RIT will permanently shut down the RIT Wiki (Confluence wiki) on February 2, 2024. Review the Wiki Shut Down Overview for information on alternative tools, exporting content from the wiki, and other FAQs.
Political Parties in Kosovo |
|---|
|
|---|
Political Parties in Kosovo, Organizational Structure and Their Internal Democracy |
|---|
By 1996, as Yugoslavia was disintegrating and the communist system was crumbling, 15 different political parties had emerged and organized in Kosovo.
The collapse of communism in the former Eastern bloc, which was followed by the establishment of democracies popular and holding free elections to the parliaments of the countries concerned had its impact in Kosovo, which although occupied accepted among first democracy in the former Yugoslavia, which was followed by the creation of political parties at that time. The role of political parties in the years of occupation there was a genuine character of party activity as a result of the occupation, because the main word on Kosovo was Serbian government, installed after violent suppression of Kosovo's autonomy in 1989. Despite these divisions, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) remained the largest political grouping in Kosovo among other political entities such as the Parliamentary Party of Kosovo, the Youth Parliament of Kosovo, the Christian Democratic Party, the Peasant Party of Kosovo.
At the end of the war, UNMIK established the legal infrastructure for the operation of political pluralism in Kosovo. The Democratic League of Kosovo continued to maintain political supremacy even in post-war Kosovo. However, even the newly established parties, which were led by the KLA, especially the PDK and the AAK, had received a significant number of votes in the post-war elections.
Political parties in general It served as a national movement, some of which joined the Kosovo Albanians by articulating their demands for freedom and independence. This included organizing parties in Kosovo and the Albanian parties in other areas in the former Yugoslavia was organized by the Coordination Council of Albanian Parties. End of the war in 1999 brought a completely new situation, changing political scene with the formation of more political parties, as well as providing more opportunities for a better organization of the political scene. Some of the political parties no longer exist, while others have a very small number of members. The formation of new parties expected profiling of political scene, however, serves only their declarative they are right or left, in most cases a proper profiling has not happened yet. Political parties in Kosovo even after so many years of activity apparently still in the phase of consolidation but also in search of their identity.
Major Parties |
|---|
Major Parties (the ones who had seats in the parliament 2017-2019) | |
|---|---|
  | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information Regarding the Major Parties |
The Democratic party of Kosovo is the largest political party in Kosovo. It was created on May 14, 1999 by the Kosovo Liberation Army as the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo, but was renamed on 2000. On 2009 PDK win the elections and the party increased. After they win the elections of 2010 PDK regenerate its governing mandate. For 14 years the leader of the party was Hashim Thaci, but later he take the position as President of the country, so Kadri Veseli came in the head of the party in 2016.
On December 2010 were held the parliamentary elections. Kosovans organized elections for the first time from the declaration of independence. Based on the results that we had from the parliamentary elections Hashim Thaci gain 32 per cent of the vote, supposed victory for the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK. With 30 per cent of the vote or more, Thaci made a coalition with the New Kosovo Alliance (AKR),that was leaded from Behxhet Pacolli that was the president of AKR. Based on the results of the final elections, PDK and AKR formed a government with a program subjected to EU integrations.
The members for the new government were almost younger generation like: Bedri Hamza, Memli Krasniqi, Vlora Citaku, Petrit Selimi, Blerand Stavileci, etc.
According to Wiki Page: “Seven out of 10 current mayors belonging to the PDK are suspected, have been charged or convicted of abuse of office and other criminal activity. Sami Lushtaku of Skenderaj has been sentenced to 12 years for war crimes while he is currently being investigated for a corruption case. He ran for mayoral reelections and is serving in office both from prison. Nexhat Demaku of Drenas has been sentenced to one year and is being investigated in another case. Salim Jenuzi of Dragash was charged but found not guilty. Bajram Mulaku of Vushtrria and Begzad Sinani of Kamenica were investigated but not charged. Sinani is again under investigation for alleged illegal hunting. Former Lipjan mayor Shukri Buja was sentenced to 4 months suspended imprisonment for not declaring property to the Anti-Corruption agency, while Vitia Mayor Nexhmedin Arifi to 18 months suspended imprisonment for misuse of official position".
Election results through years:
| Year | Votes% | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.7% | 2nd | Coalition |
| 2004 | 28.3% | 2nd | Opposition |
| 2007 | 34.3% | 1st | Coalition |
| 2010 | 32.1% | 1st | Coalition |
| 2014 | 30.4% | 1st | Coalition |
| 2017 | 33.7% | 3d | Coalition |
Tthe percentage of the votes, position and Government of this table is taken by Wiki page :“Democratic Party of Kosovo.” In Wikipedia, October 6, 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Democratic_Party_of_Kosovo&oldid=919841985.
