The Social Democrats of Montenegro ( cnr, Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore / Социјалдемократе Црне Горе, SD CG), also known as the Social Democrats ( Montenegrin: Socijaldemokrate, Социјалдемократe, SD), is a

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formed in 2015 by a split faction of the SDP.

History

The party was founded in July 2015Socijaldemokrate Crne Gore nova partija
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(SDP) vice-presidents

Vujica Lazović Vujica Lazović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вујица Лазовић; born 10 March 1963 in Plav, Montenegro, SFRY) is a Montenegrin politician, professor and diplomat who is currently serving as ambassador of Montenegro to Slovenia. He was vice-preside ...

and

Ivan Brajović Ivan Brajović ( cyrl, Иван Брајовић; born 9 March 1962) is a Montenegrin politician. He is a former President of the Parliament of Montenegro and former Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs in the government of Montenegro. He ...

, that advocated unconditional support for 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-time ...

(DPS) and Prime Minister

Milo Đukanović Milo Đukanović ( cnr, Мило Ђукановић, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the President of Montenegro since 2018, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2003. He also served as the Prime Minister o ...

, with the party leader

Ranko Krivokapić Ranko Krivokapić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Ранко Кривокапић; born August 17, 1961) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs in 2022. He is a former long-term President of the Parliament of Montenegro ...

, who advocated pursuing an independent political course.Crna Gora: Raskol u SDP-u, upitna koalicija
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/ref> Brajović, Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs in the

Government of Montenegro The Government of Montenegro ( cnr, Vlada Crne Gore, Влада Црне Горе) is the executive branch of state authority in Montenegro. It is headed by the prime minister. It consists of the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers as well ...

at the time, was chosen as the first president of the new party. After the 2016 parliamentary election, the party having won two seats in the

Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro ( cg, Скупштина Црне Горе, Skupština Crne Gore) is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the 2006 ...

, remain part of the government with two ministers while the Party leader Brajović was elected

President of the Parliament of Montenegro The President of the Parliament of Montenegro ( cnr, Предсједник Скупштине Црне Горе, Predsjednik Skupštine Crne Gore) is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Montenegro. The president's term lasts four years, ...

. Following the 2020 parliamentary elections, the party gained one seat, bringing its total to three, but was not part of the formed government coalition, going into opposition, together with its coalition partner, the DPS, which has been in power in Montenegro since the introduction of the multi-party system in 1990. On 30 January 2022, the Social Democrats elected a new president of the party, Damir Šehović, the former Minister of Education, replacing the former party president Ivan Brajović, who did not apply for a second term.

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Presidential elections

Positions held

Major positions held by Social Democrats of Montenegro members:

References

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