Political party in Montenegro
The Party of Pensioners, Disabled and Restitution (Montenegrin: Партија пензионера, инвалида и реституције / Partija penzionera, invalida i restitucije), also known by its initial name Party of United Pensioners and the Disabled (Montenegrin: Partija ujedinjenih penzionera i invalida, PUPI ) is a minor single-issue politics party, representing the interests of pensioners in Montenegro .
History
Party was founded in 2009. In 2009 parliamentary election PUPI ran independently and won 2.4% of the votes, just below the 3% electoral threshold. [1] At the 2012 parliamentary election the party participated within a left-wing "Together" coalition, along with Yugoslav Communist Party of Montenegro , which won only 0,38% of votes. Shortly after the election the party joined the coalition with the populist Democratic Front alliance,[2] which it leaves after the 2016 election , at which the party again failed to win a parliamentary status.
In July 2020, PUPI decided to enter the big tent Peace is Our Nation (initially the Citizens' Bloc ) coalition with Democratic Montenegro , DEMOS and the New Left in order to participate at the forthcoming August 2020 parliamentary election .[3]
Parliamentary elections
Parliament of Montenegro
Year
Popular vote
% of popular vote
Overall seats won
Coalition
Government
2009
7,691
2.40%
—
extra-parliamentary
2012
1,384
0.38%
Together
extra-parliamentary
2016
77,784
20.32%
with DF
extra-parliamentary
2020
51,298
12.53%
with MNN
extra-parliamentary
References
Parliament Notable parties without seats Historical/Defunct