Bosniak Party
Bosniak Party Bošnjačka stranka Бошњачка странка | |
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| President | Ervin Ibrahimović |
| Founder | Rafet Husović |
| Founded | 26 February 2006[1] |
| Headquarters | Rožaje, Montenegro |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (associate) |
| Parliament | 6 / 81 |
| Mayors | 2 / 25 |
| Local Parliaments | 56 / 847 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Bosniak Party (Montenegrin/Bosnian: Bošnjačka stranka, Montenegrin Cyrillic: Бошњачка странка, abbr. BS) is a conservative and national conservative political party of the Bosniak minority in Montenegro. Its founder and first leader was Rafet Husović,[2] while the party is currently led by Ervin Ibrahimović, MP, who is also serving as the party's parliamentary group leader in the Parliament of Montenegro.[3]
History
[edit]This party was founded in 2006 by Rafet Husović and was officially registered with the Ministry of Justice on 24 March 2006. It was formed by unification of the Slavic Muslim-oriented parties in Montenegro: International Democratic Union, Bosniak Democratic Alternative, Muslim-Bosniak Alliance, and Party of National Equality, in February of the same year.[1] At the legislative elections in Montenegro in March 2009, the Bosniak Party was a part of victorious Coalition for a European Montenegro, alongside the DPS, SDP, and HGI. From its founding up until 2021, Bosniak Party was led by its founder Rafet Husović.[4]
Electoral performance
[edit]Parliamentary elections
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Performance | Alliance | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2006 | Rafet Husović | 12,748 | 3.76% | 1 / 81
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New | LP–BS | Support |
| 2009 | 168,290 | 51.9% | 3 / 81
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 2
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ECG | Coalition | |
| 2012 | 15,124 | 4.17% | 3 / 81
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 0
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— | Coalition | |
| 2016 | 12,089 | 3.16% | 2 / 81
|
 1
|
— | Coalition | |
| 2020 | 16,279 | 3.98% | 3 / 81
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1
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— | Opposition 2020–22 | |
| Coalition 2022–23 | |||||||
| 2023 | Ervin Ibrahimović | 21,423 | 7.08% | 6 / 81
|
3
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— | Opposition 2023–24 |
| Coalition 2024– | |||||||
Local elections in 2014, 2018 and 2022
[edit]| Local election | Municipality | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar | Berane | Bijelo Polje | Plav | Pljevlja | Podgorica | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2 / 37 (coalition)
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0 / 35 |
2 / 38 |
7 / 31 |
17 / 35 (European Montenegro coalition) |
did not participate | |||||||
| 2018 | 1 / 37 |
17 / 35 (DPS-BS-SD coalition)
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2 / 38 (DPS-BS-SD coalition)
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7 / 31 |
2 / 35 (DPS-BS-SD coalition)
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1 / 61 (DPS-LP-BS-CNR-DUA-PCG coalition)
| |||||||
| 2022 | 1 / 37 |
1 / 35 (DPS-BS-SD coalition)
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4 / 38
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7 / 31 |
1 / 35 (DPS-BS-SD-SDP-LP coalition)
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1 / 58 (DPS-SDP-SD-LP-BS-DUA-NL-DPR coalition)
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Istorijat | Bošnjačka stranka Crne Gore". www.bscg.me. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Ko je Ervin Ibrahimović?". Novosti (in Serbian).
- ^ "Preminuo Rafet Husović, bivši potpredsjednik vlade Crne Gore". balkans.aljazeera.net. 9 March 2021.
| Parliament | |
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| Notable parties without seats | |
| Historical/Defunct | |
- 2006 establishments in Montenegro
- Bosniaks of Montenegro
- Bosniak political parties
- Conservative parties in Montenegro
- National conservative parties
- Parties related to the European People's Party
- Political parties established in 2006
- Political parties of minorities in Montenegro
- Pro-European political parties in Montenegro
- Social conservative parties