list of political parties in Montenegro

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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.[http://www.mup.gov.me/vijesti/148451/U-Crnoj-Gori-registrovano-45-politickih-partija.html U Crnoj Gori registrovano 45 političkih partija], Ministry of Interior of Montenegro

Current parties

=Parties represented in the [[Parliament of Montenegro]]=

class="wikitable sortable unsortable"
colspan=2 | Name

! Abbr.

! Ideology

! Leader

! MPs

style="background:{{party colour|Europe Now!}};"|

| Europe Now!
Evropa sad!
Европа сад!

| PES

| Economic liberalism
Anti-corruption
Pro-Europeanism

| Milojko Spajić

| {{Composition bar|20|81|hex={{party color|Europe Now!}}}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}};" |

| {{nowrap|Democratic Party of Socialists
Demokratska partija socijalista
Демократска партија социјалиста
}}

| DPS

| {{nowrap|Populism{{cite web|url=http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/50986/Dzankic_Populism%20in%20Montenegro_2017_revisedJDz.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|website=Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies|title=State-sponsored Populism and the Rise of Populist Governance - The Case of Montenegro|first=Jelena|last=Dzankic|year=2017|accessdate=13 November 2018}}
Montenegrin nationalism{{cite web|url=https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/01151354SPS_1_2017_Z%20Polackova_P%20C%20%20Duin.pdf|website=Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies|title=Independence lost and regained: Montenegro's contested identity and the failure of Yugoslavia (1918-2006)|first=Zuzana |last=Polackova|year=2017|access-date=13 November 2018}}
Neoliberalism{{cite web|url=https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/dps.website/media/files/1575286387-politicki-program-dps-viii-kongres.pdf|title=Politički program DPS VIII kongres|date=November 30, 2019}}}}

| Danijel Živković

| {{Composition bar|17|81|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (2021)}}}}

style="background-color:#003153;" |

| New Serb Democracy
Nova srpska demokratija
Нова српска демократија

| NSD

| Serbian nationalism{{Cite web |date=2020-09-08 |title=Seizing the democratic opportunity in Montenegro |url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2020/09/08/seizing-the-democratic-opportunity-in-montenegro/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=EUROPP}}
National conservatism{{Citation |last=Slomp |first=Hans |title=Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics |page=591 |year=2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO}}
Russophilia{{Cite web |title=Demokratski principi i ruski sentimenti |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/demkratski-principi-i-ruski-sentimenti/27828601.html |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh}}

| Andrija Mandić

| {{Composition bar|9|81|hex=#003153}}

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Montenegro}};"|

| Democratic Montenegro
Demokratska Crna Gora
Демократска Црна Гора

| DCG

| Catch-all party
Conservative liberalism
Pro-Europeanism

| Aleksa Bečić

| {{Composition bar|7|81|hex={{party color|Democratic Montenegro}}}}

style="background-color: #2E8B57;" |

| Bosniak Party
Bošnjačka stranka
Бошњачка странка

| BS

| Bosniak minority interests
Social conservatism
Pro-Europeanism

| Ervin Ibrahimović

| {{Composition bar|6|81|hex=#2E8B57}}

style="background-color: #5865f2;" |

| Democratic People's Party
Demokratska narodna partija
Демократска народна партија

| DNP

| Populism
Serbian nationalism
Social conservatism

| Milan Knežević

| {{Composition bar|4|81|hex=#5865f2}}

style="background-color: #00cc55;" |

| United Reform Action
Ujedinjena reformska akcija
Уједињена реформска акција

| URA

| Populism
Green politics
Pro-Europeanism

| Dritan Abazović

| {{Composition bar|4|81|hex=#00cc55}}

style="background:{{party color|Social Democrats of Montenegro}};"|

| Social Democrats
Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore
Социјалдемократе Црне Горе

| SD

| Social democracy
Populism
Pro-Europeanism

| Damir Šehović

| {{Composition bar|3|81|hex={{party color|Social Democrats of Montenegro}}}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist People's Party of Montenegro}};" |

| Socialist People's Party
Socijalistička narodna partija
Социјалистичка народна партија

| SNP

| Social conservatism
Social democracy{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/montenegro.html|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|title=Montenegro|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|year=2016|accessdate=4 July 2018}}{{cite book|author=Hans Slomp|title=Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LmfAPmwE6YYC&pg=PA592|accessdate=4 July 2018|year=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-39182-8|page=592}}
Pro-Europeanism

