Democratic Party of Unity (Montenegrin: Демократска странка јединства, Demokratska stranka jedinstva, DSJ) was a minor extra-parliamentary national conservative Serbian-Montenegrin unionist political party in Montenegro.
Democratic Party of Unity Demokratska stranka jedinstva Демократска странка јединства | |
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| Leader | Nebojša Jušković |
| Founder | Zoran Žižić |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Merged into | Popular Movement (Montenegro) |
| Ideology | National conservatism Serbian-Montenegrin unionism Russophilia[1] Hard euroscepticism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
History
editThe party was founded in July 2006 by Zoran Žižić, former Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and former Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. Between 2006 and 2009, the party was a constituent member of the Serb List (Srpska lista) coalition.
In 2012 and from 2015 until 2017, the DSJ was a constituent member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Front (DF) alliance. The party supported the For the Future of Montenegro (ZBCG) list for the 2020 parliamentary election.[2]
In February 2020, the party merged into the newly formed Popular Movement (Montenegro).[3]
Electoral results
editParliamentary elections
edit| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Coalition | Government |
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| 2006 | 49,730 | 14.68% | 1 / 81
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with SL | opposition |
| 2009 | Did not run | Did not run | 0 / 81
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— | extra-parliamentary |
| 2012 | 82,773 | 22.82% | 1 / 81
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with DF | opposition |
| 2016 | 77,784 | 20.32% | 0 / 81
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with DF | extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 133,267 | 32.55% | 0 / 81
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with ZBCG | extra-parliamentary |
| 2023 | 77,203 | 25.53% | 0 / 81
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with PES | extra-parliamentary |
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Presidential elections
edit| Election | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2008 | Andrija Mandić | 2nd | 19.55% | — | ||
| 2013 | Miodrag Lekić | 2nd | 48.79% | — | ||
| 2018 | Mladen Bojanić | 2nd | 33.40% | — | ||
| 2023 | Jakov Milatović | 2nd | 28.92% | 1st | 58.88% | |
References
edit- ^ ДСЈ приступила Народном покрету, in4s.net
- ^ Јушковић: ДСЈ чврсто стоји у ДФ-у, in4s.net
- ^ Демократска странка јединства приступила народном покрету,in4s.net
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