The Democratic People's Party (, DNP) is a

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and

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History

The Democratic People's Party was founded in 2015 from the former Socialist People's Party (SNP) faction led by Milan Knežević and Predrag Bulatović which left the Party and joined the

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alliance as an independent group, prior the October 2012 parliamentary election. DNP currently has four MPs in the

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elected from the list of the Democratic Front alliance on 2016 election. On 9 May 2019, paty leader Knežević, along with 13 another people found guilty by the Higher Court for the allegedly " plotting to commit terrorist acts and undermine the constitutional order of Montenegro on the day of 2016 parliamentary election." In 2021, the appellate court annulled the first instance verdict on all counts of the indictment.

Ideology

The party views the Serb community, which it represents, as discriminated against. It sees Montenegro as pursuing the concept of a

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and the politics of assimilation. Serbs and Montenegrins are viewed of as being one and the same people. It demands that the

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enters the Constitution of Montenegro as the official language. The party is currently the main advocate of

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, together with its coalition partner the

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. The Democratic People's Party jointly with New Serb Democracy maintains cooperation with Russian far-right Rodina and

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parties as well with Serb nationalist

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from Bosnia and Herzegovina,Deklaracija DNP-a i Jedinstvene Rusije
6 May 2016, Radio i televizija Crne Gore. Retrieved 2021-02-10 and the party also maintains a very close cooperation with the right-wing populist

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regime in Serbia.

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Presidential elections

References

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