The Christian Democratic Movement (Serbian: Демохришћански покрет, ДП, romanized: Demohrišćanski pokret, DP) is a Montenegrin Christian democratic, moderate right and pro-EU political party founded by university professor and former Prime Minister, Zdravko Krivokapić on 22 September 2022. DP current leader is Dejan Vukšić, lawyer and former director of the National Security Agency.
Christian Democratic Movement Demohrišćanski pokret Демохришћански покрет | |
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| Abbreviation | DP,[1] DHP |
| President | Mladen Premović |
| Founder | Zdravko Krivokapić |
| Founded | 22 September 2022 |
| Split from | Ne damo Crnu Goru Evropa sad! (local branches) |
| Preceded by | Ne damo Crnu Goru |
| Headquarters | Podgorica |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Ethnic Serb interests |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Colours | Blue Raspberry |
| Parliament | 0 / 81 |
| Mayors | 0 / 25 |
| Local Parliaments | 8 / 847 |
| Website | |
| demohriscanskipokret.me | |
History
editThe party was founded by university professor and former PM in technocratic cabinet, Zdravko Krivokapić and former head of the National Security Agency, Dejan Vukšić on 22 September 2022 in Podgorica. As Krivokapić stated, the goal of the party is to create a value system "in which ethics will be based on traditional values". Speaking about the visual symbol of the party, Krivokapić said that the top of the badge has a flower of the Mother of God, and the best defense of the state is "if it is guarded by the Mother of God".[2][3]
It was announced that Dejan Vukšić would become the president of the movement. Vukšić said that the goal of the movement is "Christian reconciliation of ethnic Serbs and Montenegrins". He also said that changing the electoral law would be one of the new movement's priorities and that it would fight "partocracy" and "party employment".[4] It was known that some of the councillors and members of local branches of the Evropa sad! were moving to Krivokapić's movement.[5]
Shortly after the establishment of the DP, the former PM and founder of the party, Krivokapić announced to the leader Vuksić that he had decided to retire from political and public life.[6]
On 30 January 2023, party leader Dejan Vukšić announced his candidacy for the March 2023 presidential elections, with the support of the Democratic Serb Party and affiliated councilors in the local parliaments in Nikšić, Berane, Herceg Novi, Kotor and Mojkovac, elected on the lists of Peace is Our Nation (MjNN) and the Evropa sad! at the 2021 and 2022 municipal elections.[7][8]
Electoral performance
editParliamentary elections
edit| Election | Party leader | Performance | Alliance | Government | |||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2023 | Dejan Vukšić | 3,630 | 1.20% | 0 / 81
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New | NK | Extra-parliamentary |
References
edit- ^ a b Montenegro (2022), Europe Elects. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "Bivši premijer Crne Gore predstavio novu stranku Demohrišćanski pokret". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Vraćaju se Zdravko i njegovi apostoli, više nisu eksperti, sada su političari - CdM". CDM. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Predstavljen Demohrišćanski pokret: Cilj hrišćansko pomirenje Srba i Crnogoraca". balkans.aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "Dio odbornika i članova pokreta "Berane sad" prelazi kod Krivokapića". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ Vukšić: Krivokapić me obavijestio da više ne želi da se bavi politikom, Adria TV, 3 February 2023
- ^ Vukšić zvanično predsjednički kandidat: "U ANB-u sam ujedinio Srbe i Crnogorce", Vijesti, 30 January 2023
- ^ Prvi kandidati već u trci za predsednika Crne Gore, Politika, 1 February 2023