Workers' Party (Montenegro)

The Workers' Party (Montenegrin: Radnička partija, Радничка партија, RP) is minor left-wing,[2] populist and socially conservative[3] political party in Montenegro.[4] Party currently has one MP in the Parliament of Montenegro elected from the list of the Democratic Front in the 2016 election.

Workers' Party

Radnička partija
Радничка партија
PresidentMaksim Vučinić[1]
FounderJanko Vučinić
Founded3 March 2015
HeadquartersNikšić
IdeologyLeft-wing populism
Labour rights
Social conservatism
Political positionFiscal: Left-wing
Social: Right-wing
National affiliationFor the Benefit of All
Parliament
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History

The party was established in 3 March 2015 by Janko Vučinić, former union leader. Since its foundation until 2019, RP was a constituent member of the opposition populist Democratic Front (DF) alliance. In March 2019, the Workers' Party left the coalition with Democratic Front.

On 1 May 2019, the Workers' Party decided to sign an agreement with Socialist People's Party (SNP), United Montenegro (UCG) and Independent parliamentary group to form a new catch-all political alliance under the name For the Benefit of All (Da svako ima).[5][6]

Party leader Vučinić died on October 25, 2019. On November 7, the party announced that party vice-president Željka Savković would replace Vučinić as new party member of Parliament of Montenegro.[7] On December 9, the Workers' Party elected Vučinić's son Maksim Vučinić, an electrical engineer for the new Party president.

Electoral results
Parliament of Montenegro
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Alliance Government
2012 82,773 22.82%
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 DF opposition
2016 77,784 20.32%
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 DF opposition

See also
  • 2015 anti-government protest in Montenegro

References
  1. Radnička partija utočište za obespravljene radnike, RTCG
  2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. Radnička partija: Atentat na Davidovića i vladiku Joanikija imao za namjeru suzbijanje izlaska naroda na sabor 21. decembra, in4s.net
  4. Vučinić: Radnička Partija za prava običnog čovjeka, portalanalitika.me
  5. Potpisan sporazum "Da svako ima", Vijesti, 1 May 2019
  6. New political alliance to be set up soon CdM portal
  7. Savković nova poslanica, 7 November 2019, Antena M
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