| Vladimir Joković

| {{Composition bar|2|81|hex=cornflowerblue}}

style="background:navy;"|

| Albanian Alternative
Alternativa Shqiptare
Albanska alternativa

| ASh/AA

| Albanian minority interests
Social conservatism
National conservatism

| Nik Gjeloshaj

| {{Composition bar|2|81|hex=navy}}

style="background-color:royalblue;" |

| United Montenegro
Ujedinjena Crna Gora
Уједињена Црна Гора

| UCG

| Cultural conservatism
National conservatism
Ethnic Serb interests

| Goran Danilović

| {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=royalblue}}

style="background:#800080;" |

| Citizens' Union "Civis"
{{small|Savez građana "Civis"
Савез грађана "Цивис"}}

| Civis

| Liberalism
Technocracy
Pro-Europeanism

| Srđan Pavićević

| {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=#800080}}

style="background-color:#4682B4;" |

| Democratic Party
Partia Demokratike
Demokratska partija

| PD/DP

| Albanian minority interests
National conservatism
Pro-Europeanism

| Fatmir Gjeka

| {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=#4682B4}}

style="background:#00AAE4;" |

| New Democratic Force
Forca e Re Demokratike
Nova demokratska snaga

| FORCA

| Albanian minority interests
Conservatism
Pro-Europeanism

| Nazif Cungu

| {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=#00AAE4}}

style="width:5px; background:#0070ff;"|

| Democratic Union of Albanians
Demokratska unija Albanaca
Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve

| UDSh/DUA

| Albanian minority interests
Social conservatism

| Mehmet Zenka

| {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=#0070ff}}

style="background:#D9271D;" |

| Croatian Civic Initiative
Hrvatska građanska inicijativa
Хрватска грађанска иницијатива

| HGI

| Croatian minority interests
Social conservatism
Pro-Europeanism

| Adrian Vuksanović

| {{Composition bar|1|81|hex=#D9271D}}

=Parties without seats=

class="wikitable"
colspan=2 | Name

! Abbreviation

! Ideology

! Leader

style="background:{{party colour|Christian Democratic Movement (Montenegro)}};"|

| Christian Democratic Movement
{{small|Demohrišćanski pokret
Демохришћански покрет}}

| DP, DHP

| Christian democracy
Ethnic Serb interests
Pro-Europeanism

| Dejan Vukšić

style="background:#6495ED;" |

| Croatian Reform Party
Hrvatska reformska stranka
Хрватска pеформска странка

| HRS

| Croatian minority interests
Centrism
Pro-Europeanism

| Marija Vučinović

style="background:#00AAE4;" |

| Democratic League in Montenegro
Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori
Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi

| LDMZ/DS

| Liberal conservativism
{{nowrap|Albanian minority interests}}

| Mehmet Bardhi

style="background-color:#0067A5;" |

| Democratic Party of Unity
Demokratska stranka jedinstva
Демократска странка јединства

| DSJ

| {{nowrap|Serbian–Montenegrin unionism
National conservatism
Russophilia}}

| Zoran Žižić

style="background-color: darkgreen" |

| Democratic Roma Party
Demokratska partija Roma
Демократска партија Рома

| DPR

| Romani minority interests
Pro-Europeanism

| Mensur Šaljaj

style="background:darkblue;" |

| Democratic Serb Party
Demokratska srpska stranka
Демократска српска странка

| DSS

| Conservatism
Christian democracy
Ethnic Serb interests

| Dragica Perović

style="background-color: {{party color|DEMOS (Montenegro)}};" |

| Demos
Demos
Демос

| DEMOS

| Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism

| Miodrag Lekić

style="width:5px; background:navy;"|

| Free Montenegro
Slobodna Crna Gora
Слободна Црнa Горa

| SCG

| Serbian nationalism
Right-wing populism
Social conservatism

| Vladislav Dajković

style="background-color: darkgreen" |

| Justice and Reconciliation Party
Stranka pravde i pomirenja
Странка правде и помирења

| SPP

| Bosniak minority interests
Social conservatism

| Hazbija Kalač

style="background-color: #89CFF0;" |

| Liberal Party of Montenegro
Liberalna partija Crne Gore
Либерална партија Црне Горе

| LP

| National liberalism
Montenegrin nationalism
Pro-Europeanism

| Andrija Popović

style="background:#008800;" |

| Montenegrin European Party
Crnogorska evropska partija
Црногорска европска партија

