Democratic Front (Montenegro)
The Democratic Front (Montenegrin and Serbian: Демократски фронт/Demokratski front, DF) is a centre-right and social conservative opposition political alliance in Montenegro. It is currently composed of the New Serb Democracy (NSD), Movement for Changes (PzP), Democratic People's Party (DNP) and Democratic Serb Party (DSS).[2] 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.[3]
Democratic Front Демократски фронт Demokratski front | |
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| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 24 July 2012 |
| Headquarters | Podgorica |
| Ideology | Current: Centre-right Soft Euroscepticism Social conservatism Historical: Big tent populism Pro-Europeanism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Parliament | 17 / 81
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| Local Parliaments | 70 / 786
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History
Miodrag Lekić led the alliance's list in the parliamentary election of October 2012.[4] 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.[5]
In March 2015, Lekić split from the alliance due to internal disagreements, having decided to form a new centre-right political party, DEMOS. After Lekić departing from the alliance, the Democratic Front significantly changed its public appearance and radicalized it's rhetoric and ideology. At the 2016 parliamentary election, DF came second, behind ruling DPS, with 20.32% of the vote with 18 seats won, remaining in opposition. On 9 May 2019, members of alliance leadership Andrija Mandić and Milan Knežević, along with 12 another people found guilty by the Higher Court in Montenegro for the "plotting to commit terrorist acts and undermine the constitutional order of Montenegro on the day of 2016 parliamentary election."
Elections
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Government |
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| 2012 | 82,773 | 22.82% | 20 / 81 |
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| 2016 | 77,784 | 20.32% | 18 / 81 |
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Presidential elections
| Election year | # | Candidate | 1st round votes | % | 2nd round votes | % | Notes |
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| 2013 | 2nd | Miodrag Lekić | 154,289 | 48.79% | — | — | |
| 2018 | 2nd | Mladen Bojanić | 111,711 | 33.40% | — | — | Independent, support |
Members
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | Since | No. of seats | |
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| New Serb Democracy Nova srpska demokratija Нова српска демократија |
NSD | National conservatism Unionism Russophilia |
Andrija Mandić | 2012 | 8 / 81 | |
| Movement for Changes Pokret za promjene Покрет за промјене |
PzP | Right-wing populism Euroscepticism Antiglobalism |
Nebojša Medojević | 2012 | 5 / 81 | |
| Democratic People's Party Demokratska narodna partija Демократска народна партија |
DNP | Social conservatism Unionism Russophilia |
Milan Knežević | 2015 | 4 / 81 | |
| Democratic Serb Party Demokratska srpska stranka Демократска српска странка |
DSS | Unionism Christian democracy Conservatism |
Dragica Perović | 2016 | ||
Former members
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | Member | |
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| Party of United Pensioners and the Disabled Partija ujedinjenih penzionera i invalida Партија уједињених пензионера и инвалида |
PUPI | Rights of pensioners | Momir Joksimović | 2012–16 | |
| Democratic Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства |
DSJ | Unionism Conservatism |
Nebojša Jušković | 2015–17 | |
| Workers' Party Radnička partija Радничка партија |
RP | Labour rights Populism |
Janko Vučinić | 2015–19 | |
| Resistance to Hopelessness Otpor beznađu Отпор безнађу |
OB | Populism Military neutrality |
Mladen Bojanić | 2016–17 | |
| Yugoslav Communist Party Jugoslovenska komunistička partija Југословенска комунистичка партија |
JKP | Yugoslavism Marxism-Leninism |
Zoran Radošević | 2016-17 | |
| Serb Radical Party Srpska radikalna stranka Српска радикална странка |
SRS | Serbian nationalism National conservatism |
Ilija Darmanović | 2016–17 | |
Alliance leadership
- Miodrag Lekić (2012–2015)
- Presidency[a] (2015–present)
Presidency
A Since Lekić's abandonment the alliance, it is led by the Presidency, which consists of six members, two representatives from all three major parties; New Serb Democracy (NSD), Movement for Changes (PzP) and Democratic People's Party (DNP). Since 2015 members of the Presidency are:
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DNP
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See also
- 2015–2016 Montenegrin crisis
- 2016 Montenegrin coup plot
- 2019–2020 Montenegrin crisis
References
- Demokratski front predstavio svoje simbole, Vijesti, 23 August 2012
- "CG: Osnovan "Demokratski front"". novosti.rs.
- "Lekić na čelu opozicionog fronta Crne Gore". Slobodnaevropa.org. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- "DPS i SDP nakon 11 godina bez apsolutne vlasti". Vijesti.me. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- "Rezultat predsedničkih izbora u Crnoj Gori i dalje sporan". Time.rs. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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