New Democratic Force (Montenegro)
New Democratic Force (Montenegrin: Nova demokratska snaga, Albanian: Forca e Re Demokratike) is an Albanian minority[1] political party in Montenegro.
New Democratic Force Nova demokratska snaga Forca e Re Demokratike | |
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| Leader | Nazif Cungu |
| Founded | 22 October 2005 |
| Headquarters | Ulcinj |
| Ideology | Albanian minority interests[1] Conservatism |
| Parliament | 1 / 81
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The party was founded on 22 October 2005 as a local minority party representing the Albanian population in Ulcinj. Nazif Cungu was elected as its president at the founding assembly.
In April 2008, FORCA opened a branch of its party in Tuzi.
Performance in local and national elections
On last parliamentary elections, on 29 March 2009, Forca has one seat, becoming for the first time a parliamentary party.
In the run-up to the 2008 presidential election, it supported the opposition candidate, Nebojša Medojević.[2]
In September 2016, FORCA agreed to form a pre-election alliance with Albanian Alternative (AA) and Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA) for 2016 elections. The coalition won one seat in the election, which was allocated to a member of FORCA.
In the Municipal Parliament of Ulcinj, FORCA has 11 out of 33 seats.
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Coalition | Government |
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| 2006 | 2,197 | 0.6% | 0 / 81 |
N/A | — | extra-parliamentary |
| 2009 | 2,939 | 0.9% | 1 / 81 |
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— | government support |
| 2012 | 5,244 | 1.4% | 1 / 81 |
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ZJ | government support |
| 2016 | 4,854 | 1.2% | 1 / 81 |
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AO | government support |
References
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- Two parties announce support for Medojevic in Montenegrin presidential election (SETimes.com)
External links
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