| CEP

| Montenegrin nationalism
Pro-Europeanism

| Novak Adžić

style="background-color:#0054A5;" |

| Movement for Changes
Pokret za promjene
Покрет за промјене

| PzP

| Right-wing populism
Conspiracy theorism
Hard euroscepticism

| Nebojša Medojević

style="background:red;" |

| New Left
Nova ljevica
Нова љевица

| NL

| Social liberalism
Montenegrin nationalism

| Saša Mijović

style="background-color: #00AAE4;" |

| Party of European Progress
Stranka evropskog progresa
Странка европског прогреса

| SEP

| Pro-Europeanism

| Duško Marković

style="background-color: #89CFF0;" |

| Party of Montenegrin Muslims
Partija crnogorskih Muslimana
Партија црногорских муслимана

| PCM

| Muslim minority interests
Pro-Europeanism

| {{nowrap|Hazbija Skenderović}}

style="background-color:#FFD700;" |

| {{nowrap|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

style="background:#008000;" |

| Patriotic Komitas Union of Montenegro
Patriotsko-komitski savez Crne Gore
Патриотско-комитски савез Црне Горе

| PKS

| Montenegrin nationalism
Atlanticism
Right-wing populism

| Tatjana Knežević

style="background-color: {{party color|True Montenegro}};" |

| True Montenegro
Prava Crna Gora
Права Црна Горa

| PCG

| Right-wing populism
Conservatism
Serbian nationalism

| Marko Milačić

style="background:lightgreen;" |

| Turnaround
{{small|Preokret
Преокрет}}

| PP

| Green politics
Progressivism
Pro-Europeanism

| Srđan Perić

style="background:darkred;" |

| "Svetosavska" Serb List
"Svetosavska" Srpska lista
"Светосавска" Српска листа

| SSL

| Serbian nationalism
Right-wing populism
Russophilia

| Dobrilo Dedeić

style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Party (Montenegro)}};" |

| Workers' Party
Radnička partija
Радничка партија

| RP

| Social conservatism
Populism
Cultural conservatism

| Maksim Vučinić

style="background:red;"|

| Yugoslav Communist Party
Jugoslovenska komunistička partija
Југословенска комунистичка партија

| JKP

| Communism
Yugoslavism

| Radislav Stanišić

Historical and defunct parties

class="wikitable"
colspan=2 | Name

! Abbreviation

! Ideology

! Founder

! {{nowrap|Years active}}

style="background:#bebebe;"|

| People's Party
Narodna stranka
Народна странка

| NS, Klubaši

| {{nowrap|National conservatism
Serbian-Montenegrin unionism
Pan-Slavism}}

| Šako Petrović-Njegoš

| {{nowrap|1906-1918}}

style="background:#6495ED;" |

| True People's Party
Prava narodna stranka
Права народна странка

| {{nowrap|PNS, Pravaši}}

| Conservativism
Royalism
Montenegrin statism{{cite book|author=Srđa Pavlović|title=Balkan Anschluss: Annexation of Montenegro and the creation of the Common South Slavic State|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1557534659|year=2008|publisher=Purdue University Press|page=43}}

| Lazar Mijušković

| 1907-1918

style="background:{{party color|People's Radical Party}};" |

| People's Radical Party
Narodna radikalna stranka
Народна радикална странка

| NRS

| Conservatism
Serbian nationalism
Centralisation

| Gavrilo Cerović

| 1918-1941

style="background:yellow;" |

| Democratic Party
Demokratska stranka
Демократска странка

| DS

| Liberal conservatism
Yugoslavism
Centralisation

| Andrija Radović

| 1918-1941

style="background:darkgreen;" |

| Montenegrin Federalist Party
Crnogorska federalistička stranka
Црногорска федералистичка странка

| CFS

| Montenegrin nationalism
Federalism
Agrarianism

| Sekula Drljević

| 1923-1945

style="background:#f00;"|

| League of Communists
Savez komunista Crne Gore
Савез комуниста Црне Горе

| SKCG

| Marxism-Leninism
Titoism
Anti-nationalism

| Blažo Jovanović

| 1943-1991

style="background:lightcoral;" |

| Union of Reform Forces
Savez reformskih snaga
Савез реформских снага

| SRSJ

| Social liberalism
Social democracy
Anti-nationalism

| Ljubiša Stanković

| 1990-1991

style="background:#1aff66;"|

| Party of Democratic Action
Stranka demokratske akcije
Странка демократске акције

| SDA

| Social conservatism
Sandžak regionalism
Yugoslav unionism

| Harun Hadžić

| 1990-1998

style="background:green;"|

| Liberal Alliance of Montenegro
Liberalni savez Crne Gore
Либерални савез Црне Горе

