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Montenegrin Party
Црногорска Партија
Crnogorska PartijaLeader Nenad Stevović Founded 2008 Headquarters Novi Sad Ideology Social Democracy Political position Montenegrin minority Official colours Red, Yellow Website http://www.crnogorskapartija.com Politics of Serbia
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ElectionsMontenegrin Party (Serbian: Црногорска Партија / Crnogorska Partija) a Montenegrin minority political party in Serbia. The party is based in the town of Novi Sad in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Its goal is to represent the interests of the Montenegrin minority and its members in the National, Provincial and Municipal Assemblies.
The party is led by Nenad Stevović. After collecting 11,111 signatures, surpassing the required amount of 10,000 signatures, the Montenegrin Party was registered as a minority list in the upcoming 11 May general elections. However, their turnout at the general elections was low, only gaining 2,923 votes, failing to obtain a seat in the Serbian National Assembly.
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History
The Montenegrin Party was founded in 2008 and was registered as a political party in the Serbian Ministry of Justice on 22 February 2008, becoming the first official Serbian political party to represent the Montenegrin minority in Serbia.
On 28 October 2008, the party held the Founding parliament of its municipal board for the Serbian municipality of Prokuplje. The Prokuplje Municipal Board of the Montenegrin Party will represent the Montenegrin minority of the municipality for the first time, as well as its interests and rights at local and federal levels. Delegates secretly voted eight permanent members of the municipal board, consisting of the following people: Dušan Žugić, Zoran Vučetić, Radosav Krivokapić, Dragutin Žugić, Milenko Vukašinović, Radivoje Đurđevac, Ivan Veković and Slavko Mirjačić. Of the eight, Dušan Žigić was chosen as the municipal board's president, who announced:
“ The Montenegrin Party will plead and battle for political and other interests of the national association of Montenegrins in Prokluplje and in the Toplica region in its entirety, in that sense, our hand of cooperation will be offered to all democratic political factors. Through every appreciation and respect are we fully open for cooperation, in the aim for protection of our interests and better life for all citizens of the Municipality of Prokuplje. ” Policies
The political party stands for European integrations of Serbia.
References
- (Montenegrin) Montenegrin Ethnic Association of Australia: Formiran Opštinski odbor Crnogorske partije u Prokuplju, 29 October 2008
- (Montenegrin) Vijesti: Stevović očekuje podršku iz Podgorice
External links
- (Serbian) Official Website
Political parties in SerbiaNational Democratic Party (64) • Serbian Radical Party (57) • G17 Plus (22) • Serbian Progressive Party (21) • Democratic Party of Serbia (20) • Socialist Party of Serbia (12) • Liberal Democratic Party (11) • New Serbia (9) • Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (5) • Serbian Renewal Movement (4) • Social Democratic Party of Serbia (4) • United Serbia (3) • Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (1) • Social Democratic Union (1)Regional League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (5) • Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (1) • Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (4) • Together for Šumadija (2) • Bosniak Democratic Party of Sandžak (1) • Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak (1) • Party for Democratic Action (1)Categories:- Political parties established in 2008
- Political parties in Serbia by minority
- 2008 establishments in Serbia
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