Montenegro opinion polls
Parliamentary election By 30 Jun 2027, in 8 months.
Europe Now Movement leads the polling average with 23.8%, 3.7 points ahead of Democratic Party of Socialists.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
PESEurope Now Movement
23.8
+3.9
DPSDemocratic Party of Socialists
20.2
−5.9
ZBCGFor the Benefit of Montenegro
19.6
−2.6
URAUnited Reform Action
7.4
+2.6
ESEuropean Alliance
6.7
+1.9
DCGDemocratic Montenegro
5.6
−1.6
Trend
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Stances
PESDPSZBCGURAESBS
Immigration2 unplaced
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology4 unplaced
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Europe Now Movement: 4.5 of 10 Suspended visa-free entry for Turkish citizens after 2025 Podgorica stabbing; EU-aligned visas for Russians from November 2026
- Democratic Party of Socialists: 3.5 of 10 Ran 2019-2022 citizenship-by-investment programme in government; no current migration restriction proposals
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 5.5 of 10 Pro-Serbian conservative bloc; backed tighter control of foreigners and Russian/Serbian arrivals mixed; no remigration platform.
- United Reform Action: 3 of 10 No migration programme found; European Greens member, no restriction proposals
Economy
- Europe Now Movement: 4 of 10 Europe Now programmes raised minimum wage to €450, then €600-800, by cutting health and pension contributions
- Democratic Party of Socialists: 4 of 10 In government privatised Telekom, KAP aluminium and part of EPCG power utility and kept flat 9% income tax
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 4 of 10 Mixed: pro-market rhetoric, but populist social spending, pension and wage increases; state-enterprise tolerance.
- United Reform Action: 4.5 of 10 Anti-corruption and rule-of-law focus; Abazović government kept Europe Now tax cuts
- European Alliance: 5.5 of 10 Social Democrats and SDP centre-left, favouring wage and social spending; no detailed alliance economic programme found
- Bosniak Party: 4.5 of 10 Backed Europe Now 2 wage rises and contribution cuts in government; seeks investment for northern municipalities
Christian identity
- Europe Now Movement: 4 of 10 Spajić opposed 2019 church-property law, but in 2025 rebuked Serbian Orthodox Church interference in government
- Democratic Party of Socialists: 3 of 10 Passed 2019 religion law challenging Serbian Orthodox Church property; backs restoring Montenegrin Orthodox Church
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 7.5 of 10 Defended Serbian Orthodox Church; passed 2019-20 religion law opposition; Church central to national identity.
- United Reform Action: 3.5 of 10 Secular civic movement, yet Abazović government signed 2022 Basic Agreement with Serbian Orthodox Church
- European Alliance: 2.5 of 10 Insists on secular civic state against Serbian Orthodox Church role; Liberal Party backs Montenegrin Orthodox Church
- Bosniak Party: 2.5 of 10 Muslim Bosniak minority party; opposes privileged state role for Serbian Orthodox Church
Abortion
- Europe Now Movement: 2.5 of 10 No proposal to change law allowing abortion on request to 10 weeks
- Democratic Party of Socialists: 2.5 of 10 Accepts current law allowing abortion on request to 10 weeks; no change proposed
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 4.5 of 10 No push to change current legal abortion; socially conservative, church-aligned but no restriction proposals.
- United Reform Action: 2 of 10 Socially liberal; accepts abortion on request up to 10 weeks
- European Alliance: 2 of 10 Social Democrats, SDP and Liberals accept current law allowing abortion on request to 10 weeks
- Bosniak Party: 3 of 10 Socially conservative but no proposal to change abortion-on-request law
Marriage & family
- Europe Now Movement: 3.5 of 10 Left 2020 same-sex life partnership law intact; no new LGBT legislation while governing with NSD
- Democratic Party of Socialists: 2.5 of 10 Passed 2019-2020 same-sex life partnership law in government; constitutional ban on same-sex marriage unchallenged
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 7 of 10 Opposed same-sex partnership law and gender-identity initiatives; pro-natal, traditional family rhetoric.
- United Reform Action: 2.5 of 10 European Green Party member backing LGBT equality and same-sex life partnerships; no marriage-equality bill
- European Alliance: 2.5 of 10 Social Democrats, SDP and Liberal Party voted for 2020 same-sex life partnership law
- Bosniak Party: 6 of 10 Voted against 2020 same-sex life partnership law; holds social welfare and demography ministry
National culture
- Europe Now Movement: 4 of 10 Civic cross-ethnic platform; coalition of Serb, Bosniak and Albanian parties; avoids identity disputes
- Democratic Party of Socialists: 6 of 10 Champions Montenegrin language, statehood and autocephalous Montenegrin church against Serbian identity claims; opposed 2024 Jasenovac resolution
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 8 of 10 Emphasises Serbian language, identity and church heritage; opposed Montenegrin-nationalist symbols and 2019 religion law.
- United Reform Action: 3 of 10 Civic multi-ethnic movement rejecting Serb-versus-Montenegrin identity politics
- European Alliance: 6 of 10 Montenegrin sovereigntist: defends Montenegrin language, identity and civic state against pro-Serbian parties' demands
- Bosniak Party: 5 of 10 Defends Bosniak language and identity within civic multi-ethnic state; backed 2021 Srebrenica genocide resolution
Subsidiarity
- Europe Now Movement: 3 of 10 Government's priority is closing EU accession chapters fast and joining the EU
- Democratic Party of Socialists: 3 of 10 Led NATO accession in 2017 and opened EU membership talks; strongly pro-EU
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 5 of 10 Favoured EU accession in government but pro-Serbia/Russia leaning; no strong devolution agenda.
- United Reform Action: 3 of 10 Strongly pro-EU; affiliated with the European Green Party
- European Alliance: 3 of 10 Swift EU accession and NATO membership central to its programme
- Bosniak Party: 4 of 10 Pro-EU EPP associate; campaigned for new Bosniak-majority municipalities Petnjica and Gusinje
Technology
- Europe Now Movement: 4 of 10 No platform or child-safety record; Spajić promotes crypto-friendly rules; EU digital acquis still to be adopted
- For the Benefit of Montenegro: 4 of 10 No notable tech regulation platform; default status quo and EU alignment pending.
Recent polls
| Date | Pollster | PES | DPS | ZBCG | URA |
|---|
| 19 Oct | Spektrum | 24.6 | 19 | 19.1 | 7.9 |
| 28 Apr | Spektrum | 20.2 | 26.3 | 22.6 | 5.4 |
| 16 Jan | Spektrum | 19.1 | 25.2 | 20.1 | 3.4 |
| 16 Oct 2025 | CEDEM | 20.3 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 3.6 |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Ipsos | 20 | 24 | 18 | 7 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Ipsos | 25 | 23 | 20 | 5 |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Stars up | 24.1 | 25.8 | 18.9 | 3.3 |
| 31 May 2025 | Borba | 20.9 | 25.7 | 21.8 | 2.3 |
| 29 May 2025 | Ipsos | 22 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 16 May 2025 | Borba | 22.5 | 28.5 | 21.9 | 2.3 |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Ipsos | 20 | 21 | 20 | 7 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Borba | 21.9 | 25.9 | 18.9 | 2.6 |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Borba | 23.2 | 25.5 | 17.7 | 2.8 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Ipsos | 25 | 23 | 20 | 8 |