The Civic Movement United Reform Action ( cnr, Građanski pokret Ujedinjena reformska akcija / Грађански покрет Уједињена реформска акција), commonly known as simply United Reform Action, or by its abbreviation URA, is a

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, and

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party in

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. The current party leader is incumbent Prime Minister

Dritan Abazović Dritan Abazović (, sq, Dritan Abazi; born 25 December 1985) is a Montenegrin politician who has been the prime minister of Montenegro since 28 April 2022. An ethnic Albanian, he heads the United Reform Action party. He previously served as de ...

History

Founded in March 2015United Reform Action Founding Document
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, before the 2016 parliamentary election URA had two MPs 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 ...

and Miloš Konatar, both elected in 2012 from the electoral list of

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 ...

. In September 2016, URA decided to enter the

Key Coalition The Key Coalition ( cnr, Коалиција Кључ / ''Koalicija Ključ'') was an opposition political alliance in Montenegro. It was composed of the Democratic Alliance (DEMOS), Socialist People's Party (SNP) and United Reform Action (URA). ...

with

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and SNP in order to participate at the forthcoming

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. The Key Coalition won 11.05% of votes and 9 seats, two of them being won by URA candidates. In 2017,

was elected as the new party leader. On 13 June 2020, the Civic Movement URA was officially admitted to the

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. URA decided to run independently at the 2020 parliamentary election, presenting its green politics and anti-corruption In Black and White"

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, led by

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, including well known journalist and activist

Milka Tadić Milka Tadić, or Milka Tadić Mijović, is a well-known Montenegrin journalist, media executive and international civic activist. Biography Milka Tadić Mijović was one of the co-founders and the executive director of ''Monitor'', the first priv ...

, some university professors, journalists, civic and NGO activists, with the party leader Dritan Abazović as a ballot carrier. URA electoral list also contains one representative of the Bosniak minority

Justice and Reconciliation Party The Justice and Reconciliation Party ( bs, Stranka pravde i pomirenja; sr, Странка правде и помирења; abbr. СПП or SPP), formerly known as the Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak ( bs, Bošnjačka demokratska zajednica ...

, as well of some minor localist parties and initiatives. On 4 December 2020, the new big tent cabinet of Montenegro was elected by 41 out of 81 members of the

, and independent candidate

Zdravko Krivokapić Zdravko Krivokapić ( cyrl, Здравко Кривокапић; born 2 September 1958) is a Montenegrin professor and politician who served as Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022. In addition to his professorship at the Universities ...

became the new

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, with the Civic Movement URA leader

as new

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, formally ending three decades of the

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 ...

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-led regime in Montenegro."Krizu prevazići reformama i znanjem"
RTCG, 02-12-2020

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Opposition (2015—2016); Provisional government (2016)

Presidential elections

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, support

References

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