The Montenegrin Party (Montenegrin: Црногорска партија, romanized: Crnogorska partija, CP) is a political party in Serbia, representing the Montenegrin minority.[1] It is based in the city of Novi Sad. The party was founded by Nenad Stevović, who was its leader from 2008 to 2014, when he resigned.[2]
Montenegrin Party Црногорска партија Crnogorska partija | |
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| Leader | Milo Milojko |
| Founder | Nenad Stevović |
| Founded | 18 February 2008 |
| Headquarters | Novi Sad |
| Ideology | |
| Colours |
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| National Assembly | 0 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 0 / 120 |
| Website | |
| crnogorskapartija.rs | |
History
editThe Montenegrin Party was founded on 18 February 2008 and was registered as a political party in the Serbian Ministry of Justice on 22 February 2008, becoming the first political party that represents the Montenegrin minority in Serbia.[3] Montenegrin Party ran as a minority list in the 2008 parliamentary election. However, the party won only 0.07% of votes, failing to obtain a seat in the National Assembly. The party also ran independently in the 2012 and 2014, winning 0.1% and 0.18% votes respectively. In the 2014 election the Montenegrin Party electoral list was headed by Joška Broz, president of the Communist Party and grandson of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito.[4] The party did not run in the 2016 parliamentary election, and supported the candidacy of Saša Janković in the 2017 presidential election.[5]
Elections
editParliamentary elections
edit| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Coalition | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,923 | 0.07% | 0 / 250
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— | non-parliamentary |
| 2012 | 3,855 | 0.1% | 0 / 250
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— | non-parliamentary |
| 2014 | 6,388 | 0.18% | 0 / 250
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with KP | non-parliamentary |
| 2016 | Did not run | Did not run | 0 / 250
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— | non-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 30,591 | 0.95% | 0 / 250
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UDS | non-parliamentary |
| 2022 | Did not participate | 0 / 250
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non-parliamentary | ||
References
edit- ^ Živanović, Maja (7 August 2017). "Serbian Montenegrins Demand Official Language Rights". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Stevović više nije predsjednik Crnogorske partije - Vijesti.me". www.vijesti.me. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Crnogorska Partija | O nama".
- ^ https://naslovi.net/2014-03-13/rts/crnogorska-partija-polozila-cvece-na-titov-grob/9256277 [dead link]
- ^ "Crnogorska partija podržala Jankovića".