Democratic Party of Unity
{{Infobox political party
| country = Montenegro
| name = Democratic Party of Unity
| native_name = Demokratska stranka jedinstva
Демократска странка јединства
| logo = Democratic Party of Unity logo.svg
| logo_upright = 0.6
| leader = Nebojša Jušković
| founder = Zoran Žižić
| foundation = 2006
| dissolution =
| merger =
| merged = Popular Movement (Montenegro)
| ideology = {{Nowrap|National conservatism
Serbian-Montenegrin unionism
Russophilia[https://www.in4s.net/demokratska-stranka-jedinstva-pristupila-narodnom-pokretu/ ДСЈ приступила Народном покрету], in4s.net
Hard euroscepticism}}
| position = Right-wing
| colorcode = darkblue
| website =
}}
Democratic Party of Unity ({{langx|cnr|Демократска странка јединства}}, Demokratska stranka jedinstva, DSJ) was a minor extra-parliamentary national conservative Serbian-Montenegrin unionist political party in Montenegro.
History
The party was founded in July 2006 by Zoran Žižić, former Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and former Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. Between 2006 and 2009, the party was a constituent member of the Serb List (Srpska lista) coalition.
In 2012 and from 2015 until 2017, the DSJ was a constituent member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Front (DF) alliance. The party supported the For the Future of Montenegro (ZBCG) list for the 2020 parliamentary election.[https://www.in4s.net/juskovic-dsj-cvrsto-stoji-u-df-u/ Јушковић: ДСЈ чврсто стоји у ДФ-у], in4s.net
In February 2020, the party merged into the newly formed Popular Movement (Montenegro).[https://www.in4s.net/demokratska-stranka-jedinstva-pristupila-narodnom-pokretu/ Демократска странка јединства приступила народном покрету],in4s.net
Electoral results
= Parliamentary elections =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Year ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! Overall seats won ! Seat change ! Coalition ! Government |
| 2006
| 49,730 | 14.68% | {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=#0067A5}} | {{increase}} 1 | with SL | {{no|opposition}} |
|---|
| 2009
| style="background:#ddd;| Did not run | style="background:#ddd;| Did not run | {{Composition bar|0|81|hex=#0067A5}} | {{decrease}} 1 | — | {{no2|extra-parliamentary}} |
| 2012
| 82,773 | 22.82% | {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=#0067A5}} | {{increase}} 1 | with DF | {{no|opposition}} |
| 2016
| 77,784 | 20.32% | {{Composition bar|0|81|hex=#0067A5}} | {{decrease}} 1 | with DF | {{no2|extra-parliamentary}} |
| 2020
| 133,267 | 32.55% | {{Composition bar|0|81|hex=blue}} | {{nochange}} | with ZBCG | {{no2|extra-parliamentary}} |
| 2023
|77,203 |25.53% | {{Composition bar|0|81|hex=#0067A5}} | {{decrease}} 1 | with PES |{{no2|extra-parliamentary}} |
=Presidential elections=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! rowspan=2 | Election ! rowspan=2 | Candidate ! colspan=2 | 1st round ! colspan=2 | 2nd round |
| Votes
! % ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| 2008
|{{no|2nd}} |19.55% |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
| 2013
|{{no|2nd}} |48.79% |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
| 2018
|{{no|2nd}} |33.40% |{{n/a}} |{{n/a}} |
| 2023
|{{no|2nd}} | 28.92% |{{yes|1st}} | 58.88% |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Montenegrin political parties}}
Category:Serb political parties in Montenegro
Category:National conservative parties
Category:Right-wing parties in Europe
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