Bosniak Party
Bosniak Party Bošnjačka stranka Бошњачка странка | |
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| President | Position vacant |
| 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 |
| Parliament | 3 / 81
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| Municipal Parliaments | 37 / 786
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| Website | |
| bscg.me | |
The Bosniak Party (Template:Lang-bs, Cyrillic: Бошњачка странка, abbr. BS) is a conservative and pro-european political party of the Bosniak minority in Montenegro. Its founder and first leader was Rafet Husović.[2]
History
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 the same year.[1] At the legislative elections in Montenegro, in March 2009, Bosniak party was a part of victorious Coalition for a European Montenegro, alongside DPS, SDP and HGI. Thus, this party holds two seats in the Parliament of Montenegro, and has a Deputy Prime Minister and two Ministers in the Government of Montenegro. From its founding up until 2021, Bosniak Party was led by its founder Rafet Husović.[3]
Electoral performance
Legislative elections
| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Coalition | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12,748 | 3.76% | 1 / 81
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 1
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LP–BS | gov't support |
| 2009 | 168,290 | 51.9% | 3 / 81
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2
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ECG | government |
| 2012 | 15,124 | 4.17% | 3 / 81
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— | government |
| 2016 | 12,089 | 3.16% | 2 / 81
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 1
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— | government |
| 2020 | 16,279 | 3.98% | 3 / 81
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1
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— | opposition |
References
- ^ a b http://www.bscg.me/istorijat/
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Preminuo Rafet Husović, bivši potpredsjednik vlade Crne Gore". balkans.aljazeera.net (in Serbo-Croatian). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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