Popular Unity (
Montenegrin
Montenegrin may refer to:
* Adjective for anything related to Montenegro
* Demonym referring to the people of Montenegro, see Demographics of Montenegro
* Ethnonym, referring to Montenegrins, the ethnic group associated with Montenegro
* Monteneg ...
and sr, Narodna Sloga/Народна Слога) was a big tent
opposition
Opposition may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Opposition'' (Altars EP), 2011 EP by Christian metalcore band Altars
* The Opposition (band), a London post-punk band
* '' The Opposition with Jordan Klepper'', a late-night television series on Com ...
political alliance
A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies.
International terms
Equivalent terms are used diffe ...
in
Montenegro
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. The alliance was formed by two major opposition parties in Montenegro at time, the
People's Party (NS) and
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro ( cnr, italic=no, Liberalni savez Crne Gore - LSCG; Либерални савез Црне Горе - ЛСЦГ) was a Montenegrin separatist, liberal and anti-war political party, active between 1990 and 2005. The ...
(LSCG), prior to the
1996 parliamentary election. Slavko Perović's idea for the alliance was that it would open the way for "reconciliation between
Montenegrins
Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro.
Genetics
Accordi ...
and Montenegrin
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their ...
". Kilibarda's party was Serbian nationalist.
The main goal of the alliance was to overthrow the ruling
Democratic Party of Socialists
The Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro ( cnr, Демократска партија социјалиста Црне Горе, Demokratska partija socijalista Crne Gore, DPS) is a populist political party in Montenegro. A former long-tim ...
(DPS) of president
Momir Bulatović
Momir Bulatović ( sr-cyr, Момир Булатовић; 21 September 1956 – 30 June 2019) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin politician. He was the first President of the Republic of Montenegro from 1990 to 1998, after which he served as the Pr ...
, which has been in power since introduction of multi-party system. The coalition of liberals and populists won 24.91% of votes and gained only 19 MPs, 11 of which belonged to NS and 8 to LSCG. However, LSCG terminated the coalition after the decision of NS to enter into
coalition with the ruling DPS.
Member parties
Elections
Parliamentary election
References
{{Montenegrin political parties
Political parties established in 1996
Defunct political party alliances in Montenegro