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

	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	Populism 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 conservatism National conservatism	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

	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 Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства	DSJ	Serbian–Montenegrin unionism National conservatism Russophilia	Zoran Žižić
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
Demos Demos Демос	DEMOS	Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism	Miodrag Lekić
Free Montenegro Slobodna Crna Gora Слободна Црнa Горa	SCG	Serbian nationalism Right-wing populism Social conservatism	Vladislav Dajković
Justice and Reconciliation Party Stranka pravde i pomirenja Странка правде и помирења	SPP	Bosniak minority interests Social conservatism	Hazbija Kalač
Liberal Party of Montenegro Liberalna partija Crne Gore Либерална партија Црне Горе	LP	National liberalism Montenegrin nationalism Pro-Europeanism	Andrija Popović
Montenegrin European Party Crnogorska evropska partija Црногорска европска партија	CEP	Montenegrin nationalism Pro-Europeanism	Novak Adžić
Movement for Changes Pokret za promjene Покрет за промјене	PzP	Right-wing populism Conspiracy theorism Hard euroscepticism	Nebojša Medojević
New Left Nova ljevica Нова љевица	NL	Social liberalism Montenegrin nationalism	Saša Mijović
Party of European Progress Stranka evropskog progresa Странка европског прогреса	SEP	Pro-Europeanism	Duško Marković
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
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
"Svetosavska" Serb List "Svetosavska" Srpska lista "Светосавска" Српска листа	SSL	Serbian nationalism Right-wing populism Russophilia	Dobrilo Dedeić
Workers' Party Radnička partija Радничка партија	RP	Social conservatism Populism Cultural conservatism	Maksim Vučinić
Yugoslav Communist Party Jugoslovenska komunistička partija Југословенска комунистичка партија	JKP	Communism Yugoslavism	Radislav Stanišić

Historical and defunct parties

	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
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

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.

[1] U Crnoj Gori registrovano 45 političkih partija, Ministry of Interior of Montenegro

[Dzankic-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.

[programstranke-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.

[PAE-8] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[Slomp2011-9] 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.

[Pavlović2007-43-10] 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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v t e Political parties in Montenegro
Parliament	PES (20) DPS (17) NSD (9) DCG (7) BS (6) DNP (4) URA (4) SD (3) SNP (2) Independents (2) ASh/AA (1) Civis (1) HGI (1) LDsh (1) UDSh/DUA (1) FORCA (1) UCG (1)
Notable parties without seats	DHP GI 21M HRS LDMZ/DS PD DSS DEMOS SCG SPP LP PZP NL NP PUPI SDP PCG SCG RP JKP
Historical/Defunct	Klubaši Pravaši NRS DS CFS SK CG SRSJ SDA LSCG NS SSR JUL OSS SNS NS CG NSS ZSS GP PDP DCB DC PCG SL CDU/Cg DSJ
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