New Democratic Force ( cnr, Nova demokratska snaga, sq, Forca e Re Demokratike) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

of the

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

minority in

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

Ulcinj Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians. As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic coast ...

Nazif Cungu Nazif Cungu (, born 13 May 1958) is a Montenegrin Albanian politician, the leader of the biggest Albanian political party in Montenegro FORCA. Personal history Nazif Cungu was born in Ulcinj, Ulcinj Municipality, southern Montenegro, near the b ...

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

Tuzi Tuzi ( cnr, Tuzi/Тузи, ; sq, Tuz or ''Tuzi'') is a small town in Montenegro and the seat of Tuzi Municipality, Montenegro. It is located along a main road between the city of Podgorica and the Albanian border crossing, just a few kilometers n ...

. On the 4-th Congress of the party held on October 30th, 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 (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Медојевић; born June 13, 1966) is a politician in Montenegro. He is the president of Movement for Changes (PzP), a political party emerging from the Monteneg ...

.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 ( cnr, italic=yes, Albanska alternativa, sq, italic=yes, Alternativa Shqiptare) is a political party representing the Albanian minority in Montenegro. The party is led by Nik Gjeloshaj. At the legislative elections in Monte ...

(AA) and

Democratic Union of Albanians The Democratic Union of Albanians ( cnr, Demokratska unija Albanaca, sq, Unioni Demokratik i Shqiptarëve) is a conservative political party of the Albanian minority in Montenegro. History The party took part in the campaign prior to Montenegr ...

(DUA) for 2016 elections. 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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