Montenegrin Party

For the party active under the same name in Montenegro between 1923 and 1945, see Montenegrin Federalist Party. For the extra-parliamentary party in Montenegro, see Montenegrin (party).

The Montenegrin Party (Serbian: Црногорска партија, romanized: Crnogorska partija, CP) is a political party in Serbia, representing the Montenegrin minority.^[1] It is based in the city of Novi Sad. The party was founded by Nenad Stevović, who was its leader from 2008 to 2014, when he resigned.^[2]

Montenegrin Party Црногорска партија Crnogorska partija
Leader	Milo Milojko
Founder	Nenad Stevović
Founded	18 February 2008 (2008-02-18)
Headquarters	Novi Sad
Ideology	Montenegrin minority interests Montenegrin nationalism
Colours	Red   Yellow
National Assembly	0 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina	0 / 120
Website
crnogorskapartija.rs
Politics of Serbia Political parties Elections

History

The Montenegrin Party was founded on 18 February 2008 and was registered as a political party in the Serbian Ministry of Justice on 22 February 2008, becoming the first political party that represents the Montenegrin minority in Serbia.^[3] Montenegrin Party ran as a minority list in the 2008 parliamentary election. However, the party won only 0.07% of votes, failing to obtain a seat in the National Assembly. The party also ran independently in the 2012 and 2014, winning 0.1% and 0.18% votes respectively. In the 2014 election the Montenegrin Party electoral list was headed by Joška Broz, president of the Communist Party and grandson of former Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito.^[4] The party did not run in the 2016 parliamentary election, and supported the candidacy of Saša Janković in the 2017 presidential election.^[5]

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Year	Popular vote	% of popular vote	Overall seats won	Coalition	Government
2008	2,923	0.07%	0 / 250	—	non-parliamentary
2012	3,855	0.1%	0 / 250	—	non-parliamentary
2014	6,388	0.18%	0 / 250	with KP	non-parliamentary
2016	Did not run	Did not run	0 / 250	—	non-parliamentary
2020	30,591	0.95%	0 / 250	UDS	non-parliamentary
2022	Did not participate		0 / 250		non-parliamentary

References

1. Živanović, Maja (7 August 2017). "Serbian Montenegrins Demand Official Language Rights". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
2. "Stevović više nije predsjednik Crnogorske partije - Vijesti.me". www.vijesti.me. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
3. "Crnogorska Partija | O nama".
4. https://naslovi.net/2014-03-13/rts/crnogorska-partija-polozila-cvece-na-titov-grob/9256277 ^{[dead link]}
5. "Crnogorska partija podržala Jankovića".