List of political parties in Montenegro
This article lists political parties in Montenegro.
Montenegro has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.[1]
Current parties
Parties represented in the Parliament of Montenegro
| Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe Now! Evropa sad! Европа сад! | PES! | Economic liberalism Anti-corruption Pro-Europeanism | Milojko Spajić | 20 / 81 | |
| Democratic Party of Socialists Demokratska partija socijalista Демократска партија социјалиста | DPS | Populism[2] Montenegrin nationalism[2][3] Neoliberalism[4] | Danijel Živković | 17 / 81 | |
| New Serb Democracy Nova srpska demokratija Нова српска демократија | NSD | Serbian nationalism[5] National conservatism[6] Russophilia[7] | Andrija Mandić | 9 / 81 | |
| Democratic Montenegro Demokratska Crna Gora Демократска Црна Гора | DCG | Catch-all party Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Aleksa Bečić | 7 / 81 | |
| Bosniak Party Bošnjačka stranka Бошњачка странка | BS | Bosniak minority interests Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism | Ervin Ibrahimović | 6 / 81 | |
| Democratic People's Party Demokratska narodna partija Демократска народна партија | DNP | Populism Serbian nationalism Social conservatism | Milan Knežević | 4 / 81 | |
| United Reform Action Ujedinjena reformska akcija Уједињена реформска акција | URA | Social liberalism Green politics Pro-Europeanism | Dritan Abazović | 4 / 81 | |
| Social Democrats Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore Социјалдемократе Црне Горе | SD | Social democracy Populism Pro-Europeanism | Damir Šehović | 3 / 81 | |
| Socialist People's Party Socijalistička narodna partija Социјалистичка народна партија | SNP | Social conservatism Social democracy[8][9] Pro-Europeanism | Vladimir Joković | 2 / 81 | |
| Albanian Alternative Alternativa Shqiptare Albanska alternativa | ASh/AA | Albanian minority interests Social conservativism National conservativism | Nik Gjeloshaj | 2 / 81 | |
| United Montenegro Ujedinjena Crna Gora Уједињена Црна Гора | UCG | Cultural conservatism National conservatism Ethnic Serb interests | Goran Danilović | 1 / 81 | |
| Citizens' Union "Civis" Savez građana "Civis" Савез грађана "Цивис" | Civis | Liberalism Technocracy Pro-Europeanism | Srđan Pavićević | 1 / 81 | |
| Democratic Party Partia Demokratike Demokratska partija | PD/DP | Albanian minority interests National conservatism Pro-Europeanism | Fatmir Gjeka | 1 / 81 | |
| New Democratic Force Forca e Re Demokratike Nova demokratska snaga | FORCA | Albanian minority interests Conservatism Pro-Europeanism | Nazif Cungu | 1 / 81 | |
| Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve | UDSh/DUA | Albanian minority interests Social conservatism | Mehmet Zenka | 1 / 81 | |
| Croatian Civic Initiative Hrvatska građanska inicijativa Хрватска грађанска иницијатива | HGI | Croatian minority interests Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism | Adrian Vuksanović | 1 / 81 | |
Parties without seats
| Name | Abbreviation | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Movement Demohrišćanski pokret Демохришћански покрет | DP, DHP | Christian democracy Ethnic Serb interests Pro-Europeanism | Dejan Vukšić | |
| Croatian Reform Party Hrvatska reformska stranka Хрватска pеформска странка | HRS | Croatian minority interests Centrism Pro-Europeanism | Marija Vučinović | |
| Democratic League in Montenegro Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi | LDMZ/DS | Liberal conservativism Albanian minority interests | Mehmet Bardhi | |
| Democratic Roma Party Demokratska partija Roma Демократска партија Рома | DPR | Romani minority interests Pro-Europeanism | Mensur Šaljaj | |
| Democratic Serb Party Demokratska srpska stranka Демократска српска странка | DSS | Conservatism Christian democracy Ethnic Serb interests | Dragica Perović | |
| Democratic Alliance Demokratski savez Демократски савез | DEMOS | Liberal conservatism Liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Miodrag Lekić | |
