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Political party in Montenegro

True People's Party Права народна странка Prava narodna stranka Leader Jovan Plamenac Mitar Martinović Lazar Mijušković Founder Lazar Mijušković Founded 1907 (1907) Dissolved 1918 (1918) Succeeded by Montenegrin Greens Headquarters Cetinje Ideology Conservatism Monarchism Souverainism Political position Right-wing Politics of Montenegro Political parties Elections

The **True People's Party** ([Serbian](/source/Serbian_language): Права народна странка, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Serbian): *Prava narodna stranka*, abbr. ПНС/**PNS**), also known as the **Pravaši** (lit. 'the true ones'), was a [conservative](/source/Conservative) and [monarchist](/source/Monarchist) [political party](/source/Political_party) in the [Principality of Montenegro](/source/Principality_of_Montenegro) and the [Kingdom of Montenegro](/source/Kingdom_of_Montenegro), founded in 1907. The party represented the government, the rule of the Prince and later on the rule of King [Nikola I](/source/Nicholas_I_of_Montenegro). The True People's Party was led by [Lazar Mijušković](/source/Lazar_Miju%C5%A1kovi%C4%87) and notable party members included [Jovan S. Plamenac](/source/Jovan_S._Plamenac), Marko Đukanović, Ivo Đurović, [Sekula Drljević](/source/Sekula_Drljevi%C4%87), [Filip Jergović](/source/Filip_Jergovi%C4%87), [Krsto Popović](/source/Krsto_Popovi%C4%87), [Mitar Martinović](/source/Mitar_Martinovi%C4%87) and [Milutin Vučinić](/source/Milutin_Vu%C4%8Dini%C4%87). Montenegrin politics during the time of the party existence was deeply divided on the issue of supporting Nikola I's absolutist rule in order to retain the independence of [Montenegro](/source/Montenegro), and for advocating the unification of Montenegro and [Serbia](/source/Kingdom_of_Serbia) under the [Karađorđević dynasty](/source/Kara%C4%91or%C4%91evi%C4%87_dynasty), as advocated by the opposition [People's Party](/source/People's_Party_(1906)) (NS).

## History

The party was founded in 1907 by Prince Nikola I due to the People's Party boycott during the elections at the time, as a mark of protest against the bad relations the Montenegrin government had with [Serbia](/source/Kingdom_of_Serbia). The *pravaši* supported Nikola's rule and proclaimed him the King in 1910. At the 1914 elections, both Montenegrin parties ran and the People's Party defeated the True People's Party, winning most of the parliamentary seats. In the wake of the forthcoming [Great War](/source/World_War_I), some members of the True People's Party rejoined the People's Party and subsequently altered the program of the party to include the [unification of Montenegro and Serbia](/source/Serbian-Montenegrin_unionism). The party was officially dissolved in 1918 after the [Podgorica Assembly](/source/Podgorica_Assembly) proclaimed the unification of Montenegro with [Serbia](/source/Kingdom_of_Serbia).

## Election results

Election Seats Change Control Notes 1907 76 / 76 76 absolute majority True People's Party + aligned independents 1911 53 / 62 23 absolute majority True People's Party + aligned independents 1914 6 / 62 47 opposition Party dissolved in 1918

## Sources

- Pavlovic, Srdja (2008). [*Balkan Anschluss: The Annexation of Montenegro and the Creation of the Common South Slavic State*](https://books.google.com/books?id=4LPfuwer21EC). Purdue University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-55753-465-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-55753-465-1).

- Mihailo Maletić (1976). [*Crna Gora*](https://books.google.com/books?id=03sBAAAAMAAJ). Književne novine.

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