New Democratic Force (, ) is a

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of the

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. The party was founded on 22 October 2005 as a local minority party representing the Albanian population in

Ulcinj Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488. As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...

Nazif Cungu Nazif Cungu (, born 13 May 1958) is a Montenegrin politician, the leader of the biggest Albanians in Montenegro, Albanian political party in Montenegro New Democratic Force (Montenegro), FORCA. Personal history Nazif Cungu was born in Ulcinj, Ul ...

was elected as its president at the founding assembly. In April 2008, FORCA opened a branch of its party in

Tuzi Tuzi (, ; or ''Tuzi'') is a small town in the central region of Montenegro, and the seat of Tuzi Municipality. It is located along a main road between the city of Podgorica and the Albanian border crossing, just a few kilometers north of Lake S ...

. On the 4th Congress of the party held on October 30, 2021, Genci Nimanbegu was elected as the new leader of the party.

Electoral performance

On last parliamentary elections, on 29 March 2009, Forca has one seat, becoming for the first time a parliamentary party. In the run-up to the 2008 presidential election, it supported the opposition candidate,

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 ...

.Two parties announce support for Medojevic in Montenegrin presidential election (SETimes.com)
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, FORCA has 11 out of 33 seats. In September 2016, FORCA agreed to form a pre-election alliance with

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) and

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 ...

(DUA) for

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. The coalition won one seat in the election, which was allocated to a member of FORCA. Prior of the 2020 elections, FORCA continuing close cooperation with the right-wing Albanian Alternative, forming a new coalition under the name Albanian List, coalition was also joined by other minor Albanian parties and movements.

Parliamentary elections

References

External links

Official website
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