The Albanian Coalition (; ') is the name of several Albanian minority pre-election coalitions in

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. Originally established by Democratic Party president and former Mayor of Ulcinj,

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, it currently consists of the Democratic Party, the

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and the

Democratic Union of Albanians The Democratic Union of Albanians (, ) is a conservative political party of the Albanian minority in Montenegro. History The Democratic Union of Albanians was founded in Ulcinj, Republic of Montenegro in November 1993 as part of a split from ...

. The coalition currently has one representative in

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History

DP–DSCG–AA coalition (2012)

The alliance was formed in

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by the Democratic Party (DP),

(DSCG) and the

Albanian Alternative Albanian Alternative (, ) is a political party representing the Albanian minority in Montenegro. The party is led by Nik Gjeloshaj. At the legislative elections in Montenegro, in October 2012, AA won 1 out of 81 seats. Between 2009 and 2016, th ...

(AA), prior to the

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. The DS and AA had contested the

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as the "Albanian List", winning a single seat. The coalition won one seat at the 2012 election, which was allocated to a member of DP. Led by Fatmir Deka, in the 2012 elections the alliance received 1.1% of the vote, winning one seat.

DP–DSCG–AKP coalition (2016)

In September 2016, the AA decided to left coalition with DP and DSCG, by agreeing to form a pre-election alliance with

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(FORCA) and

(DUA). Prior the

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, Gjeka's DP and DSCG decided to sign an agreement with minor Albanian Coalition Perspective (AKP, former AA members), forming electoral list under the name "Albanian Coalition with One goal". 2016 electoral list ballot carrier was independent Gezim Hajdinaga. At the elections, the DP-DSCG coalition lost its parliamentary status, winning 0.63% of the popular vote.

DP–DSCG–DUA coalition (2020)

In July 2020 the

(DUA) decided to sign an agreement with DP and DSCG, with the three parties agreeing to form a pre-election alliance under the name "Albanian Coalition – Unanimously", with DP leader Fatmir Gjeka as head of the joint electoral list for the 2020 parliamentary elections. The Alliance received 1.14% of the vote, winning one seat.

References

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