Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
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Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
Socijaldemokratska partija Crne Gore Социјалдемократска партија Црне Горе |
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| Leader | Ranko Krivokapić |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Jovana Tomaševića bb, Podgorica |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colours | Red, Yellow |
| Parliament |
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| http://www.sdp.co.me | |
The Social Democratic Party of Montenegro (SDP) (Montenegrin: Социјалдемократска партија Црне Горе, Socijaldemokratska Partija Crne Gore) is a political party in Montenegro.
Although the SDP has the support of approximately 12% of the Montenegrin electorate, it has nevertheless managed to play a more notable part in the republic's political scene during the last decade and a half. The party's prominence stems from its close relations with the most powerful party in Montenegro - the DPS and its leader Milo Đukanović. Allying itself with the DPS and Đukanović ahead of the 1998 parliamentary elections allowed the SDP to enter the parliament for the very first time in its history - something it had been unable to do by itself in three previous attempts. Since the 1998 election, the SDP has continued to be a part of every Đukanović-led pre-election coalition and as a result has also been a part of every Montenegrin government since 1998.
At the legislative elections in March 2009, the party emerged victorious as part of the DPS-SDP list that won 48 seats from a total of 81 in the Parliament. The SDP won 9 seats from the list.
At the last parliamentary elections on 14 October 2012, the SDP was again part of the Coalition for a European Montenegro led by Đukanović, which won 39 of the 81 seats. The SDP won 6 seats of the 39.
In autumn 2015 the pro-government faction of SDP formed a new party named Social Democrats of Montenegro (SD CG). On 22 January 2016 SDP officially left the ruling coalition with the DPS and announced its support for a vote of no confidence against the government of Milo Đukanović on 25 January.
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