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.

Active parties[1]

Parliamentary parties

Name		Abbr.	Ideology	Leader	MPs
	Democratic Party of Socialists Demokratska partija socijalista Демократска партија социјалиста	DPS	Populism[2] Catch-all[3][4] Social democracy[5]	Milo Đukanović	29 / 81
	Democratic Montenegro Demokratska Crna Gora Демократска Црна Гора	DCG	Catch-all Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Aleksa Bečić	9 / 81
	New Serb Democracy Nova srpska demokratija Нова српска демократија	NSD	National conservatism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism Russophilia	Andrija Mandić	9 / 81
	Movement for Changes Pokret za promjene Покрет за промјене	PzP	Populism Euroscepticism Anti-corruption	Nebojša Medojević	5 / 81
	Democratic People's Party Demokratska narodna partija Демократска народна партија	DNP	Serbian–Montenegrin unionism Populism Social conservatism	Milan Knežević	5 / 81
	Socialist People's Party Socijalistička narodna partija Социјалистичка народна партија	SNP	Social conservatism Social democracy[6][7] Pro-Europeanism	Vladimir Joković	5 / 81
	United Reform Action Ujedinjena reformska akcija Уједињена реформска акција	URA	Social liberalism Green politics Pro-Europeanism	Dritan Abazović	4 / 81
	Social Democrats Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore Социјалдемократе Црне Горе	SD	Social democracy Populism Pro-Europeanism	Ivan Brajović	3 / 81
	Bosniak Party Bošnjačka stranka Бошњачка странка	BS	Bosniak minority interests Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism	Rafet Husović	3 / 81
	Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Социјалдемократска партија	SDP	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism Civic nationalism	Raško Konjević	2 / 81
	Liberal Party of Montenegro Liberalna partija Crne Gore Либерална партија Црне Горе	LP	National liberalism Montenegrin nationalism Pro-Europeanism	Andrija Popović	1 / 81
	True Montenegro Prava Crna Gora Права Црна Горa	PCG	Right-wing populism Social conservatism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism	Marko Milačić	1 / 81
	United Montenegro Ujedinjena Crna Gora Уједињена Црна Гора	UCG	Cultural conservatism National conservatism Pro-Europeanism	Goran Danilović	1 / 81
	Workers' Party Radnička partija Радничка партија	RP	Social conservatism Left-wing populism Cultural conservatism	Maksim Vučinić	1 / 81
	Democratic Alliance Demokratski savez Демократски савез	DEMOS	Liberal conservatism Moderate politics Pro-Europeanism	Miodrag Lekić	1 / 81
	Democratic Party Partia Demokratike Demokratska partija	PD/DP	Albanian minority interests Conservatism Pro-Europeanism	Fatmir Gjeka	1 / 81
	New Democratic Force Forca e Re Demokratike Nova demokratska snaga	FORCA	Albanian minority interests Conservatism Pro-Europeanism	Nazif Cungu	1 / 81

Parties without seats

Name		Abbreviation	Ideology	Leader
	Albanian Alternative Alternativa Shqiptare Albanska alternativa	ASh/AA	Albanian minority interests Social conservativism	Nik Gjeloshaj
	Croatian Reform Party Hrvatska reformska stranka Хрватска pеформска странка	HRS	Croatian minority interests Centrism Conservative liberalism	Marija Vučinović
	Croatian Civic Initiative Hrvatska građanska inicijativa Хрватска грађанска иницијатива	HGI	Croatian minority interests Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism	Adrian Vuksanović
	I Chose Montenegro Biram Crnu Goru Бирам Црну Гору	BCG	Economic liberalism Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Radomir Novaković
	Democratic League in Montenegro Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi	LDMZ/DS	Liberal conservativism Albanian minority interests	Mehmet Bardhi
	Democratic Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства	DSJ	Serbian–Montenegrin unionism Conservatism	Nebojša Jušković
	Democratic Serb Party Demokratska srpska stranka Демократска српска странка	DSS	Serbian–Montenegrin unionism Christian democracy	Dragica Perović
	Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve	UDSh/DUA	Albanian minority interests Social conservatism	Mehmet Zenka
	Justice and Reconciliation Party Stranka pravde i pomirenja Странка правде и помирења	SPP	Bosniak minority interests Social conservatism	Hazbija Kalač
	Montenegrin Crnogorska Црногорска	CG	Economic liberalism Civic nationalism	Anđela Ivanović
	New Left Nova ljevica Нова љевица	NL	Social democracy Social liberalism	Saša Mijović
	Popular Movement Narodni pokret Народни покрет	NP	Cultural conservatism Christian democracy Serb ethnic interests	Miodrag Davidović
	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
	Patriotic Komitas Union of Montenegro Patriotsko-komitski savez Crne Gore Патриотско-комитски савез Црне Горе	PKS	Montenegrin nationalism Atlanticism Right-wing populism	Tatjana Knežević
	Socialists of Montenegro Socijalisti Crne Gore Социјалисти Црне Горе	SCG	Social Democracy Regionalism Pro-Europeanism	Snežana Jonica
	Yugoslav Communist Party Jugoslovenska komunistička partija Југословенска комунистичка партија	JKP	Communism Yugonostalgia	Radislav Stanišić

