Social Democrats of Montenegro

Montenegrin political party

The Social Democrats of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore / Социјалдемократе Црне Горе, SD CG), also known as the Social Democrats (Montenegrin: Socijaldemokrate, Социјалдемократe, SD), is a centre-left political party in Montenegro formed in 2015 by a split faction of the SDP.

History

The party was founded in July 2015[3] after the split between two Social Democratic Party (SDP) vice-presidents Vujica Lazović and Ivan Brajović, that advocated unconditional support for the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, with the party leader Ranko Krivokapić, who advocated pursuing an independent political course.[4][5] Brajović, Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs in the Government of Montenegro at the time, was chosen as the first president of the new party. After the 2016 parliamentary election, the party having won two seats in the Parliament of Montenegro, remain part of the government with two ministers while the Party leader Brajović was elected President of the Parliament of Montenegro. Following the 2020 parliamentary elections, the party gained one seat, bringing its total to three, but was not part of the formed government coalition, going into opposition, together with its coalition partner, the DPS, which has been in power in Montenegro since the introduction of the multi-party system in 1990.

On 30 January 2022, the Social Democrats elected a new president of the party, Damir Šehović, the former Minister of Education, replacing the former party president Ivan Brajović, who did not apply for a second term.[6]

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Election Party leader Performance Alliance Government
Votes % Seats +/–
2015 Ivan Brajović Split from SDP
3 / 81
 New - Government
2016 12,472 3.26%
2 / 81
 Decrease 1 - Government
2020 16,769 4.10%
3 / 81
 Increase 1 - Opposition
2023 Damir Šehović 70,228 23.26%
3 / 81
 Steady 0 With DPS-LP Opposition

Presidential elections

President of Montenegro
Election year Candidate # 1st round votes % # 2nd round votes % Note
2018 Milo Đukanović 1st 180,274 53.90% — — — DPS, support

Positions held

Major positions held by Social Democrats of Montenegro members:

President of the Parliament of Montenegro Years
Ivan Brajović 2016–2020

References

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Montenegro - Europe Elects". 2021-10-08. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  3. ^ Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore nova partija
  4. ^ Crna Gora: Raskol u SDP-u, upitna koalicija
  5. ^ Raskol u SDP: Brajovićeva struja napustila stranku, Krivokapić traži da vrate mandate
  6. ^ "Šehović novi predsjednik SD-a".
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