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
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 Union of Albanians
Demokratska unija Albanaca
Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve
UDSh/DUA Albanian minority interests
Social conservatism
Mehmet Zenka
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
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
Montenegrin Democratic Union
Crnogorska demokratska unija
Црногорскa демократскa унијa
CDU, CG Economic liberalism
Montenegrin nationalism
Miodrag Vlahović 2015–2021

See also

References

  1. U Crnoj Gori registrovano 45 političkih partija, Ministry of Interior of Montenegro
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Politički program DPS VIII kongres" (PDF). November 30, 2019.
  5. "Seizing the democratic opportunity in Montenegro". EUROPP. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. Slomp, Hans (2011), Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics, ABC-CLIO, p. 591
  7. "Demokratski principi i ruski sentimenti". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  8. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. 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.
  10. 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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