The People's Party (, abbreviated НС/NS) was a conservative political party in Montenegro.
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 and his supporters in Montenegro during the 1990s. It joined DPS and SDP in 1998 election, and it participated in Government 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, People's Party activity significantly decreased, but it remained formally active until its dissolution in 2017.
Elections + Parliament of Montenegro Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Coalition Government 1990 39,146 12.84% — 1992 37,549 12.71% 1 — 1996 74,963 24.91% 3 LSCG 1998 170,080 48.87% 6 ECG 2001 148,513 40.56% 4 ZZJ 2002 133,900 38.4% 4 ZZP 2006 47,683 14.07% 3 SNP-DSS 2009 9,448 2.86% 2 DSS 2012 5,275 1.45% SL-DCB
Party leadership Novak Kilibarda, 1990–2000 Dragan Šoć, 2000–2006 Predrag Popović, 2006–2021 Jovan Markuš, 2011–2016
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