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Democratic Party of Unity

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Democratic Party of Unity
Demokratska stranka jedinstva
Демократска странка јединства
LeaderNebojša Jušković
FounderZoran Žižić
Founded2006
Merged intoPopular Movement (Montenegro)
IdeologyNational conservatism
Serbian-Montenegrin unionism
Russophilia[1]
Hard euroscepticism
Political positionRight-wing

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.

History

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The 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

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Parliamentary elections

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Parliament of Montenegro
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Coalition Government
2006 49,730 14.68%
1 / 81
Increase 1 with SL opposition
2009 Did not run Did not run
0 / 81
Decrease 1 extra-parliamentary
2012 82,773 22.82%
1 / 81
Increase 1 with DF opposition
2016 77,784 20.32%
0 / 81
Decrease 1 with DF extra-parliamentary
2020 133,267 32.55%
0 / 81
Steady with ZBCG extra-parliamentary
2023 77,203 25.53%
0 / 81
Decrease 1 with PES extra-parliamentary

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
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

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