Lidhja demokratike e Kosoves
On September and October of 1989 a group of authors and Intellectuals on time when the biggest political concerns occurs, agreed to make a political party, this group of intellectuals appointed the perpetrator, with Dr.Ibrahim Rugova as a head of party, Jusuf Buxhovi as a secretary and other people like Dr.Fehmi Agani, Dr.Bujar Bukoshi, Dr.Ali Aliu, Nekibe Kelmendi, Mehmet Kraja and a lot of other famous writers and intellectuals.
Ldk is a liberal-conservative party, and one of the largest of its kind in Kosovo's parliament.
Right now the presidency of Democratic League of Kosovo has appointed Isa Mustafa as a head of the party, with three vice-chairman (Agim Veliu, Haki Rugova and Lutfi Haziri) and has appointed Ismet Beqiri as a General secretary.
Vetevendosje
The movement widely bases its ideology on the works of Ukshin Hoti.Vetëvendosje is a progressive, social-democratic, Albanian nationalist political party in Kosovo that opposes foreign involvement in the country's internal affairs, and campaigns for the principle of equal rights and fair equality of opportunity and for the sovereignty exercised by the people, as part of the right to self-determination. The big contrast with the mainstream political spectrum within Kosovo concerns two issues that characterize Kosovo after the war: the long process of negotiations with serbia concerning the internal organization and socio-political aspects of Kosovo, without imposing any prior conditions to the Serbian side, which they consider "unfair and harmful", and the process of privatization of public companies which they describe as "a corruption model, contributing to increasing unemployment, ruining the economy, and halting economic development of the country". |
It presents the most firm and continuously critical opposition to the government while focusing their programs along three main axes: developmental state, meritocracy, and welfare state. The movement runs the municipal government of Prizren, while in Vucitrn they are part of a coalition with LDK. They also won the last elections in the capital, Pristina and the municipality of Kamenica, but shortly after the elections the mayors left Vetëvendosje and joined PSD. |
Shpend Ahmeti, current leader of the party.
| The Social Democratic Party of Kosovo is a political party in the Republic of Kosovo. Primarily it was formed by Kaqusha Jashari on 10th of February 1990.After some disagreements between the Vendvendosja members some of them left that party and proceeded to join PSD. Shpend Ahmeti is the current president of the party and also mayor of Prishtina. In the current elections they are running in coalition with AAK. |
Serb List is a Serb minority political party in the Republic of Kosovo. Following the 2017 Kosovan parliamentary election, the Serb List agreed to form the Government of Kosovo led by Ramush Haradinaj of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, under main condition that the Community of Serb Municipalities be established The current leader of the party is Goran Rakic. |
Goran Rakic
The Social Democratic Initiative(historically the Kosovo Initiative (NK)) was founded in 2014 by Fatmir Limaj and Jakup Krasniqi. Party leader is Fatmir Limaj, while Jakup Krasniqi becomes secretary of party council. The takeover of Secretary Jakup Krasniqi in the Pronto Affair wiretapping outrage was the critical moment for the split of the largest party in Kosovo, PDK. Sami Lushtaku, who was also the mayor of Skenderaj and leader of the Justice Party (PD) along with then Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, said inappropriate words to Kosovo Assembly Speaker Jakup Krasniqi and also offended inhabitants of Malisheva town. |
Fatmir Limaj |
In the Kosovo local elections in 2013, Limaj leaves PDK to join the Civic Initiative for Malishevo and the winning candidate for mayor, Ragip Begaj, thus ending the 15-year-old regime of the Malisheva Democratic Party leadership In January 2018 the party chooses to change the name of their party from Initiative for Kosovo, to the Socialdemocratic Initiative. |
The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo is a political party in Kosovo. It was formed on 29 April 2001. The current president of the party is Ramush Haradinaj. In December 2004 the parliament elected him as Prime Minister of Kosovo and he formed a coalition government with the largest party, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). He resigned as Prime Minister in March 2005 after learning that he had been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for 37 counts of war crimes. He received a full acquittal from the Tribunal on 3 April 2008. He returned to Kosovo and immediately resumed his duties as president of the party.The AAK currently has three deputy presidents: Blerim Shala, Naim Maloku and Ahmet Isufi. The current Secretary General is Burim Ramadani and the Secretary of Organisation is Ibrahim Selmanaj.
The alliance was originally formed by several smaller parties:
People's Movement of Kosovo (Lëvizja Popullore e Kosovës - LPK) |
Parliamentary Party of Kosovo (Partia Parlamentare e Kosovës) |
Civic Alliance of Kosovo (Aleanca Qytetare e Kosovës) |
Party of Albanian National Union (Partia e Unitetit Kombëtar Shqiptar) |
Albanian Union of Christian Democrats (Unioni Shqiptar Demokristian) |
- Behgjet Isa Pacolli (born 30 August 1951) is a Kosovo politician who is serving as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Pacolli is a former President of the Republic of Kosovo, and previously served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo between 2011 and 2014. Pacolli was one of the signatories of 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence.He is the major shareholder of Mabetex Group, a Swiss-based construction and civil-engineering company. Pacolli is also the President of the third biggest political party in Kosovo the New Kosovo Alliance.He is believed to be the world's richest ethnic Albanian.
