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Party of Democratic Prosperity Partija demokratskog prosperiteta Partia e prosperitet demokratik | |
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| Leader | Ali Rexha |
| Headquarters | Ulcinj |
| Ideology | Albanian minority interests |
Party of Democratic Prosperity (Montenegrin : Partija demokratskog prosperiteta, Albanian : Partia e prosperitet demokratik) was a political party in Montenegro.
It the legislative elections in Montenegro held on 10 September 2006, PDP won together with the Democratic League in Montenegro 1 out of 81 seats.
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