United Montenegro

Summary

United Montenegro (Serbian: Уједињена Црна Гора / Ujedinjena Crna Gora, UCG) is a conservative political party in Montenegro. Party founder and de facto political leader is Goran Danilović, former Minister of Interior Affairs in Government of Montenegro.

United Montenegro
Ujedinjena Crna Gora
Уjедињена Црна Гора
LeaderGoran Danilović
PresidentVladimir Dobričanin
Founded13 September 2017
Split fromDemocratic Alliance
HeadquartersPodgorica
IdeologyCultural conservatism
National conservatism
Factions:
Social conservatism
Serbian-Montenegrin unionism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Parliament
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Mayors
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Local Parliaments
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Website
Facebook page

History edit

The United Montenegro was founded in September 2017 when the conservative faction of Democratic Alliance (DEMOS) led by party vice-president Goran Danilović split and formed a new political party[1][2] due to disagreements with party leader Miodrag Lekić.[3]

On 1 May 2019, the United Montenegro decided to sign an agreement with Socialist People's Party (SNP), Workers' Party (RP) and Independent parliamentary group to form a new catch-all political alliance under the name For the Benefit of All (Da svako ima).[4][5]

The alliance eventually dissolved prior the parliamentary election in August 2020. In July 2020 United Montenegro, jointly with the Workers' Party and Independent group in the parliament (composed of former members of SNP and DEMOS parties), agreed to form a new cultural conservative political alliance under the name Popular Movement (NP), employing a more significant cultural and socially conservative discourse, supporting 2019-2020 clerical protests in Montenegro and Serbian Orthodox Church rights in Montenegro, continuing its activity within the joint electoral list with Democratic Front and the SNP.[6]

Electoral performance edit

Presidential elections edit

Election Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
Votes % Votes %
2018[a] Mladen Bojanić 111,711 33.40 Lost  N
2023 Goran Danilović 4,659 1.38 Lost  N
  1. ^ Supported Mladen Bojanić as independent candidate.

Parliamentary elections edit

Election Party leader Performance Alliance Government
Votes % Seats +/–
2020 Goran Danilović 133,261 32.55%
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New ZBCG Support 2020–22
Opposition 2022–23
2023 77,203 25.53%
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  PES-UCG-Civis Opposition

References edit

  1. ^ Danilović: Od danas funkcionišemo kao Ujedinjena Crna Gora, Vijesti
  2. ^ Danilović osnovao Ujedinjenu Crnu Goru, Analitika
  3. ^ Danilović: Lekić kao Kim Džong Un, Cdm
  4. ^ Potpisan sporazum "Da svako ima", Vijesti, 1 May 2019
  5. ^ New political alliance to be set up soon CdM portal
  6. ^ DF, SNP, Narodni pokret i Prava zajedno na izborima, Vijesti, 31 July 2020