Democratic Party (Montenegro)

The Democratic Party (Albanian: Partia Demokratike, Montenegrin: Democratska Partija, abbr. DP/PD) is a conservative Albanian minority interests political party in Montenegro. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Albanian Coalition, which he leads together with the LDMZ. Its currently represented with one seat in the Parliament of Montenegro, party leader and current MP is Fatmir Gjeka.

Democratic Party Partia Demokratike Democratska Partija
Leader	Fatmir Gjeka
Founded	April 2010
Split from	UDSH
Headquarters	Ulcinj
Ideology	National conservatism Albanian minority interests Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
National affiliation	Albanian Coalition (2012-present)
Parliament of Montenegro	1 / 81
Politics of Montenegro Political parties Elections

History

The party was founded in April 2010 in Ulcinj, its founder and current leader is Fatmir Gjeka, former deputy president of the Democratic Union of Albanians (UDSH, prior party split in early 2010) and former Mayor of Ulcinj (2008-2011).[1]

The party was part of the Albanian Coalition since its foundation in 2012. In 2020, the PD agreed to re-join Democratic Union of Albanians, by forming a pre-election coalition for 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election.[2]

The new Albanian Coalition (PD-LDMZ-UDSH) won 1.14% of the vote and gained a singular seat in the Parliament of Montenegro, which belonged to the Democratic Party leader Fatmir Gjeka.[3]

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Parliament of Montenegro

Year	Popular vote	% of popular vote	Overall seats won	±	Coalition	Government
2012	3,824	1.05%	1 / 81	1	AK	opposition
2016	3,394	0.89%	0 / 81	1	AK	non-parliamentary
2020	6,488	1.58%	1 / 81	1	AK	opposition

References

1. Đeka i Zenka ponovo zajedno, Dan, 4 July 2020
2. Albanci u dvije kolone, Dan, 27 July 2020
3. "Parlamentarni izbori 2020". National Electoral Commission (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 2020-08-31.