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, the Opposition ( srp, Opozicija / Oпoзициja) is all of the political parties represented in

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that are not a part of the

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supported by the parliamentary majority. The

leader of the opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

( cg, Lider opozicije / Лидер опозиције) leads the largest party not within the government.

11th assembly of the Parliament

The main opposition subject in the eleventh assembly of Parliament of Montenegro are the

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-tim ...

(DPS) of Milo Đukanović, which fall from the power, after ruled the country for 30 years, since the introduction of multi-party system in 1990. The August 2020 parliamentary election resulted in the victory of the lists of parties which were in opposition in the previous parliament convocation;

For the Future of Montenegro For the Future of Montenegro ( Serbian: Za budućnost Crne Gore / За будућност Црне Горе, abbreviated as ''ZBCG'') was a catch-all, mainly cultural conservative and populist pre-election opposition political coalition in Monte ...

( DF- SNP- NP), Peace is Our Nation ( DCG- Demos), United Reform Action (URA) and the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

(SDP), opposition lists won 43 of the 81 seats in the Parliament of Montenegro, while the ruling DPS, together with the Liberal Party, won only 30 seats, going into opposition after thirty years in power. Three opposition lists

, Peace is Our Nation and United Reform Action, which won a majority of 41 MPs, announced the formation of a coalition government, while the SDP remained in opposition. In the 11th assembly of the Parliament (2020–present), the subjects in parliament that include the opposition are: *

(DPS) * Social Democrats (SD) *

Bosniak Party The Bosniak Party ( bs, Bošnjačka stranka, Cyrillic: Бошњачка странка, abbr. BS) is a conservative and pro-European political party of the Bosniak minority in Montenegro. Its founder and first leader was Rafet Husović, while the ...

(BS) *

(SDP) * Albanian Alternative (ASh/AA) * Democratic Party (PD/DP) *

Liberal Party of Montenegro Liberal Party of Montenegro ( cnr, Либерална партија Црне Горе, ''Liberalna partija Crne Gore'', LP) is a liberal political party in Montenegro. Initially, the party advocated liberalism and the bringing down of Milo � ...

(LP)

10th assembly of the Parliament

Since the constitution the 10th assembly of the Montenegrin Parliament the entire opposition (all 39 MPs out of 81 in total) started a collective boycott of all parliamentary sittings, due to claims of electoral fraud at the October 2016 parliamentary elections. The largest opposition group,

Democratic Front Democratic Front is a name used by political parties and alliances in several countries, such as: *Democratic Front (Albania) * Democratic Front for the Liberation of Angola *Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Democratic Front (Cyprus) * De ...

alliance, decides to end the boycott and return to parliament in December 2017, as did newly formed, United Montenegro. The

and the Demos both decides to end the boycott and return to parliament, after poor results in May 2018 local elections, as did Socialist People's Party. Leaving Democratic Montenegro and United Reform Action, who remaining in a boycott with the same demands. In the 10th assembly of the Parliament of Montenegro (2016–2020), the subjects in parliament that include the opposition are: * Democratic Montenegro (DCG) * New Serb Democracy (NSD) * Movement for Changes (PzP) * Socialist People's Party (SNP) *

(SDP) * Democratic Alliance (Demos) * * Democratic People's Party (DNP) * United Reform Action (URA) * Workers' Party (RP)

9th assembly of the Parliament

Since the constitution of the 9th assembly of the Montenegrin Parliament, the opposition subjects in the parliament were

(DF), Socialist People's Party (SNP) and

Positive Montenegro Positive Montenegro ( cnr, italic=no, Pozitivna Crna Gora; Позитивна Црна Гора) was a centrist, social-liberal political party in Montenegro. The party was founded in May 2012 by former environmental activist Darko Pajović. His ...

(PCG). The leader of the opposition was

Miodrag Lekić Miodrag Lekić (; born 21 November 1947) is a Montenegrin political scientist, diplomat and politician. He is the founder and current president of the liberal conservative Democratic Alliance (DEMOS). Biography Early academic and political caree ...

, leader of the DF. After Lekić's abandonment of Democratic Front in March 2015,

Andrija Mandić Andrija Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Мандић; born 19 January 1965) is a Montenegrin Serb politician. He is the President of the major ethnic Serb political party in Montenegro, the New Serb Democracy (NSD / NOVA). He was the ...

became de facto leader of opposition. In January 2016, despite formerly being an opposition party, PCG provided the ruling DPS with 3 votes necessary to win the government confidence vote, after the DPS's coalition partner the SDP left the government coalition due to allegations of electoral fraud and political corruption, leaving the government functioning as a de facto minority government. Provisional government was elected on May 12, 2016, by the

. The provisional governing coalition was formed by ruling DPS and several opposition parties."Montenegro Parliament Set to Oust Speaker"
''balkaninsight.com'' The subjects in the Parliament that include the opposition were:Vladi Crne Gore izglasano povjerenje!
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(DF) * DEMOS * Socialist People's Party (SNP) * Democrats *

(PCG, ) * * * Albanian Alternative (AA, )

Leaders of the Opposition (2006–)

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