Yugoslavian parliamentary election, 1996

Parliamentary elections were held in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 3 November 1996.^[1] A coalition of the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Yugoslav Left and New Democracy emerged as the largest bloc in the Federal Parliament, winning 64 of the 138 seats.^[2] Radoje Kontić, member of the Montenegrin ruling party, the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, was confirmed as Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was replaced, in 1998, by Momir Bulatović, leader of Socialist People's Party of Montenegro.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Serbia
SPS-JUL-ND	1,848,669	45.3	64	+17
Together^[a]	969,296	23.8	22	–
Serbian Radical Party	779,259	19.1	16	–14
Union of Vojvodina Hungarians	81,311	2.0	3	New
List for Sandžak	62,111	1.5	2	New
Vojvodina Coalition	57,645	1.4	1	New
Other parties	279,036	6.8	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	231,175	–	–	–
Total	4,308,502	100	108	0
Registered voters/turnout	7,141,484	60.3	–	–
Montenegro
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro	146,221	50.8	20	+3
People's Party of Montenegro	66,165	23.0	8	+4
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro	26,128	9.1	1	New
Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro	12,327	4.3	1	New
Other parties	36,746	12.8	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	11,691	–	–	–
Total	299,278	100	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	450,303	66.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a Together was an alliance of the Serbian Renewal Movement, the Democratic Party, the Civic Alliance of Serbia, the Democratic Party of Serbia and the Association of Free and Independent Trade Unions of Serbia.^[3]

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1715 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1724
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1717