Of the 15 electoral lists that will participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections on June 11, only the movement "Yes. We can do it for a civil Montenegro" has a woman at the head of the list - Dragica Perović Ivanović.
Also, the first three places of that movement are covered by women, who make up the majority on the list.
The majority of electoral lists meet only the minimum requirements regarding the application of quotas for the less represented sex. The Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament prescribes quotas, which stipulate that at least 30 percent and one out of four seats on the electoral lists belong to persons of the less represented sex.
In addition to Perović Ivanović, women are ranked highest on the lists of the Bosniak Party, the Croatian Civic Initiative, "Pravda za sve"- Vladimir Leposavic, SNP-Demosa, Upturn - Srdjan Peric, Movement for Change, Europe Now, coalition "For the Future of Montenegro", where they are in third place.
Fourth on the lists are the People's Coalition, the Albanian Alliance, the coalition gathered around DPS, SDP, the coalition of Democrats and GP URA and the Albanian Forum.
Functionary of the Movement for Change Branka Bosniak she said that she noticed that putting women on electoral lists in many parties is a "necessary evil".
“Could there have been more women? Of course, but it's also a process. Somehow I believe that over time quotas will be introduced for the government as well, which will be very important. We now have positive discrimination as far as electoral lists are concerned, but in the Government you always have a very small percentage of women in ministerial positions. I think that it should also be introduced and that it should become normal for women to be involved in politics," Bošnjak said.
She said that there are not enough women in positions. "Somewhere it is up to us, but the state must stand behind it and take all measures to ensure that we have the kind of representativeness that exists in society. If there are more than 50 percent of us, in order for the society to function, be stable and prosperous, there should be as many of us in decision-making places," said Bošnjak.
She believes that the brutal hate speech that has been directed towards women in public life, especially in politics, has depressed many young people who do not want to engage in politics.
The non-governmental organizations Center for Women's Rights and Spektra recently announced that it is obvious that without the existence of quotas for the less represented gender, the percentage of women on party lists would be even lower. They indicated the obligation to strengthen party and legal mechanisms for greater political participation of women". They announced that special attention should be paid to the representation of women from marginalized groups, including Roma women, women with disabilities, LBTQ women, as well as others whose voices are insufficiently heard on the public and political scene.
Increasing the quota for women from 30 to 40 percent has been talked about for a long time, but nothing concrete has been done. And the institution of the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms recommended last year to the Parliament of Montenegro that, within the Committee for Comprehensive Reform of Electoral Legislation, it should approach changes to the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament, in such a way that at least 40 percent of the electoral list must be women, instead of the current 30 percent.
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