Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
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Socialist People's Party Socijalistička narodna partija Социјалистичка народна партија | |
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Abbreviation | SNP |
Leader | Vladimir Joković |
Founder | Momir Bulatović |
Founded | 18 February 1998 |
Split from | Democratic Party of Socialists |
Headquarters | Podgorica |
Ideology | |
Political position | Fiscal: Centre-left Social: Centre-right |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (cooperation) |
Parliament | 2 / 81 |
Mayors | 2 / 25 |
Local Parliaments | 54 / 847 |
Website | |
snp.co.me | |
The Socialist People's Party of Montenegro (Serbian: Социјалистичка народна партија Црне Горе, СНП ЦГ, romanized: Socijalistička narodna partija Crne Gore, SNP CG) is a political party in Montenegro. It is a social-democratic[1][2] and socially conservative party,[1] that is positioned on the centre-left on the political spectrum with regard to economic matters.[3] It is supportive of accession of Montenegro to the European Union, and was historically supportive of Serbian–Montenegrin unionism.[2]
History
Origins
In the late 1990s a rift inside the ruling
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Momir presented in the political campaign that his main goal was the preservation of the
On the other hand, Momir enjoyed the support of Serbia and the Federal Yugoslav government itself. With the huge clashes between Momir and Milo, the election respected minimal democratic standards. However, with eventual loss at the election, the rift between the two wings was final.
First period
By 2000, Milošević began to lose his ground in Serbia, and it became apparent that he no longer had support either within the international community or his own country. However, Momir Bulatović was still a close ally of Milošević, and that fact led to a split within the SNP on whether to stay loyal to Milošević or to become a party with a more democratic image. In 2001 the pro-European and democratic wing led by Predrag Bulatović prevailed and he became SNP's president. The party continued to be a proponent of the union with Serbia, while the old-style pro-Milošević faction of politicians formed the People's Socialist Party under Momir Bulatović.
Second period
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As some ethnic Serb parties took advantage of the SNP's new orientation and attracted some voters, SNP became the strongest opposition party in Montenegro. It was the leader of the Movement for European Union of Serbia and Montenegro, which eventually failed to preserve the union with Serbia. SNP avoided to explicitly state its rejection of the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum results, but it refused to attend the country's inauguration ceremonies. Other pro-union opposition parties openly refused to recognize the results.
In the
Third period
On 27 December 2006,
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In the negotiations for the new Montenegrin Constitution, SNP forged a united political alliance of practically the entire Opposition with the
The reforms of Srđan Milić worked well for SNP, as in the 2009 Montenegrin parliamentary election it won 16 seats in the Parliament of Montenegro, becoming once again the biggest sole opposition party.
Before the 2012 Montenegrin parliamentary election the right-wing faction of the party led by their former president Predrag Bulatović left the party and joined the Democratic Front alliance.[4] In the election, the party ran independently and won only 11.06% of the votes, and 9 seats.
In February 2015, the party faction led by Aleksa Bečić split from the SNP due to disagreements with party leader Milić, having decided to form a new political party, Democratic Montenegro.[5]
In September 2016, SNP decided to enter the Key Coalition with DEMOS and URA in order to participate at the forthcoming parliamentary election.[6] The Coalition was the third-ranked electoral list with 11.05% of the votes and 9 seats, out of which SNP won only 3. Some time afterwards, member Aleksandar Damjanović left the parliamentary group.
Fourth period
Party president
On 1 May 2019 SNP signed an agreement with the Independent parliamentary group of
Presidents of the Socialist People's Party
No. | President | Age | Term start | Term end | Time in office | ||
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1 | Momir Bulatović | ![]() |
1956–2019 | 19 October 1997 | 24 September 2000 | 2 years, 341 days | |
2 | Predrag Bulatović | ![]() |
born 1956 | 24 September 2000 | 26 November 2006 | 6 years, 63 days | |
3 | Srđan Milić | ![]() |
born 1965 | 26 November 2006 | 13 August 2017 | 10 years, 260 days | |
4 | Vladimir Joković | ![]() |
born 1967 | 13 August 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 318 days |
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
Election | Party leader | Performance | Alliance | Government | |||
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Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||||
1998 | Momir Bulatović | 123,957 | 35.62% | 29 / 78
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New | — | Opposition |
2001 | Predrag Bulatović | 148,513 | 40.56% | 21 / 77
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ZZP | Opposition |
2002 | 133,894 | 38.43% | 19 / 75
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ZZP | Opposition | |
2006 | 47,683 | 14.07% | 8 / 81
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NS-DSS
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Opposition | |
2009 | Srđan Milić | 54,547 | 16.83% | 16 / 81
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— | Opposition |
2012 | 40,131 | 11.06% | 9 / 81
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— | Opposition 2012–16 | |
Support 2016 | |||||||
2016 | 42,295 | 11.05% | 3 / 81
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Ključ | Opposition | |
2020 | Vladimir Joković | 133,261 | 32.55% | 5 / 81
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ZBCG | Support 2020–22 |
Coalition 2022–23 | |||||||
2023 | 9,472 | 3.13% | 2 / 81
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SNP-Demos | Coalition |
Federal elections
Year | Popular vote | % of pop. vote | Seats | Montenegrin seats | Changes | Government | Leader / carrier |
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1997 | Split from DPS
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(Split from DPS) | 16 / 138
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16 / 30
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coalition gov't | Momir Bulatović |
2000 | 104,198 | 83.10% | 28 / 138
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28 / 30
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coalition gov't | Zoran Žižić |
Presidential elections
Election year | Candidate | # | 1st round vote | % of vote | # | 2nd round vote | % of vote | Note |
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1997 | Momir Bulatović | 1st | 147,610 | 47.44% | 2nd | 169,257 | 49.20% | |
2003 | Election boycott | — | Election boycott | — | Election boycott | |||
2008 | Srđan Milić | 4th | 39,316 | 11.92% | — | — | — | |
2013 | Miodrag Lekić | 2nd | 154,289 | 48.79% | — | — | — | Independent ; supports
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2018 | Mladen Bojanić | 2nd | 111,711 | 33.40% | — | — | — | Independent ; supports
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Positions held
Major positions held by Socialist People's Party of Montenegro members:
Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia | Years |
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Momir Bulatović | 1998–2000 |
Zoran Žižić | 2000–2001 |
Dragiša Pešić | 2001–2003 |
President of the Chamber of Republics of the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia |
Years |
Srđa Božović | 1997–2003 |
President of Montenegro | Years |
Momir Bulatović | 1997–1998 |
President of the Parliament of Montenegro | Years |
Danijela Đurović | 2022–2023 |
References
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Montenegro: Key Political Parties". Balkan Insight. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Osnovana Demokratska narodna partija". pcnen.com.
- ^ Aleksa Bečić napušta SNP: Ne mogu sa Milićem i Jonicom Archived 15 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Vijesti, 1. February 2015
- ^ Lekić nosilac liste koalicije "Ključ" Archived 15 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Vijesti
- ^ Joković novi predsjednik SNP-a Archived 7 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Vijesti, 13. August 2017
- ^ Snežana Jonica osniva Novu Socijalističku Narodnu Partiju, 24 January 2019
- ^ Savez, Da svako ima“ kreće od Bijelog Polja, Analitika, 30 April 2019
- ^ DF, SNP, Narodni pokret i Prava zajedno na izborima, Vijesti, 31 July 2020
- ^ SNP u Narodnom pokretu, Milačić na listi DF-a Archived 24 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine, CDM, 24 July 2020