Aleksa and Dritan – Count Bravely!

Aleksa and Dritan – Count Bravely!

Aleksa i Dritan – Hrabro se broji!
Aleksa and Dritan – Count Bravely! Aleksa i Dritan – Hrabro se broji!
Leader	Aleksa Bečić
Founders	Aleksa Bečić; Dritan Abazović
Founded	17 May 2023
Dissolved	July 2023
Preceded by	Peace is Our Nation; In Black and White
Ideology	Anti-corruption; Populism; Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre
European affiliation	European Greens
Coalition members	Democratic Montenegro; United Reform Action
Colors	Green; Blue
Slogan	«Count Bravely!»; «Hrabro se broji!»
Parliament	11 / 81
Mayors	4 / 25
Local Parliaments	130 / 847
	Politics of Montenegro; Political parties; Elections;

The Aleksa and Dritan – Count Bravely! (Montenegrin: Алекса и Дритан – Храбро се броји!, romanized: Aleksa i Dritan – Hrabro se broji!) was a Montenegrin political coalition between Democratic Montenegro and United Reform Action, established on 17 May 2023.

History

On 17 May 2023, an agreement was published to create a coalition between the two parties and that they would go to the 2023 parliamentary election as a single list.^[1] The first on the list of the coalition is Aleksa Bečić, the leader of Democratic Montenegro, and the second is Dritan Abazović, the leader of the United Reform Action and the former Prime Minister of Montenegro.^[2]

Ideology and goals

Accelerated economic development, protection of minority rights, social justice, solidarity and comprehensive health care are stated as goals of political action of the coalition. The coalition ruled out any possibility of participating in government with the formerly ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) after the 2023 parliamentary election.^[1] Coalition leader Aleksa Bečić also emphasized the fight against the mafia, corruption and xenophobia during the election campaign.^[3]^[4]

Member parties

Party			Ideology	Leader	No. of seats
	Democratic Montenegro Demokratska Crna Gora Демократска Црна Гора	DCG	Conservative liberalism Populism Pro-Europeanism	Aleksa Bečić	7 / 81
	United Reform Action Ujedinjena reformska akcija Уједињена реформска акција	URA	Populism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism	Dritan Abazović	4 / 81

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

Election	Party leader	Performance				Rank	Government
Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Rank	Government
2023	Aleksa Bečić	37,730	14.74%	11 / 81	New	4th	Government (DCG) Opposition (URA)

References

^ ^a ^b "Šta piše u Sporazumu Demokrata i GP URA: Borba protiv mafije, orgnizovanog kriminala i korupcije glavni ciljevi". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
^ ""Hrabro se broji": Objavljena lista koalicije Demokrata i URE". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
^ "Aleksa i Dritan u Zeti: Ova koalicija ima samo jednog neprijatelja, a to je mafija". CDM. 9 June 2023.
^ PressNews (2023-06-09). "Aleksa i Dritan u Zeti: Ova koalicija ima samo jednog neprijatelja, a to je mafija". Press Online Portal. Retrieved 2023-06-10.

[:0-1] "Šta piše u Sporazumu Demokrata i GP URA: Borba protiv mafije, orgnizovanog kriminala i korupcije glavni ciljevi". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-10.

[2] ""Hrabro se broji": Objavljena lista koalicije Demokrata i URE". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-10.

[3] "Aleksa i Dritan u Zeti: Ova koalicija ima samo jednog neprijatelja, a to je mafija". CDM. 9 June 2023.

[4] PressNews (2023-06-09). "Aleksa i Dritan u Zeti: Ova koalicija ima samo jednog neprijatelja, a to je mafija". Press Online Portal. Retrieved 2023-06-10.

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