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Movement For Changes
Movement for Changes (, PZP) is a right-wing populist and far-right political party in Montenegro. Its current leader is Nebojša Medojević, the party's founder. History The party was founded by a group of economists and academics in September 2002 and was modeled after the Group 17 Plus in Serbia. It is led by Nebojša Medojević It operated as a non-governmental organization under the name Group for Changes (, GZP) until July 17, 2006, when it reconstituted itself as a political party. In the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, PzP remained neutral and did not campaign for either option, their choice being an outcome without the Movement's involvement. Although prominent members of the party supported an independent Montenegrin state, they refused to join the Bloc for an Independent Montenegro, led by the DPS. After the referendum, they stated that they did so out of opposition to Đukanović's rule, which they see as corrupt and undemocratic. In the 2006 parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebojša Medojević
Nebojša Medojević ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Небојша Медојевић; born June 13, 1966) is a Montenegrin politician. He is the president of the Movement for Changes (PzP), a political party emerging from the Montenegrin NGO ''Group for Changes''. He ran for president in the 2008 presidential election of Montenegro. Political career Entering politics and anti-war activism (1990s) Medojević began his political career in 1989, when he and other students founded the "Student Forum Peace Movement", which argued against Montenegrin reservists in the Yugoslav People's Army mobilizing for the Croatian front in the breakup of Yugoslavia. Due to his anti-war positions during the breakup of Yugoslavia, Medojević was labeled as a "traitor" and a "foreign agent" by the local media. In 1992, he spoke at a protest in defense of Muslims living in Pljevlja, whose homes and shops had been vandalized after the Bosnian War started. Medojević's first political party after the breakup o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Montenegro
The ''municipalities'' ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opštine, општине, separator=" / ", singular: cnr-Latn-Cyrl, opština, општина, separator=" / ", label=none) are the first level administrative subdivisions of Montenegro. The country is divided into 25 municipalities including the Old Royal Capital Cetinje and the Podgorica Capital City. Podgorica is divided into one subdivision called ''city municipality'' ( cnr-Latn-Cyrl, gradska opština, градска општина, separator=" / ", link=no, plural: cnr-Latn-Cyrl, gradske opštine, градске општине, separator=" / ", label=none), forming the most basic level of local government. Recently created: *Petnjica Municipality (2013) *Gusinje Municipality (2014) *Tuzi Municipality (2018) *Zeta Municipality (2022) ** The ''Union of Municipalities of Montenegro'' is a national association of local authorities of Montenegro. List Source: Politics List of current mayors and local governments (4) (3) (3) (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Recognition Of Kosovo
International governments are divided on the issue of recognition of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which was 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, declared in 2008. The Government of Serbia does not diplomatically recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state, although the two countries have enjoyed normalised economic relations since 2020 and have agreed not to try to interfere with the other's accession to the European Union. , out of () United Nations member states, 22 out of 27 () European Union member states, 28 out of 32 () NATO member states and 36 out of 57 () Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states have recognised Kosovo. In total, Kosovo has received 116 diplomatic recognitions by UN member states, however conflicts have arisen regarding the exact number of countries recognising Kosovo. Kosovo claims that the number of countries recognising its independence is 119, whilst Serbia claims the number is 84, stating that some countries have withdrawn r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montenegrin Language
, pronunciation = , states = Montenegro , ethnicity = Montenegrins , speakers = 232,600 ( see text) , date = , ref = , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Balto-Slavic , fam3 = Slavic , fam4 = South Slavic , fam5 = Western , fam6 = Serbo-Croatian , script = , nation = , minority = Mali Iđoš municipality ( Vojvodina, Serbia) , agency = Board for Standardization of the Montenegrin Language , iso2 = cnr , iso2comment = , iso3 = cnr , iso3comment = , lingua = part of 53-AAA-g , notice = IPA , glotto = mont1282 , glottorefname = Montenegrin Standard , fam7 = Shtokavian , fam8 = New Shtokavian , fam9 = Eastern Herzegovinian Montenegrin ( ; , ) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Language
Serbian (, ) is the standard language, standardized Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and Kosovo. It is a recognized minority language in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Standard Serbian is based on the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, Shtokavian (more specifically on the dialects of Šumadija–Vojvodina dialect, Šumadija-Vojvodina and Eastern Herzegovinian dialect, Eastern Herzegovina), which is also the basis of Croatian language, standard Croatian, Bosnian language, Bosnian, and Montenegrin language, Montenegrin varieties and therefore the Declaration on the Common Language of Croats, Bosniaks, Serbs, and Montenegrins was issued in 2017. The other dialect spoken by Serbs is Torlakian dialect, Torlakian in south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Montenegro
The current Constitution of Montenegro was ratified and adopted by the Constitutional Parliament of Montenegro on 19 October 2007 in an extraordinary session by achieving the required two-thirds supermajority of votes. It was officially proclaimed on 22 October 2007, replacing the constitution of 1992. Provisions The Constitution defines Montenegro as a civic, democratic and environmentally friendly country with social justice, established by the sovereign rights of its government. The preamble identifies the nationalities and national minorities of Montenegro as Montenegrins, Serbs, Bosniaks, Albanians, Muslims, Croats and others as citizens of Montenegro, free, equal and loyal to a civic and democratic Montenegro. The Constitution identifies Montenegrin as the official language of the state, replacing Serbian after years of civil conflict. Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian and Croatian are all recognised as official languages. It declares that Cyrillic and Latin scripts have e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist People's Party Of Montenegro
