Popular Unity (Montenegrin and ) was a big tent opposition political alliance in Montenegro. The alliance was formed by two major opposition parties in Montenegro at time, the People's Party (NS) and Liberal Alliance of Montenegro (LSCG), prior to the 1996 parliamentary election.Liberalni savez Crne Gore: Od osnivanja 25 godina, Portal Vijesti. 26 January 2015 Slavko Perović's idea for the alliance was that it would open the way for "reconciliation between Montenegrins and Montenegrin Serbs". Kilibarda's party was Serbian nationalist. The main goal of the alliance was to overthrow the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) of president Momir Bulatović, which has been in power since introduction of multi-party system. The coalition of liberals and populists won 24.91% of votes and gained only 19 MPs, 11 of which belonged to NS and 8 to LSCG. However, LSCG terminated the coalition after the decision of NS to enter into coalition with the ruling DPS.
Member parties Party name Abbr. Leader Ideology Seats before Change Seats won People's PartyNarodna strankaНародна странка NS Novak Kilibarda ConservatismPopulism Liberal AllianceLiberalni savezЛиберални савез LSCG Slavko Perović LiberalismPacifism
Elections Parliamentary election + Parliament of Montenegro Year Popular vote % of popular vote Seats before Seat change Overall seats won Government 1996 74,963 24.91% 8
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