Historical and defunct parties

Name		Abbr.	Ideology	Founder	Years active
	People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка	Klubaši	National conservatism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism	Šako Petrović-Njegoš	1906-1918
	True People's Party Prava narodna stranka Права народна странка	Pravaši	Conservativism Royalism Montenegrin statism[8]	Lazar Mijušković	1907-1918
	People's Radical Party Narodna radikalna stranka Народна радикална странка	NRS	Conservativism Serbian nationalism Centralisation	Gavrilo Cerović	1918-1941
	Democratic Party Demokratska stranka Демократска странка	DS	Liberal conservativism Yugoslavism Centralisation	Andrija Radović	1918-1941
	Montenegrin Federalist Party Crnogorska federalistička stranka Црногорска федералистичка странка	CFS	Montenegrin nationalism Federalism Agrarianism	Sekula Drljević	1923-1945
	League of Communists Savez komunista Crne Gore Савез комуниста Црне Горе	SK CG	Marxism-Leninism Titoism Anti-nationalism	Blažo Jovanović	1943-1991
	Union of Reform Forces Savez reformskih snaga Савез реформских снага	SRSJ	Social liberalism Social democracy Anti-nationalism	Ljubiša Stanković	1990-1991
	Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije Странка демократске акције	SDA	Social conservatism Sanjak regionalism Yugoslav unionism	Harun Hadžić	1990-1998
	Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе	LSCG	Liberalism Montenegrin independence Pacifism	Slavko Perović	1990-2005
	People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка	NS	Serbian–Montenegrin unionism Cultural conservatism Christian democracy	Novak Kilibarda	1990-2017
	Party of Serb Radicals Stranka srpskih radikala Странка српских радикала	SSR	Serb nationalism National conservatism Right-wing populism	Duško Sekulić	1992-2020
	Yugoslav Left Jugoslovenska levica Југословенска левица	JUL	Left-wing populism Yugoslavism Serbian nationalism	Jovanka Mijanović	1994-2001
	Serb Party of the Fatherland Отаџбинска српска странка Otadžbinska srpska stranka	OSS	National conservatism Serbian nationalism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism	Aleksandar Stamatović	1994–2013
	Natural Law Party of Montenegro Stranka prirodnog zakona Странка природног закона	SPZ	Transcendental meditation Green politics	Milo Radulović	1996-2003
	Serb People's Party Srpska narodna stranka Српска народна странка	SNS	Serb nationalism National conservatism	Božidar Bojović	1998-2009
	People's Concord of Montenegro Narodna sloga Crne Gore Народна слога Црне Горе	NS CG	Moderate conservatism Montenegrin independence	Novak Kilibarda	2000-2006
	Liberal Democrats Liberalni Demokrati Либерални демократи	LD	National liberalism Conservative liberalism Montenegrin nationalism	Jevrem Brković	2001–2006
	People's Socialist Party Narodna socijalistička stranka Народна социјалистичка странка	NSS	Democratic socialism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism	Momir Bulatović	2001-2009
	Greens of Montenegro Zeleni Crne Gore Зелени Црне Горе	ZCG	Green politics Pro-Europeanism	Dragan Hajduković	2002-2007
	Civic Party of Montenegro Građanska partija Crne Gore Грађанска партија Црне Горе	GP	Liberalism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism	Krsto Pavićević	2002-2017
	Party of Democratic Prosperity Partija demokratskog prosperiteta Partia e prosperitet demokratik	PDP	Albanian minority interests Conservativism	Ali Rexha	2006-2014
	Democratic Centre of Boka Demokratski centar Boke Демократски центар Боке	DCB	Regionalism Serb nationalism	Dejan Ćorović	2008-2017
	Democratic Centre of Montenegro Demokratski centar Crne Gore Демократски центар Црне Горе	DC	Centrism Liberalism	Goran Batrićević	2009-2014
	Positive Montenegro Pozitivna Crna Gora Позитивна Црна Гора	PCG	Pro-Europeanism Social liberalism	Darko Pajović	2012-2020
	Serb List Srpska lista Српска листа	SL	Right-wing populism Serb nationalism Russophilia	Dobrilo Dedeić	2012–2020

See also

• Politics of Montenegro
• Parliament of Montenegro
• List of political parties by country
• Elections in Montenegro

References

1. http://www.mup.gov.me/vijesti/148451/U-Crnoj-Gori-registrovano-45-politickih-partija.html
2. Dzankic, Jelena (2017). "State-sponsored Populism and the Rise of Populist Governance - The Case of Montenegro" (PDF). Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
3. Berglund, Sten (2013). The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe. Springer. p. 568.
4. Vujović, Zlatko (2015). Electoral and Party System in Montenegro – A Perspective of Internal Party Democracy Development. Center for Monitoring and Research. p. 162.
5. Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
6. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
7. Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
8. Srđa Pavlović (2008). Balkan Anschluss: Annexation of Montenegro and the creation of the Common South Slavic State. Purdue University Press. p. 43.