Democratic Party (Montenegro)

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Democratic Party
Partia Demokratike
Democratska Partija
Leader Fatmir Gjeka
FoundedApril 2010
Split from UDSH
Headquarters Ulcinj
Ideology National conservatism
Albanian minority interests
Pro-Europeanism
Political position Centre-right to right-wing
National affiliation Albanian Alliance
(2023-present)
Parliament
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Mayors
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Local Parliaments
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The Democratic Party (Albanian: Partia Demokratike, Montenegrin: Democratska Partija, abbr. DP/PD) is a conservative Albanian minority interests political party in Montenegro. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Albanian Coalition, which it leads together with the LDMZ.

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History

The party was founded in April 2010 in Ulcinj, its founder and current leader is Fatmir Gjeka, former deputy president of the Democratic Union of Albanians (UDSH, prior party split in early 2010) and former Mayor of Ulcinj (2008-2011). [1]

The party was part of the Albanian Coalition since its foundation in 2012. In 2020, the PD agreed to re-join Democratic Union of Albanians, by forming a pre-election coalition for 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election. [2] The new Albanian Coalition (PD-LDMZ-UDSH) won 1.14% of the vote and gained a singular seat in the Parliament of Montenegro, which belonged to the Democratic Party leader Fatmir Gjeka. [3]

In the 2023 Montenegrin parliamentary election, the PD was part of the Albanian Alliance, which got 1.49% of the votes and 1 seat. The elected member of Parliament belongs to New Democratic Force.

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

ElectionParty leaderPerformanceAllianceGovernment
Votes%Seats+/–
2012 Predrag Drecun3,8241.05%
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2016 Fatmir Gjeka 3,3940.89%
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Decrease2.svg 1AKExtra-parliamentary
2020 6,4881.58%
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Increase2.svg 1AKOpposition (2020–2022)
Coalition (2022–2023)
2023 4,5121.49%
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AA Coalition

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References

  1. Đeka i Zenka ponovo zajedno, Dan, 4 July 2020
  2. Albanci u dvije kolone, Dan, 27 July 2020
  3. "Parlamentarni izbori 2020". National Electoral Commission (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 2020-08-31.