Democratic Serb Party (Montenegro)
The Democratic Serb Party (Serbian: Демократска српска странка, Demokratska srpska stranka; DSS) is a minor conservative political party in Montenegro, representing the Serbs of Montenegro.
Democratic Serb Party Demokratska srpska stranka Демократска српска странка | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Dragica Perović |
| Founders | Božidar Bojović Ranko Kadić |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Split from | Serb People's Party |
| Headquarters | Podgorica |
| Ideology | National conservatism[1] Christian democracy Serbian–Montenegrin unionism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Parliament | 0 / 81 |
| Local Parliaments | 3 / 847 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History edit
The Democratic Serb Party was formed in 2003 following a split from the Serb People's Party led by Božidar Bojović, who was the first party president, and Ranko Kadić, first vice president and his subsequent successor.[2]
At the legislative elections held in March 2009, DSS formed a pre-election coalition with the People's Party, but the coalition failed to gain parliamentary status, winning 2,9% of the votes, just below the 3% electoral threshold. At the next election DSS participated in a nationalist coalition Serb National Alliance along with Party of Serb Radicals and Serb National Alliance, which won only 0,85% of votes. In August 2016, the party joined the right-wing Democratic Front (DF) for the 2016 election, and supported ZBCG list for 2020 election.[3]
Electoral performance edit
Parliamentary election edit
| Election | Party leader | Performance | Alliance | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2006 | Ranko Kadić | 47,683 | 14.07% | 2 / 81 | New | With SNP-NS | Opposition |
| 2009 | 9,448 | 2.9% | 0 / 81 | 2 | With NS | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2012 | 3,085 | 0.85% | 0 / 81 | 0 | With SSR | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2016 | Dragica Perović | 77,784 | 20.32% | 0 / 81 | 0 | With DF | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 133,267 | 32.55% | 0 / 81 | 0 | with ZBCG | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2023 | 3,630 | 1.20% | 0 / 81 | 0 | with NK | Extra-parliamentary | |
References edit
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2009). . Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ http://dsscg.com/onama.php 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine DSS - About Us
- ^ DSS pristupio DF-u, RTCG (2016)