| Liberal Party of Montenegro Liberalna partija Crne Gore Либерална партија Црне Горе | LP | National liberalism Montenegrin nationalism Pro-Europeanism | Andrija Popović | |
| Justice and Reconciliation Party Stranka pravde i pomirenja Странка правде и помирења | SPP | Bosniak minority interests Social conservatism | Hazbija Kalač | |
| New Left Nova ljevica Нова љевица | NL | Social liberalism Montenegrin nationalism | Saša Mijović | |
| Party of Montenegrin Muslims Partija crnogorskih Muslimana Партија црногорских муслимана | PCM | Muslim minority interests Pro-Europeanism | Hazbija Skenderović | |
| Party of United Pensioners and the Disabled Partija ujedinjenih penzionera i invalida Партија уједињених пензионера и инвалида | PUPI | Rights of pensioners Social justice | Momir Joksimović | |
| Patriotic Komitas Union of Montenegro Patriotsko-komitski savez Crne Gore Патриотско-комитски савез Црне Горе | PKS | Montenegrin nationalism Atlanticism Right-wing populism | Tatjana Knežević | |
| Movement for Changes Pokret za promjene Покрет за промјене | PzP | Right-wing populism Conspiracy theorism Hard euroscepticism | Nebojša Medojević | |
| True Montenegro Prava Crna Gora Права Црна Горa | PCG | Right-wing populism Conservatism Serbian nationalism | Marko Milačić | |
| Turnaround Preokret Преокрет | PP | Green politics Progressivism Pro-Europeanism | Srđan Perić | |
| Workers' Party Radnička partija Радничка партија | RP | Social conservatism Populism Cultural conservatism | Maksim Vučinić | |
| Free Montenegro Slobodna Crna Gora Слободна Црнa Горa | SCG | Right-wing populism Social conservatism Serbian nationalism | Vladislav Dajković | |
| Yugoslav Communist Party Jugoslovenska komunistička partija Југословенска комунистичка партија | JKP | Communism Yugoslavism | Radislav Stanišić | |
Historical and defunct parties
| Name | Abbreviation | Ideology | Founder | Years active | |
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| People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка | NS, Klubaši | National conservatism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism Pan-Slavism | Šako Petrović-Njegoš | 1906-1918 | |
| True People's Party Prava narodna stranka Права народна странка | PNS, Pravaši | Conservativism Royalism Montenegrin statism[10] | Lazar Mijušković | 1907-1918 | |
| People's Radical Party Narodna radikalna stranka Народна радикална странка | NRS | Conservatism Serbian nationalism Centralisation | Gavrilo Cerović | 1918-1941 | |
| Democratic Party Demokratska stranka Демократска странка | DS | Liberal conservatism Yugoslavism Centralisation | Andrija Radović | 1918-1941 | |
| Montenegrin Federalist Party Crnogorska federalistička stranka Црногорска федералистичка странка | CFS | Montenegrin nationalism Federalism Agrarianism | Sekula Drljević | 1923-1945 | |
| League of Communists Savez komunista Crne Gore Савез комуниста Црне Горе | SKCG | Marxism-Leninism Titoism Anti-nationalism | Blažo Jovanović | 1943-1991 | |
| Union of Reform Forces Savez reformskih snaga Савез реформских снага | SRSJ | Social liberalism Social democracy Anti-nationalism | Ljubiša Stanković | 1990-1991 | |
| Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije Странка демократске акције | SDA | Social conservatism Sandžak regionalism Yugoslav unionism | Harun Hadžić | 1990-1998 | |
| Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе | LSCG | Liberalism Sovereigntism Pacifism | Slavko Perović | 1990-2005 | |
| People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка | NS | Serbian–Montenegrin unionism Cultural conservatism Christian democracy | Novak Kilibarda | 1990-2017 | |
| Party of Serb Radicals Stranka srpskih radikala Странка српских радикала | SSR | Serb nationalism National conservatism Right-wing populism | Duško Sekulić | 1992-2020 | |
| Yugoslav Left Jugoslovenska levica Југословенска левица | JUL | Left-wing populism Yugoslavism Serbian nationalism | Jovanka Mijanović | 1994-2001 | |
