People's Socialist Party of Montenegro
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People Socialist Party of Montenegro was an opposition political party
in Montenegro
within the Serbian List due to its support of political union of Montenegro with Serbia, holding 1 seat (represented by MP Emilo Labudović) in the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro. Its de facto honorary head was Momir Bulatović
and the last de jure acting leader was Novo Vujošević.
The Socialist People's Movement of Montenegro was formed in 2001 from dissidents of the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
under Momir Bulatovic that lost the election for the new party leadership at the party's 2nd Congress to the pro-democratic, pro-European wing of Predrag Bulatović
. SNP CG was previously controlled by Momir's leadership since its creation when Momir's wing left the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
in 1998. In late 2001, SNP CG crumbled again with its founders quickly withdrawing from politics, abandoning Momir. A further narrowed group of politicians then founded the People's Socialist Party of Montenegro.
In 2002 NSS led a "Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia
" with the Serbian Radical Party
of Vojislav Šešelj, the Yugoslav Left
and the Party of Motto Savers that failed to enter the parliament not surpassing the threshold.
In 2006 NSS formed a permanent coalition with parties committed to union with Serbia, which included the Serbian People's Party together with the Party of Serb Radicals
, Democratic Party of Unity
, Socialist Party of Yugoslavia
and several non-governmental organizations such as the Serbian National Council
and Academic Alternative known as the "Serbian List". It received one seat of the 12 that SL won of the total 81-seat Parliament of Montenegro
.
In January 2009, it merged into New Serb Democracy
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
within the Serbian List due to its support of political union of Montenegro with Serbia, holding 1 seat (represented by MP Emilo Labudović) in the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro. Its de facto honorary head was Momir Bulatović
Momir Bulatovic
Momir Bulatović , formerly served as a Yugoslavian and Montenegrin politician. Bulatović became federal President of Montenegro while Montenegro was part of a Yugoslav federation, and also Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
and the last de jure acting leader was Novo Vujošević.
The Socialist People's Movement of Montenegro was formed in 2001 from dissidents of the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
The Socialist People's Party of Montenegro is a socialist opposition political party in Montenegro. It has 16 MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro, which it won on the 2009 parliamentary election...
under Momir Bulatovic that lost the election for the new party leadership at the party's 2nd Congress to the pro-democratic, pro-European wing of Predrag Bulatović
Predrag Bulatovic
Predrag Bulatović is a Montenegrin politician. He was the president of the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro and unofficial leader of the Bloc Together for Changes and the entire "half of the Montenegrin world in favor of Serbia"...
. SNP CG was previously controlled by Momir's leadership since its creation when Momir's wing left the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro is the ruling social-democratic political party in Montenegro....
in 1998. In late 2001, SNP CG crumbled again with its founders quickly withdrawing from politics, abandoning Momir. A further narrowed group of politicians then founded the People's Socialist Party of Montenegro.
In 2002 NSS led a "Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia
Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia
The Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia was a political alliance in Montenegro that ran on the 21 October 2002 legislative election...
" with the Serbian Radical Party
Serbian Radical Party
The Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
of Vojislav Šešelj, the Yugoslav Left
Yugoslav Left
Yugoslav Left was a left-wing political party in Serbia and Montenegro. It was formed in 1994 as is a coalition of 23 left-wing and communist parties, led by the League of Communists - Movement for Yugoslavia . It has been led by Mirjana Marković, the wife of Slobodan Milošević...
and the Party of Motto Savers that failed to enter the parliament not surpassing the threshold.
In 2006 NSS formed a permanent coalition with parties committed to union with Serbia, which included the Serbian People's Party together with the Party of Serb Radicals
Party of Serb Radicals
Party of Serb Radicals is a political party in Montenegro. It is the Montenegrin branch of the Serbian Radical Party. The SSR is led by Duško Sekulić. The SSR was part of the Serb List....
, Democratic Party of Unity
Democratic Party of Unity
Democratic Party of Unity is a political party in the Montenegro, it was a member of the Serbian List alliance. Its president is Zoran Žižić....
, Socialist Party of Yugoslavia
Socialist Party of Yugoslavia
Socialist Party of Yugoslavia is a political party in Montenegro...
and several non-governmental organizations such as the Serbian National Council
Serbian National Council
The Serb National Council is elected political, consulting and coordinating body acting as a form of self government of Serbs in the Republic of Croatia.The organisation was founded in July 1997 after the Erdut Agreement, and its founding members were:...
and Academic Alternative known as the "Serbian List". It received one seat of the 12 that SL won of the total 81-seat Parliament of Montenegro
Parliament of Montenegro
The Parliament of Montenegro is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, each elected for a four-year term. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Ranko Krivokapić, while the deputy speakers are Željko Šturanović and Rifat Rastoder...
.
In January 2009, it merged into New Serb Democracy
New Serb Democracy
New Serb Democracy is a political party in Montenegro, formed on 24 January 2009 as a merger of the Serbian People's Party and the People's Socialist Party of Montenegro....
.