The People's Party ( sr, Народна странка, Narodna Stranka, abbr. НС/NS) was a
conservative
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political party
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in
Montenegro
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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,
Matija Bećković,
Božidar Bojović,
Pavle Milić,
Jovan Markuš,
Dragan Šoć,
Momir Vojvodić and
Bogoljub Šijaković.
The People's Party opposed
Slobodan Milošević's regime in
Serbia
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and his supporters in Montenegro during the 1990s. It joined
DPS and
SDP in 1998 election, and it participated in
Government
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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
2009 and
2012 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2012.
International
* 2012 United Nations Security Council election
Africa Egypt
* 2012 Egyptian presidential election
Mali
* 2012 Malian presidential election
* 2012 Malian parliamentary electio ...
, People's Party activity significantly decreased, but it remained formally active until its dissolution in 2017.
Elections
Party leadership
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Novak Kilibarda, 1990–2000
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Dragan Šoć, 2000–2006
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Predrag Popović, 2006–2017
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Jovan Markuš, 2011–2016
References
{{Montenegrin political parties
Serb political parties in Montenegro
Eastern Orthodox political parties
Political parties established in 1990
1990 establishments in Montenegro
Conservative parties in Montenegro
Christian democratic parties in Montenegro