Key Coalition

The Key Coalition (Montenegrin: Коалиција Кључ / Koalicija Ključ) was an opposition political alliance in Montenegro. It was composed of the Democratic Alliance (DEMOS), Socialist People's Party (SNP) and United Reform Action (URA). The main goal of the coalition was to overthrow the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS) of Milo Đukanović, which has been in power since 1991. Miodrag Lekić led the joint electoral list in the parliamentary election in October 2016.^[1]

Key Coalition Коалиција Кључ Koalicija Ključ
Leader	Miodrag Lekić
Founded	31 August 2016
Dissolved	November 2016
Headquarters	Podgorica
Ideology	Catch-all coalition Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Big tent
Slogan	Best for Montenegro!
Parliament (2016)	9 / 81
Politics of Montenegro Political parties Elections

The coalition ran in the 2016 parliamentary election under the slogan "The best for Montenegro!".^[2] However, following the election, in which the Key Coalition won 11.05% of the votes and 9 seats, its member parties went on to create separate parliamentary groups and the coalition was de facto dissolved.

Elections

Parliamentary election

Parliament of Montenegro

Year	Leader	Popular vote	% of popular vote	Seats	Seat change	Status
2016	Miodrag Lekić	42,295	11.05%	9 / 81	4	opposition

Member parties

Party name		Abbr.	Ideology	Leader	Seats won	±
	Democratic Alliance Demokratski savez Демократски савез	DEMOS	Liberal conservatism Pro-Europeanism	Miodrag Lekić	4 / 81
	Socialist People's Party Socijalistička narodna partija Социјалистичка народна партија	SNP	Social democracy Social conservatism	Srđan Milić	3 / 81	4
	United Reform Action Ujedinjena reformska akcija Уједињена реформска акција	URA	Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Žarko Rakčević	2 / 81