Liberal Party of Montenegro

Liberal Party of Montenegro
Либерална партија Црне Горе
Liberalna partija Crne Gore
PresidentVatroslav Belan
FounderMiodrag Živković
Founded2004
Split fromLiberal Alliance
HeadquartersPodgorica
Youth wingLiberal Youth of Montenegro
Ideology
National affiliationDemocratic Party of Socialists (DPS)
Regional affiliationLiberal South East European Network
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (associate)
International affiliationLiberal International
Colours  Blue
Parliament
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Mayors
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Local Parliaments
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Website
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Liberal Party of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Либерална партија Црне Горе, romanizedLiberalna partija Crne Gore, LP) is a liberal and nationalist political party in Montenegro.[1]

Initially, the party advocated liberalism and the bringing down of Milo Đukanović's rule, saw it as authoritarian and undemocratic. It had continued the fight against what it saw as the DPS' authoritarianism that the Liberal Alliance of Montenegro pursued since its foundation in 1990. However, the party changed its discourse and became a junior coalition partner of DPS both on local and national level since 2006, when Đukanović's regime declared independence of Montenegro.

Currently, LP president Andrija Popović is the party's sole representative in the parliament, where LP is a part of the ruling majority. The party did not contest the latest parliamentary election but delegated two candidates to the electoral list of DPS, one of which was elected to the Parliament. Currently, LP is part of the parliamentary group with another minor ruling coalition partner, SD CG. It is a member of the Liberal International and an associate member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Members—Europe". Liberal International.
  3. ^ "Member Parties". ALDE Party. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-04-14.