Positive Montenegro

Positive Montenegro
Pozitivna Crna Gora
Позитивна Црна Гора
Leader Azra Jasavić (acting)
Founder Darko Pajović
Founded 26 May 2012
Headquarters Moskovska 159, Podgorica
Ideology Social liberalism[1]
Political position Centre to centre-left
Colours Blue, orange
Parliament
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Website
www.pozitivnacrnagora.me

Positive Montenegro (Montenegrin: Pozitivna Crna Gora/Позитивна Црна Гора) is a non-parliamentary centre-left political party in Montenegro. The party was founded in May 2012 by the former ecological activist Darko Pajović.[2][3]

History

In the 2012 parliamentary elections, PCG became an opposition parliamentary party, winning 8.4% of popular vote, and 7 seats in Parliament. However, during the mandate 4 MPs have left PCG due to internal disagreements caused by the party's collaboration with the government, one defecting to DEMOS, two to URA, and one remaining sitting as independent.

On 27 January 2016, despite formerly being an opposition party, PCG provided the ruling DPS with 3 votes necessary to win the government confidence vote, after the junior partner SDP left the government due to allegations of electoral fraud and political corruption, therefore forming a new ruling majority. Following this vote, national media and other opposition parties accused the party for deceiving and betraying its voters in order to save Prime Minister Đukanović.[4] In turn, in June 2016 Pajović was appointed as the President of the Parliament, position formerly held by Ranko Krivokapić (SDP), and held the position until October 2016.

After PCG lost its parliamentary status at the 2016 parliamentary election in which it won 1,32% of the votes, Pajović announced his resignation as the party leader, leaving Vice President Azra Jasavić to serve as acting President until the next party congress.

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Parliament of Montenegro
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Government
2012 29,881 8.24%
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Increase 7 government*
2016 5,062 1.32%
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Decrease 7 non-parliamentary

References

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