The People's Party ( sr, Народна странка, Narodna Stranka, abbr. НС/NS) was a

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History

The party was established in 1990, after a multi-party system was introduced in Montenegro, and was named after the historical People's Party. Notable party founders include

Novak Kilibarda Novak Kilibarda, PhD ( cyrl, Новак Килибарда; born 7 January 1934) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin former politician, professor, literary historian and writer. Early life and education Kilibarda was born on 7 January 1934 in the villag ...

Matija Bećković Matija Bećković ( sr-cyr, Матија Бећковић, ; born 29 November 1939) is a Serbian poet, writer and academic. Life Bećković was born in Senta, in the multiethnic province of Vojvodina (then Danube Banate, Kingdom of Yugoslavia), ...

Božidar Bojović Božidar M. Bojović (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар М. Бојовић, 1938 – 14 December 2021) was a Montenegrin chief physician, endocrinologist, and politician who was a member of the Parliament of Montenegro and representative in the Par ...

, Pavle Milić,

Jovan Markuš Jovan Markuš ( sr-cyr, Јован Маркуш; 20 January 1949) is a Montenegrin politician, journalist, publicist, historian and heraldist. He is the former mayor of Cetinje, Montenegro's Old Capital. Biography Jovan Markuš graduated from t ...

Dragan Šoć Dragan Šoć (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шоћ, born 1957 in Cetinje, SR Montenegro, SFRY) is a Montenegrin lawyer, retired politician and former Minister of Justice in the Government of Montenegro, from 1998 until 2000. Šoć wa ...

Momir Vojvodić Momir Vojvodić (; 18 February 193910 March 2014) was a Montenegrin Serb poet and politician. Born in 1939 in Ponoševac, near Đakovica, in Metohija, Vojvodić and his family were expelled from their village by the Bali Kombëtar and fled to M ...

and

Bogoljub Šijaković Bogoljub Šijaković ( sr-cyr, Богољуб Шијаковић, born 1955 in Nikšić) is a Serbian scholar, Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Belgrade (Serbia) and Professor of Greek Philosophy at the Fa ...

. The People's Party opposed

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's regime in

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and his supporters in Montenegro during the 1990s. It joined

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and SDP in 1998 election, and it participated in

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with the two until 2001. But, when DPS and SDP openly stated that they are proponents of full Montenegrin independence. People's Party of Montenegro left the coalition and the Government. Afterwards, it was mostly in coalition with pro-union with Serbia parties. After the referendum, the People's Party refused to acknowledge the result due to allegations of irregularities. After failing to achieve parliamentary status in

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and 2012 elections, People's Party activity significantly decreased, but it remained formally active until its dissolution in 2017.

Elections

Party leadership

, 1990–2000 *

, 2000–2006 * Predrag Popović, 2006–2017 *

, 2011–2016

References

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