Editing Podgorica (section)

==Administration==
[[File:PodgoricaUrbanSubdivisions.png|thumb|[[List of Podgorica neighbourhoods and suburbs|Podgorica urban subdivisions]]]]
[[File:Podgorica Municipal building.jpg|thumb|left|Podgorica City Hall and the monument to [[Marko Miljanov Popović]]]]
The city administration consists of a mayor, city [[deliberative assembly|assembly]], and a number of secretariats and administrative bodies which together act as a city local government. The city assembly has 61 members, elected directly for four-year terms. The mayor used to be directly elected for a five-year term, but since the new law was introduced in Montenegrin municipalities mayors will be elected by the city assembly and will have to maintain its support during the term. Separate elections are held for the local sub-division of [[Golubovci]] since it is part of their administrative autonomy inside Podgorica municipality. Constant questions are raised by various politicians over gaining separate municipality status for [[Golubovci]]. In 2018, [[Tuzi Municipality|Tuzi]] became its own municipality after a vote on the Montenegrin Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cdm.me/english/tuzi-will-become-independent-municipality/ |title=Tuzi became its own Municipality. |access-date=1 March 2019 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120215936/https://www.cdm.me/english/tuzi-will-become-independent-municipality/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On local elections held on 25 May 2014, the [[Democratic Party of Socialists]] won 29 seats in the municipal assembly, one short of 30 needed to form a majority. [[Democratic Front (Montenegro)|Democratic Front]] won 17 seats, [[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro|SNP]] won 8 seats, while coalition made of [[Positive Montenegro]] and [[Social Democratic Party of Montenegro|SDP]] won 5 seats. After lengthy negotiations, SDP dissolved coalition with Pozitivna and made an arrangement on forming a majority with DPS, similar to one they have in national government. While SDP is a longtime partner of DPS at the national level, it has been in opposition to Podgorica municipal assembly in 2010–2014 period.
Since October 2014, the position of the mayor is held by [[Democratic Party of Socialists|DPS]] official, Slavoljub Stijepović, replacing Podgorica mayor od 14 years, [[Miomir Mugoša]]. Since October 2018, the position of the Mayor is held by [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]] Vice president [[Ivan Vuković (politician)|dr Ivan Vuković]], replacing Slavoljub Stijepović. On 13 April 2023, [[Olivera Injac]] from [[Europe Now!|PES]] was sworn in as mayor, thus becoming the first non-DPS mayor since 1998.

===City Assembly 2024–2028===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!colspan=2|Party/Coalition
!Seats
!Local government
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}}" |
| [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|Democratic Party of Socialists]]
| {{Composition bar|19|59|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}}}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: darkblue" |
| [[For the Future of Montenegro|ZBCG (NSD–DNP)]]
| {{Composition bar|9|59|hex=darkblue}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: #FBD455" |
| [[Europe Now]]
| {{Composition bar|8|59|hex=#FBD455}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Montenegro}}" |
| [[Democratic Montenegro]]
| {{Composition bar|6|59|hex={{party color|Democratic Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: #0080FF|
| Movement for Podgorica
| {{Composition bar|4|59|hex=#0080FF}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: #00cc55" |
| [[United Reform Action]]
| {{Composition bar|2|59|hex=#00cc55}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democrats of Montenegro}}" |
| [[Social Democrats of Montenegro|Social Democrats]]
| {{Composition bar|2|59|hex={{party color|Social Democrats of Montenegro}}}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: #338DFF" |
| [[Party of European Progress]]
| {{Composition bar|2|59|hex=#338DFF}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: #F4C430" |
| [[Srđan Perić|Movement Reversal]]
| {{Composition bar|2|59|hex=#F4C430}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: #E90007" |
| [[Social Democratic Party of Montenegro|Social Democratic Party]]
| {{Composition bar|1|59|hex=#E90007}}
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist People's Party of Montenegro}}" |
| [[Socialist People's Party of Montenegro|Socialist People's Party]]
| {{Composition bar|1|59|hex={{party color|Socialist People's Party of Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: #6CB4EE" |
| [[United Montenegro]]
| {{Composition bar|1|59|hex=#6CB4EE}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|True Montenegro}}" |
| [[True Montenegro]]
| {{Composition bar|1|59|hex={{party color|True Montenegro}}}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|-
! style="background-color: darkblue" |
| [[Слободна Црна Гора | Free Montenegro]]
| {{Composition bar|1|59|hex=darkblue}}
| {{yes|Government}}
|}

===Local subdivisions===
{{Main|Podgorica Capital City|Subdivisions of Podgorica}}

The entire municipality of Podgorica is further divided into 66 ''[[local community|local communities]]'' (мјесне заједнице, ''mjesne zajednice''), bodies in which the citizens participate in decisions on matters of relevance to the local community.