Democratic Party of Unity

Democratic Party of Unity (Montenegrin: Демократска странка јединства, Demokratska stranka jedinstva, DSJ) is a minor extra-parliamentary national conservative Serbian-Montenegrin unionist political party in Montenegro.

Democratic Party of Unity

Demokratska stranka jedinstva
Демократска странка јединства
LeaderNebojša Jušković
FounderZoran Žižić
Founded2006
IdeologyNational conservatism
Serbian-Montenegrin unionism
Russophilia[1]
Hard euroscepticism
Political positionRight-wing
Parliament of Montenegro
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History

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.

During the 2012 and from 2015 until 2017, the DSJ was a constituent member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Front (DF) alliance. Party supported For the Future of Montenegro (ZBCG) list for the 2020 parliamentary election.[2]

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Parliament of Montenegro
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Coalition Government
2006 49,730 14.68%
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1 with SL opposition
2009 Did not run Did not run
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1 extra-parliamentary
2012 82,773 22.82%
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1 with DF opposition
2016 77,784 20.32%
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1 with DF extra-parliamentary
2020 133,267 32.55%
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with ZBCG extra-parliamentary

References

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