Workers' Party (Montenegro)


The Workers' Party is minor left-wing, populist and socially conservative political party in Montenegro. Party currently has one MP in the Parliament of Montenegro elected from the list of the Democratic Front in the 2016 election.

History

The party was established in 3 March 2015 by Janko Vučinić, former union leader. Since its foundation until 2019, RP was a constituent member of the opposition populist Democratic Front alliance. In March 2019, the Workers' Party left the coalition with Democratic Front.
On 1 May 2019, the Workers' Party decided to sign an agreement with Socialist People's Party, United Montenegro and Independent parliamentary group to form a new catch-all political alliance under the name For the Benefit of All.
Party leader Vučinić died on October 25, 2019. On November 7, the party announced that party vice-president Željka Savković would replace Vučinić as new party member of Parliament of Montenegro. On December 9, the Workers' Party elected Vučinić's son Maksim Vučinić, an electrical engineer for the new Party president.

Electoral results

YearPopular vote% of popular voteOverall seats wonAllianceGovernment
201282,77322.82%DF
201677,78420.32%DF