This article gives an overview of ''
liberalism
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for c ...
in
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History
Following the fall of
communist regime
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, one of the first parties to emerge was
Liberal Alliance (LSCG), a party which advocated liberalism, pacifism, civic concept of the state and supported restoration of
Montenegrin independence
An independence referendum was held in Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), Montenegro on 21 May 2006.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1372 It was approved by 55.5% of voters, narrowly pass ...
. It was an active opponent of the ruling
DPS-led regime since its formation, all until 2005, when it froze its political activity.
Slavko Perović and
Miro Vicković were the most prominent officials and held the leading positions in the party throughout its existence. In 2004, nationalist
Liberal Party
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(LP) split from the LSCG, its membership including a number of former high-ranking LSCG officials who were previously ousted from the party due to corruption affair. Despite attempting to adopt the legacy of LSCG, LP pursued an entirely different discourse, and has closely cooperated with ruling DPS since its foundation. Since
2016 election, its integrated into the electoral lists of DPS, which ran independently.
Liberal political parties in Montenegro
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United Reform Action
The Civic Movement United Reform Action ( cnr, Građanski pokret Ujedinjena reformska akcija / Грађански покрет Уједињена реформска акција), commonly known as simply United Reform Action, or by its abbreviati ...
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Civis
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Democrats
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Demos
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Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left.
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Montenegrin
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Union of Reform Forces
The Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Савез реформских снага Југославије, Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije; abbr. СРСЈ or SRSJ) was a centre-left political party in the SFR Yugoslavia led b ...
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Liberal Alliance
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Civic Party
The Civic Party (CP) is a pro-democracy liberal political party in Hong Kong. It is currently chaired by barrister Alan Leong.
The party was formed in 2006 on the basis of the Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group, which was derived from the ...
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Movement for Changes
Movement for Changes (, PZP) is a right-wing populist, sovereignist and conservative political party in Montenegro. Its current leader is Nebojša Medojević, the party's founder.
History
Party was founded by a group of economists and academic ...
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Democratic Centre
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Positive Montenegro
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History of Montenegro
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Politics of Montenegro
The Politics of Montenegro ( cnr, Politika Crne Gore / Политика Црне Горе}) takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Montenegro is the head of government, and ...
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List of political parties in Montenegro
This article lists political parties in Montenegro.
Montenegro has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition g ...
References
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