPS)

Deputy prime ministers:

;Information society & telecommunications: Vujica Lazovic (SDP)

;Justice: Dusko Markovic (DPS)

Key ministers

Agriculture: Tarzan Milosevic (DPS)

Culture, sport & media: Branislav Micunovic (DPS)

Defence: Boro Vucinic (DPS)

Economy: Vladimir Kavaric (DPS)

Education & science: Slavoljub Stijepovic (DPS)

Finance: Milorad Katnic (DPS)

Foreign affairs & European integration: Milan Rocen (DPS)

Health & social affairs: Miodrag Radunovic (DPS)

Human rights & minorities: Ferhat Dinosa (DUA)

Interior & public administration: Ivan Brajovic (SDP)

Labour & social affairs: Suad Numanovic (DPS)

Minister without portfolio: Rafet Husovic (BS)

Science: Tanja Vlahovic (DPS)

Tourism & sustainable development: Predrag Sekulic (DPS)

Transport & telecommunications: Andrija Lompar (SDP)

Parliamentary speaker

Ranko Krivokapic (SDP)