Political parties in Belgium overall share of the vote. This was especially true for the CD&V/N-VA alliance, whereby CD&V became the largest party by votes in the Flemish regional elections, so therefore it could initiate coalition talks and the party could appoint the leader of the Flemish regional government. The VLD/Vivant alliance did not perform well in the polls. The proposed SP.a/Spirit/Groen! alliance did not happen, instead the SP.a/Spirit alliance went to the polls, although the tripartite cartel became reality in some constituencies on the local level in the October 2006 municipal elections. Political parties in Belgium Belgium is a federal state with a
Coalition for a European Montenegro Coalition for a European Montenegro Coalition for a European Montenegro (Montenegrin: Коалиција за Европску Црну Гору, "Koalicija za Evropsku Crnu Goru") was the ruling political alliance in Montenegro headed by Milo Đukanović's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS). Consisting of two additional parties (SDP and Liberals), "Coalition for European Montenegro" is the latest installment of the DPS-led political alliances that have ruled Montenegro since 1998. This current ruling alliance, much like its earlier predecessors did, derives its strength and is driven by the prestige and personal authority of Milo Đukanović. Following the internal turmoil within the DPS during late 1996 and