Democratic Union of Albanians

Democratic Union of Albanians

Demokratska unija Albanaca
Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve
Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca; Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve
Leader	Mehmet Zenka
Founded	21 November 1993
Headquarters	Ulcinj
Ideology	Albanian minority interests; Atlanticism; Albanian nationalism; Social conservatism
Political position	Right-wing[citation needed]
Parliament	1 / 81
Mayors	0 / 25
Local Parliaments	7 / 847
	Politics of Montenegro; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Union of Albanians (Montenegrin: Demokratska unija Albanaca, Albanian: Unioni Demokratik i Shqiptarëve) is a conservative political party of the Albanian minority in Montenegro.

History

The party took part in the campaign prior to Montenegrin independence referendum, promoting Montenegro's independence alongside DPS, SDP, Civic Party and Liberal Party.

Opposition to LGBT rights

The party's former leader, Ferhat Dinosha, was known for being against same-sex marriage in Montenegro, famously quoting that "the Albanian zone in Montenegro was free from homosexuals", and that "if there were any homosexuals in Montenegro, that this would be bad for the country". ^{[citation needed]}

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

Election	Party leader	Performance				Alliance	Government
Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Alliance	Government
1996	Fuad Nimani	3,849	1.31%	2 / 75	2	—	Opposition
1998		3,529	1.03%	1 / 78	1	—	Support
2001		4,232	1.16%	1 / 77	0	—	Coalition
2002		8,498	2.44%	1 / 75	0	AZ	Coalition
2006	Gëzim Hajdinaga	3,693	1.09%	1 / 81	0	—	Coalition
2009	Ferhat Dinosha	4,747	1.47%	1 / 81	0	—	Coalition
2012		2.848	0.80%	0 / 81	1	—	Extra-parliamentary
2016		4,854	1.27%	1 / 81	1	AO	Coalition
2020	Mehmet Zenka	4,675	1.14%	1 / 81	0	AK	Coalition
2023	Mehmet Zenka	70,228	23.22%	1 / 81	0	Together!	Opposition

References

^ "Godišnji izvještaj o imovini političkih partija za 2011. godinu: Demokratska unija Albanaca" (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2012). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

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[1] "Godišnji izvještaj o imovini političkih partija za 2011. godinu: Demokratska unija Albanaca" (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Nordsieck-2] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2012). "Montenegro". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

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