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 | Milojko Spajić | 20 / 81
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| Democratic Party of Socialists Demokratska partija socijalista Демократска партија социјалиста |
DPS | Danijel Živković | 17 / 81
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| New Serb Democracy Nova srpska demokratija Нова српска демократија |
NSD | Andrija Mandić | 9 / 81
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| Democratic Montenegro Demokratska Crna Gora Демократска Црна Гора |
DCG | Aleksa Bečić | 7 / 81
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| Bosniak Party Bošnjačka stranka Бошњачка странка |
BS | Ervin Ibrahimović | 6 / 81
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| Democratic People's Party Demokratska narodna partija Демократска народна партија |
DNP | Milan Knežević | 4 / 81
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| United Reform Action Ujedinjena reformska akcija Уједињена реформска акција |
URA | Populism Green politics Pro-Europeanism |
Dritan Abazović | 4 / 81
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| Social Democrats Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore Социјалдемократе Црне Горе |
SD | Damir Šehović | 3 / 81
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| Socialist People's Party Socijalistička narodna partija Социјалистичка народна партија |
SNP | Vladimir Joković | 2 / 81
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| Albanian Alternative Alternativa Shqiptare Albanska alternativa |
ASh/ |
Nik Gjeloshaj | 2 / 81
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| United Montenegro Ujedinjena Crna Gora Уједињена Црна Гора |
UCG | Goran Danilović | 1 / 81
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| Citizens' Union "Civis" Savez građana "Civis" Савез грађана "Цивис" |
Civis | Srđan Pavićević | 1 / 81
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| Democratic Party Partia Demokratike Demokratska partija |
PD/ |
Fatmir Gjeka | 1 / 81
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| New Democratic Force Forca e Re Demokratike Nova demokratska snaga |
FORCA | Nazif Cungu | 1 / 81
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| Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve |
UDSh/ |
Mehmet Zenka | 1 / 81
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| Croatian Civic Initiative Hrvatska građanska inicijativa Хрватска грађанска иницијатива |
HGI | Adrian Vuksanović | 1 / 81
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Parties without seats
| Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Социјалдемократска партија |
SDP | Ivan Vujović | ||
| Christian Democratic Movement Demohrišćanski pokret Демохришћански покрет |
DP, DHP | 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/ |
Mehmet Bardhi | ||
| Democratic Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства |
DSJ | Zoran Žižić | ||
| Democratic Roma Party Demokratska partija Roma Демократска партија Рома |
DPR | Mensur Šaljaj | ||
| Democratic Serb Party Demokratska srpska stranka Демократска српска странка |
DSS | Dragica Perović | ||
| DEMOS ДЕМОС |
DEMOS | Miodrag Lekić | ||
| Free Montenegro Slobodna Crna Gora Слободна Црнa Горa |
SCG | Vladislav Dajković | ||
| Justice and Reconciliation Party Stranka pravde i pomirenja Странка правде и помирења |
SPP | Hazbija Kalač | ||
| Liberal Party of Montenegro Liberalna partija Crne Gore Либерална партија Црне Горе |
LP | Andrija Popović | ||
| Montenegrin European Party Crnogorska evropska partija Црногорска европска партија |
CEP | Novak Adžić | ||
| Movement for Changes Pokret za promjene Покрет за промјене |
PzP | Nebojša Medojević | ||
| New Left Nova ljevica Нова љевица |
NL | 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 | Hazbija Skenderović | ||
| Party of United Pensioners and the Disabled Partija ujedinjenih penzionera i invalida Партија уједињених пензионера и инвалида |
PUPI | Momir Joksimović | ||
| Patriotic Komitas Union of Montenegro Patriotsko-komitski savez Crne Gore Патриотско-комитски савез Црне Горе |
PKS | Tatjana Knežević | ||
| Turnaround Preokret Преокрет |
PP | Srđan Perić | ||
| "Svetosavska" Serb List "Svetosavska" Srpska lista "Светосавска" Српска листа |
SSL | Dobrilo Dedeić | ||
| Yugoslav Communist Party Jugoslovenska komunistička partija Југословенска комунистичка партија |
JKP | Radislav Stanišić | ||
| Serbian Radical Party Srpska radikalna stranka Српска радикална странка |
SRS | Ilija Darmanović | ||
Historical and defunct parties
| Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Founder | Years active | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка |
NS, Klubaši | 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 | Gavrilo Cerović | 1918–1941 | ||
| Democratic Party Demokratska stranka Демократска странка |
DS | Andrija Radović | 1918–1941 | ||
| Montenegrin Federalist Party Crnogorska federalistička stranka Црногорска федералистичка странка |
CFS | Sekula Drljević | 1923–1945 | ||
| League of Communists Savez komunista Crne Gore Савез комуниста Црне Горе |
SKCG | Blažo Jovanović | 1943–1991 | ||
| Union of Reform Forces Savez reformskih snaga Савез реформских снага |
SRSJ | Ljubiša Stanković | 1990–1991 | ||
| Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije Странка демократске акције |
SDA | Harun Hadžić | 1990–1998 | ||
| Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе |
LSCG | Slavko Perović | 1990–2005 | ||
| People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка |
NS | 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 | Jovanka Mijanović | 1994–2001 | ||
| Serb Party of the Fatherland Отаџбинска српска странка Otadžbinska srpska stranka |
OSS | Aleksandar Stamatović | 1994–2013 | ||
| Natural Law Party of Montenegro Stranka prirodnog zakona Странка природног закона |
SPZ | Milo Radulović | 1996–2003 | ||
| Serb People's Party Srpska narodna stranka Српска народна странка |
SNS | Božidar Bojović | 1998–2009 | ||
| People's Concord of Montenegro Narodna sloga Crne Gore Народна слога Црне Горе |
NS CG | Novak Kilibarda | 2000–2006 | ||
| Liberal Democrats Liberalni Demokrati Либерални демократи |
LD | Jevrem Brković | 2001–2006 | ||
| People's Socialist Party Narodna socijalistička stranka Народна социјалистичка странка |
NSS | Momir Bulatović | 2001–2009 | ||
| Greens of Montenegro Zeleni Crne Gore Зелени Црне Горе |
ZCG | Dragan Hajduković | 2002–2007 | ||
| Civic Party of Montenegro Građanska partija Crne Gore Грађанска партија Црне Горе |
GP | Krsto Pavićević | 2002–2017 | ||
| Party of Democratic Prosperity Partija demokratskog prosperiteta Partia e prosperitet demokratik |
PDP | Ali Rexha | 2006–2014 | ||
| Democratic Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства |
DSJ | Zoran Žižić | 2006–2020 | ||
| Democratic Centre of Boka Demokratski centar Boke Демократски центар Боке |
DCB | Dejan Ćorović | 2008–2017 | ||
| Democratic Centre of Montenegro Demokratski centar Crne Gore Демократски центар Црне Горе |
DC | Goran Batrićević | 2009–2014 | ||
| Positive Montenegro Pozitivna Crna Gora Позитивна Црна Гора |
PCG | Darko Pajović | 2012–2020 | ||
| Montenegrin Democratic Union Crnogorska demokratska unija Црногорскa демократскa унијa |
CDU, CG | Miodrag Vlahović | 2015–2021 | ||
| True Montenegro Prava Crna Gora Права Црна Горa |
PCG | Marko Milačić | 2018-2025 | ||
| Workers' Party Radnička partija Радничка партија |
RP | Maksim Vučinić | 2015-2025 | ||
See also
- Politics of Montenegro
- Parliament of Montenegro
- List of political parties by country
- Elections in Montenegro
References
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