| Serb Party of the Fatherland Отаџбинска српска странка Otadžbinska srpska stranka | OSS | National conservatism Serbian nationalism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism | Aleksandar Stamatović | 1994–2013 | |
| Natural Law Party of Montenegro Stranka prirodnog zakona Странка природног закона | SPZ | Transcendental meditation Green politics | Milo Radulović | 1996-2003 | |
| Serb People's Party Srpska narodna stranka Српска народна странка | SNS | Serb nationalism National conservatism | Božidar Bojović | 1998-2009 | |
| People's Concord of Montenegro Narodna sloga Crne Gore Народна слога Црне Горе | NS CG | Moderate conservatism Montenegrin independence | Novak Kilibarda | 2000-2006 | |
| Liberal Democrats Liberalni Demokrati Либерални демократи | LD | National liberalism Conservative liberalism Sovereigntism | Jevrem Brković | 2001–2006 | |
| People's Socialist Party Narodna socijalistička stranka Народна социјалистичка странка | NSS | Democratic socialism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism | Momir Bulatović | 2001-2009 | |
| Greens of Montenegro Zeleni Crne Gore Зелени Црне Горе | ZCG | Green politics Pro-Europeanism | Dragan Hajduković | 2002-2007 | |
| Civic Party of Montenegro Građanska partija Crne Gore Грађанска партија Црне Горе | GP | Liberalism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism | Krsto Pavićević | 2002-2017 | |
| Party of Democratic Prosperity Partija demokratskog prosperiteta Partia e prosperitet demokratik | PDP | Albanian minority interests Conservativism | Ali Rexha | 2006-2014 | |
| Democratic Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства | DSJ | Serbian–Montenegrin unionism National conservatism Russophilia | Zoran Žižić | 2006-2020 | |
| Democratic Centre of Boka Demokratski centar Boke Демократски центар Боке | DCB | Regionalism Serb nationalism | Dejan Ćorović | 2008-2017 | |
| Democratic Centre of Montenegro Demokratski centar Crne Gore Демократски центар Црне Горе | DC | Centrism Liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Goran Batrićević | 2009-2014 | |
| Positive Montenegro Pozitivna Crna Gora Позитивна Црна Гора | PCG | Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Darko Pajović | 2012-2020 | |
| "Svetosavska" Serb List "Svetosavska" Srpska lista "Светосавска" Српска листа | SL, SSL | Serbian nationalism Right-wing populism Russophilia | Dobrilo Dedeić | 2012-2023 | |
| Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Социјалдемократска партија | SDP | Montenegrin nationalism Social democracy Pro-Europeanism | Raško Konjević | 1993 | |
| Montenegrin Democratic Union Crnogorska demokratska unija Црногорскa демократскa унијa | CDU, CG | Economic liberalism Montenegrin nationalism | Miodrag Vlahović | 2015–2021 | |
See also
- Politics of Montenegro
- Parliament of Montenegro
- List of political parties by country
- Elections in Montenegro
References
- ^ U Crnoj Gori registrovano 45 političkih partija, Ministry of Interior of Montenegro
- ^ a b Dzankic, Jelena (2017). "State-sponsored Populism and the Rise of Populist Governance - The Case of Montenegro" (PDF). Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Polackova, Zuzana (2017). "Independence lost and regained: Montenegro's contested identity and the failure of Yugoslavia (1918-2006)" (PDF). Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Politički program DPS VIII kongres" (PDF). November 30, 2019.
- ^ "Seizing the democratic opportunity in Montenegro". EUROPP. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Slomp, Hans (2011), Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics, ABC-CLIO, p. 591
- ^ "Demokratski principi i ruski sentimenti". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Srđa Pavlović (2008). Balkan Anschluss: Annexation of Montenegro and the creation of the Common South Slavic State. Purdue University Press. p. 43.
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