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 | |
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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 | Aleksa Bečić | 7 / 81
| ||
Bosniak Party Bošnjačka stranka Бошњачка странка |
BS | 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 | 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 | Fatmir Gjeka | 1 / 81
| ||
New Democratic Force Forca e Re Demokratike Nova demokratska snaga |
FORCA | Nazif Cungu | 1 / 81
| ||
Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve |
UDSh/DUA | minority interests
Social conservatism |
Mehmet Zenka | 1 / 81
| |
Croatian Civic Initiative Hrvatska građanska inicijativa Хрватска грађанска иницијатива |
HGI | Adrian Vuksanović | 1 / 81
|
Parties without seats
Name | Abbreviation | Ideology | Leader | |
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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 | Marija Vučinović | ||
Democratic League in Montenegro Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi |
LDMZ/DS | minority interests
|
Mehmet Bardhi | |
Democratic Roma Party Demokratska partija Roma Демократска партија Рома |
DPR | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
Democratic Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства |
DSJ | Serbian–Montenegrin unionism National conservatism Russophilia |
Zoran Žižić | |
"Svetosavska" Serb List "Svetosavska" Srpska lista "Светосавска" Српска листа |
Serbian nationalism Right-wing populism Russophilia |
Dobrilo Dedeić |
Historical and defunct parties
Name | Abbreviation | Ideology | Founder | Years active | |
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People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка |
NS, Klubaši | Serbian-Montenegrin unionism
Pan-Slavism |
Šako Petrović-Njegoš | 1906-1918 | |
True People's Party Prava narodna stranka Права народна странка |
PNS, Pravaši | 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 | Anti-nationalism
|
Blažo Jovanović | 1943-1991 | |
Union of Reform Forces Savez reformskih snaga Савез реформских снага |
SRSJ | Anti-nationalism
|
Ljubiša Stanković | 1990-1991 | |
Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije Странка демократске акције |
SDA | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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
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