| LSCG

| Liberalism
Sovereigntism
Pacifism

| Slavko Perović

| 1990-2005

style="background:#6082B6;"|

| People's Party
Narodna stranka
Народна странка

| NS

| {{nowrap|Serbian–Montenegrin unionism
Cultural conservatism
Christian democracy}}

| Novak Kilibarda

| 1990-2017

style="background:#0000a0;"|

| Party of Serb Radicals
Stranka srpskih radikala
Странка српских радикала

| SSR

| Serb nationalism
National conservatism
Right-wing populism

| Duško Sekulić

| 1992-2020

style="background:maroon;"|

| Yugoslav Left
Jugoslovenska levica
Југословенска левица

| JUL

| Left-wing populism
Yugoslavism
Serbian nationalism

| Jovanka Mijanović

| 1994-2001

style="width:5px; background:royalblue;"|

| Serb Party of the Fatherland
Отаџбинска српска странка
Otadžbinska srpska stranka

| OSS

| National conservatism
Serbian nationalism
Serbian-Montenegrin unionism

| Aleksandar Stamatović

| 1994–2013

style="background:lightgreen;"|

| Natural Law Party of Montenegro
Stranka prirodnog zakona
Странка природног закона

| SPZ

| Transcendental meditation
Green politics

| Milo Radulović

| 1996-2003

style="background:#e6e600;"|

| Serb People's Party
Srpska narodna stranka
Српска народна странка

| SNS

| Serb nationalism
National conservatism

| Božidar Bojović

| 1998-2009

style="width:5px; background:#0070ff;"|

| People's Concord of Montenegro
Narodna sloga Crne Gore
Народна слога Црне Горе

| NS CG

| Moderate conservatism
Montenegrin independence

| Novak Kilibarda

| 2000-2006

style="width:5px; background:#F0E68C;"|

| Liberal Democrats
Liberalni Demokrati
Либерални демократи

| LD

| National liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Sovereigntism

| Jevrem Brković

| 2001–2006

style="background:#D9271D;" |

| People's Socialist Party
Narodna socijalistička stranka
Народна социјалистичка странка

| NSS

| Democratic socialism
Serbian-Montenegrin unionism

| Momir Bulatović

| 2001-2009

style="background:#9ACD32;"|

| Greens of Montenegro
Zeleni Crne Gore
Зелени Црне Горе

| ZCG

| Green politics
Pro-Europeanism

| Dragan Hajduković

| 2002-2007

style="width:5px; background:#0070ff;"|

| Civic Party of Montenegro
Građanska partija Crne Gore
Грађанска партија Црне Горе

| GP

| Liberalism
Civic nationalism
Pro-Europeanism

| Krsto Pavićević

| 2002-2017

style="width:5px; background:red;"|

| Party of Democratic Prosperity
Partija demokratskog prosperiteta
Partia e prosperitet demokratik

| PDP

| Albanian minority interests
Conservativism

| Ali Rexha

| 2006-2014

style="background-color:#0067A5;" |

| Democratic Party of Unity
Demokratska stranka jedinstva
Демократска странка јединства

| DSJ

| {{nowrap|Serbian–Montenegrin unionism
National conservatism
Russophilia}}

| Zoran Žižić

| 2006-2020

style="background:#00004d;"|

| Democratic Centre of Boka
Demokratski centar Boke
Демократски центар Боке

| DCB

| Regionalism
Serb nationalism

| Dejan Ćorović

| 2008-2017

style="background:#6699ff;"|

| {{nowrap|Democratic Centre of Montenegro
Demokratski centar Crne Gore
Демократски центар Црне Горе
}}

| DC

| Centrism
Liberalism
Pro-Europeanism

| Goran Batrićević

| 2009-2014

style="background-color:orange" |

| Positive Montenegro
Pozitivna Crna Gora
Позитивна Црна Гора

| PCG

| Social liberalism
Pro-Europeanism

| Darko Pajović

| 2012-2020

style="background-color: #e90007;" |

| Social Democratic Party
Socijaldemokratska partija
Социјалдемократска партија

| SDP

| Montenegrin nationalism
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism

| Raško Konjević

| 1993

style="background:#00b33c;" |

| Montenegrin Democratic Union
Crnogorska demokratska unija
Црногорскa демократскa унијa

| CDU, CG

| Economic liberalism
Montenegrin nationalism

| Miodrag Vlahović

| 2015–2021

See also

References

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