The Socialist People's Party of Montenegro () is a List of political parties in Montenegro, political party in Montenegro. It is a Social democracy, social-democratic and Social conservatism, socially conservative party, that is positioned on the Centre-left politics, centre-left on the political spectrum with regard to economic matters. It is supportive of accession of Montenegro to the European Union, and was historically supportive of Serbian–Montenegrin unionism. History Origins In the late 1990s a rift inside the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro came out. In the 1997 Montenegrin presidential election, aside from the then-President of the Republic and the Party Momir Bulatović, the Premier of Montenegro and party vice-president Milo Đukanović ran too, leading a reforming wing opposing mainstream DPS CG's political attitudes regarding support of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević. The ruling parties of the Republic of Serbia (the constitutive par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serb People's Party (Montenegro)
The Serb People's Party ( / ''Srpska narodna stranka, SNS'') was a political party in Montenegro. The SNS was led by Andrija Mandić. At the last legislative elections in Montenegro, on September 10, 2006, the Serb List, led by the SNS, won 12 out of 81 seats. It was then the largest political group in the Parliament of Montenegro right after the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists-Social Democratic Party coalition. In January 2009, it merged with to People's Socialist Party of Montenegro (NSS) to form the New Serb Democracy. Overview The SNS was an ethnic Serb party that promoted the rights of the Serb ethnic group against what it sees as state-sponsored discrimination. Unlike the pro-federalist Socialist People's Party of Montenegro (SNP) which is left-oriented (being social-democratic), the SNS is focused primarily on representing the interests of Serb people in Montenegro around a center-right cultural conservative program. It presented itself as one of the successors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Montenegrin Parliamentary Election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the newly-independent Republic of Montenegro on 10 September 2006. Prime Minister Milo Đukanović's Coalition for a European Montenegro (based around the Democratic Party of Socialists) won a majority in Parliament, winning 41 of the 81 seats. The opposition blocs together won 34 seats; 12 for the Serb List (SL) and 11 each for the Socialist People's Party (SNP)-led list and the Movement for Changes (PzP). Other seats were won by parties representing national minorities. As the opposition conceded defeat, DPS leader Đukanović stated "These elections showed that Montenegro is stable and firm on its European path." Electoral system Of the 81 seats in Parliament, 76 were elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and five were elected in a special constituency for the Albanian minority.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1370 The electoral threshold was set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Montenegrin Independence Referendum
An independence referendum was held in Montenegro on 21 May 2006. It was approved by 55.5% of voters, narrowly passing the 55% threshold. By 23 May, preliminary referendum results were recognized by all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, suggesting widespread international recognition if Montenegro were to become formally independent. On 31 May the referendum commission officially confirmed the results of the referendum, verifying that 55.5% of valid votes were in favor of independence. Because voters met the controversial threshold requirement of 55% approval, the referendum was incorporated into a declaration of independence during a special parliamentary session on 31 May. The Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro made a formal Declaration of Independence on Saturday, 3 June. In response to the announcement, the government of Serbia declared itself the legal and political successor of Serbia and Montenegro, and that the government and parliament o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-governmental Organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus on humanitarian or social issues but can also include clubs and associations offering services to members. Some NGOs, like the World Economic Forum, may also act as lobby groups for corporations. Unlike international organizations (IOs), which directly interact with sovereign states and governments, NGOs are independent from them. The term as it is used today was first introduced in Article 71 of the UN Charter, Article 71 of the newly formed United Nations Charter in 1945. While there is no fixed or formal definition for what NGOs are, they are generally defined as nonprofit entities that are independent of governmental influence—although they may receive government funding. According to the United Nations Department of Global Communic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G17 Plus
G17 Plus was a centre-right List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. Founded as a non-governmental organization dealing with economic issues, in 2002 it transformed into a political party that became part of several ruling coalition governments in Serbia throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. In 2013, it merged into United Regions of Serbia. Foundation G17 Plus was founded in 1997 as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), Serbia, then a federal unit within Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia. The organization consisting of economic experts enjoyed financial support of the United States through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The organization was registered as a political party on 15 December 2002, with Miroljub Labus as its first president. At its first electoral showing at the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election, 2003 parliamentary elections, G17 Plus received 11.5% of the popular vote and 34 seats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
