National Assembly elections were held in

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on 27 November 1905."News in Brief" ''The Times'', 6 November 1905, p5, issue 37857 They were the first elections in the country's history, and were called to elect a National Assembly that would approve a constitution.History
Parliament of Montenegro

Background

Prince

Nicholas Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ...

had issued a manifesto on 5 November 1905 announcing the establishment of a representative assembly with free elections. One member was elected from each of the 56 military districts of the country, with a further four members elected from

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Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

and

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Aftermath

The new

Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro () is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the 2006 independence referendum, the Parliament declared and ratified t ...

was opened in

on 19 December 1905, where a first liberal constitution was proclaimed, converting the

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into a

constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in making decisions. ...

."News in Brief", 20 December 1905, p5, issue 37895 The government was appointed by the prince and consisted of six ministers and three ecclesiastical deputies representing the Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church and Muslims. Elections to the first Parliament were held the following year.

References

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Elections in Montenegro

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Constituent Assembly elections in Europe