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

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### Parties represented in the Parliament of Montenegro

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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  | 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 |

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### Parties without seats

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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  | 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
| Serbian Radical Party
Srpska radikalna stranka
Српска радикална странка | SRS  | Serbian ultranationalism
Russophilia | Ilija Darmanović

## Historical and defunct parties

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Name  | Abbreviation  | Ideology  | Founder  | Years active

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| 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

## See also

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* Politics of Montenegro
* Parliament of Montenegro
* List of political parties by country
* Elections in Montenegro

## References

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1. ^ U Crnoj Gori registrovano 45 političkih partija, Ministry of Interior of Montenegro
2. ^ 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.
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.
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