People's Party (Montenegro, 1906)
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People's Party
Народна странка Narodna stranka |
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| Leader | Šako Petrović |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Dissolved | 1918 |
| Headquarters | Cetinje |
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Serbian-Montenegrin unionism Opposition to Petrović-Njegoš dynasty |
The People's Party (Serbian Cyrillic: Народна странка/Narodna stranka), known as klubaši or narodnjaci, was a political party formed in 1906, active in the Principality of Montenegro and later Kingdom of Montenegro, led by Šako Petrović, which represented the opposition to Prince/King Nikola of Montenegro. The parties political credo was the unification of Montenegro and Serbia, and dethroning of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. As a response to the formation of the People's Party, in 1907 loyalists organised themselves into the True People's Party.
The Assembly of Montenegro was formed by the 1905 Constitution. The People's Party was first formed in 1906, when all MPs of the Assembly of Montenegro (elected in 1905 for the Constitutional Assembly) decided to form a club which would oppose the absolutist rule of Prince (later King) Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš. The parliament had only limited oversight authority, with Nikola I ruling almost single-handedly. Following the 1905 Constitution of the Princedom of Montenegro; this was challenged by the Parliament, which established the Club of National Deputies (Klub narodnih poslanika), which resulted in the nickname klubaši (club members).
The Club was transformed into the People's Party in the beginning of 1907. The party entered parliamentary life when the mandate to the crown became the representative of the parliament majority. Mihailo Ivanović, the leader of the party, succeeded the government after Lazar Mijušković, upon which he governed the so-called "Klubaši government" (klubaška vlada) under the presidency of Marko Radulović on 24 November 1906. The programme and statute were made by Mihailo Ivanović, Milosav Raičević, Mitar Vukčević and Ljubomir Bakić, all members of parliament. The party printed Narodni misao.
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