Democratic Front (Montenegro)

Democratic Front
Демократски фронт
Demokratski front
Leader Collective leadership
Founded 24 July 2012
Headquarters Podgorica
Political position Big tent
Colours Blue
Parliament
18 / 81
Website
http://www.miilion.me/

The Democratic Front (Montenegrin and Serbian: Демократски фронт/Demokratski front) is an opposition political alliance in Montenegro. It is composed of the New Serb Democracy (NOVA), Movement for Changes (PzP), Democratic People's Party (DNP), Workers' Party (RP), Democratic Party of Unity (DSJ), Yugoslav Communist Party of Montenegro (JKP), Democratic Serb Party (DSS), Resistance to Hopelessness (OB), Party of United Pensioners and the Disabled (PUPI) and Serb Radical Party (SRS).[1] The main goal of the DF is to overthrow the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS) of Milo Đukanović, which has been in power since 1991.[2]

Miodrag Lekić led the alliance's list in the parliamentary election of October 2012.[3] Lekić ran in the 2013 presidential election, supported by both his Democratic Front and the Socialist People's Party. According to the electoral committee's report, he was narrowly defeated by incumbent Filip Vujanović (supported by the ruling DPS). However, many independent observers insisted that Vujanović's victory came about as the result of a massive electoral fraud.[4] In March 2015, Lekić split from the alliance due to internal disagreements, having decided to form a new political party, DEMOS.

Parliamentary elections

Parliament of Montenegro
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Government Leader
2012 82,773 22.82%
20 / 81
 Increase 20 opposition Miodrag Lekić
2016 77,784 20.32%
18 / 81
 Decrease 2 opposition Andrija Mandić

Presidential elections

President of Montenegro
Election year # Candidate 1st round votes % 2nd round votes %
2013 Steady 2nd Miodrag Lekić 154,289 48.79% — —

Member parties

Party Abbr. Ideology Leader Member since No. of seats
New Serb Democracy
Nova srpska demokratija
Нова српска демократија		 NOVA Serbian–Montenegrin unionism
National conservatism		 Andrija Mandić 2012
8 / 81
Movement for Changes
Pokret za promjene
Покрет за промјене		 PzP Liberal conservatism Nebojša Medojević 2012
5 / 81
Democratic People's Party
Demokratska narodna partija
Демократска народна партија		 DNP Serbian–Montenegrin unionism
Social conservatism		 Milan Knežević 2015
4 / 81
Workers' Party
Radnička partija
Радничка партија		 RP Labour rights Janko Vučinić 2012
1 / 81
Non-parliamentary member parties
Party of United Pensioners and the Disabled
Partija ujedinjenih penzionera i invalida
Партија уједињених пензионера и инвалида		 PUPI Rights of pensioners Momir Joksimović 2012
0 / 81
Democratic Party of Unity
Demokratska stranka jedinstva
Демократска странка јединства		 DSJ Serbian–Montenegrin unionism
Conservatism		 Nebojša Jušković 2015
0 / 81
Yugoslav Communist Party
Jugoslovenska komunistička partija
Југословенска комунистичка партија		 JKP Yugoslavism
Anti-fascism		 Zoran Radošević 2016
0 / 81
Democratic Serb Party
Demokratska srpska stranka
Демократска српска странка		 DSS Serbian–Montenegrin unionism
Christian democracy		 Dragica Perović 2016
0 / 81
Resistance to Hopelessness
Otpor beznađu
Отпор безнађу		 OB Populism
Anti-establishment		 Mladen Bojanić 2016
0 / 81
Serb Radical Party
Srpska radikalna stranka
Српска радикална странка		 SRS Serbian nationalism
National conservatism		 Ilija Darmanović 2016
0 / 81

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CG: Osnovan "Demokratski front"". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lekić na čelu opozicionog fronta Crne Gore". Slobodnaevropa.org. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "DPS i SDP nakon 11 godina bez apsolutne vlasti". Vijesti.me. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rezultat predsedničkih izbora u Crnoj Gori i dalje sporan". Time.rs. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

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