For the Future of Montenegro

For the Future of Montenegro (Serbian and Montenegrin: За будућност Црне Горе / Za budućnost Crne Gore) is a catch-all, mainly cultural conservative and populist pre-election opposition political coalition in Montenegro, formed for the August 2020 parliamentary election.[1][2] The coalition common list for 2020 election is led by a Montenegrin university professor, Zdravko Krivokapić.

For the Future of Montenegro

За будућност Црне Горе
Za budućnost Crne Gore
LeaderZdravko Krivokapić
Founded2 August 2020
HeadquartersPodgorica
IdeologyCatch-all coalition
Cultural conservatism
Populism (majority)
Political positionBig tent (with centre-right to right-wing majority)
Parliament
24 / 81
Local Parliaments
133 / 786

Coalition constituent members for 2020 parliamentary election are; two alliances Democratic Front (New Serb Democracy, Movement for Changes, Democratic People's Party and True Montenegro), Popular Movement (United Montenegro, Workers' Party, independent group in the parliament, also some minor right-wing parties, such as DSJ and DSS) and Socialist People's Party, which is not part of any of alliances, but maintains close cooperation with the newly-formed Popular Movement. The coalition is also supported by a number of minor non-parliamentary organizations such as far-right Party of Serb Radicals and Serb List, as well far-left Yugoslav Communist Party, also of some Serb national and cultural NGOs in Montenegro, such as Serb National Council of Montenegro.[1]

2020 election campaign

The coalition was formed in August 2020, and was initialy composed of two alliances Democratic Front, Popular Movement and Socialist People's Party, which is not part of any alliances. The main goal of the coalition is to overthrow the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) of President Milo Đukanović, which has been in power since its founding in 1991. All coalition member parties employed a more significant cultural and socially conservative discourse, due to 2020 Montenegrin political crisis and the open conflict between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the DPS-led Montenegrin government, following the adoption of the disputed law on the status of religious communities in Montenegro, supporting 2019-2020 Clerical protests in Montenegro and Serbian Orthodox Church rights in Montenegro.[1][3] Many media, analysts, but also political opponents have labeled the new coalition as the "Vučić's list", because major parties in the new coalition have very close cooperation with the populist SNS-led regime in Serbia, the largest number of constituents of the new coalition were present at several meetings in Belgrade during 2019 and 2020, organized by Serbian President (also the SNS chairman) Aleksandar Vučić, gathering "leaders of Serb communities" in Serbia's neighboring countries.[1][4][5][6]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary election
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Government
2020 TBA TBA
0 / 81
 TBA TBA

Coalition composition
Member party/alliance Main ideology Position No. of seats
Right-wing populism
Social conservativism		 Right-wing
17 / 81
Cultural conservatism
Social conservativism		 Centre-right
5 / 81
Socialist People's Party Social conservatism
Social democracy		 Syncretic
2 / 81

References
  1. "Dogovorili se DF, SNP, Narodni pokret, Prava Crna Gora i ostali: Krivokapić nosilac liste". www.vijesti.me.
  2. Litije dobile politički profil: Zdravko Krivokapić na čelu koalicije DF-a, SNP-a, Prave Crne Gore i Narodnog pokreta!, borba.me, 1 August 2020
  3. DF, SNP, Narodni pokret i Prava zajedno na izborima, Vijesti, 31 July 2020
  4. Milovi, Vučićevi, Amfilohijevi; razvrstavanje, Monitor
  5. Od "Vučićeve liste" ostao samo DF, RTCG/Pobjeda
  6. Beograd gura SNP u zagrljalj Frontu, CdM, 29 July 2020
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