- The naming of the political party, New Kosovo Alliance, comes from the lobbying organization "The Alliance for New Kosovo" that was founded and organized by Behgjet Pacolli in Washington in 2004-2006 to lobby for Kosovo's independence. Engaged in this lobby were well-known names, scientists, politicians, analysts and international activists such as Januz Bugajski, William Wolker and many others.
AKR, as a political party, has existed since the beginning of 2006, when a group of ideologues with liberal-democratic convictions headed by the most successful Albanian businessman in the world, Mr. Behgjet Pacolli, driven by the immediate needs of Kosovo's citizens who were facing poverty, unemployment and overcrowding, decided to form this political party and through it bring about changes in political philosophy in Kosovo, utilizing all institutional and democratic mechanisms. All this was meant to restore the dignity of the citizen of Kosovo. This dignity was violated by the irresponsible policy of a government that is not based on the interests of the citizens but on the short-term interests of the political class.
AKR formed its branches throughout Kosovo and held the First Electoral Assembly on November 26, 2006, where its leadership structures were elected and legitimized.
AKR believes that the objectives can be achieved, initially through economic development and by increasing the degree of institutionalization of state institutions.
Up until 17 November 2007, the AKR had not taken part in any elections as it was a new political organization. The party enjoyed significant support in Kosovo, with the April 2007 survey of BBSS Gallup International/Index suggesting that the AKR was the fourth-largest political party in Kosovo with 8% support among those surveyed. The survey showed that the AKR was lagging behind the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) (26%), Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) (17%), and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (9%).[2]
The AKR first ran candidates in the Kosovo elections which were held on 17 November 2007. The party won 12.3% of the vote and 13 seats in the assembly of Kosovo, making it the third-largest party in the nation. It was the largest official opposition party to the coalition government of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), led by Hashim Thaçi at the time.
This party was founded in 2017 by Mimoza Kusari Lila and Ilir Deda. Recently before founding this party they were both members and had high positions in other major parties in Kosovo, rapidly leaving and creating their own party right before the 2017 elections. Mimoza Kusari was elected president right after and Ilir Deda was elected deputy president. Some of the main goals of this party set my the president are advocating for human rights, economic development and Kosovo's integration into EU. Furthermore, in an interview, Kusari-Lila mentioned that human rights are the main importance and priority of the party, thus individual rights. After the 2017 elections this party was in coalition with LDK but as of 31st of August 2018 this partnership has terminated. This party is currently not running for the 2019 elections.
Minor Parties |
|---|
Minor Parties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
| |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information Regarding the Minor Parties
The Strong Party (Albanian: Partia e Fortë, PF) is a mocking ideological group in Kosovo formed in 2013. Its objective is "to come to influence to control open cash in light of a legitimate concern for supporters and such disapproved."
As part of the group's commitment to gender equality, over thirty percent of the candidates running for office in the upcoming election are men. The Party seeks to maintain the political status quo, praising Kosovo as a democratic country where living people as well as "those in the other world" can vote. Party leaders claim a victory of around 120 percent, as measured by the group's pollsters.
The Party is headed by Visar Arifaj—whose official title Kryetar Lexhendar (Legendary Chairman) is intentionally misspelled with the so-called hard xh—and other young activists from Prishtina. It is the only political party which has no ordinary members, beside the Legendary Chairman all its supporters serve as deputy chairmen. The Strong Party is a grass roots organization linked to the coffee culture of Kosovo's capital.
Fjala
Fjala is the right-wing conservative party. Fjala is a Political Party opened to all citizens of Kosovo regardless of religion, nation, color and language, who are willing to work for the people of Kosovo, for the state of Kosovo and not for their personal interests.
Fjala Party on May 12, 2015 applied for registration at the Political Party Registration and Certification Office, and after fulfilling all the conditions and requirements required by the Political Party Registration and Certification Office, on June 12, 2015.
The president of this political party is Dr. Gezim Kelmendi.
The party's list is made up of 51 candidates.
The Liberal Party of Kosovo
is a liberal political party in Kosovo. The party is an observer member of the Liberal International and a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party.
In the 2004 parliamentary election, the party won 0.5% of the popular vote and 1 out of 190 seats in the Assembly of Kosovo.However, in the 2007 parliamentary election, it failed to pass the election threshold of 5%, thus becoming a non-parliamentary party. Like all other Kosovo Albanian political parties, the party supports Kosovo independence and does not take part in the general elections in Serbia nor any other election or referendum organised by the Serbian parliament.
The current President of the Liberal Party of Kosovo is Gjergj Dedaj.
14 commentaires
Aurore Jusufi dit :
I put the parties into tables and changed some of the logo pictures to look better with each-other. I also put the information about the parties that was written, and changed the layout to look more presentable.
Florent Shala dit :
Aurore Jusufi as i know PAN does not exist anymore i removed it and put the parties as separate and also put hyperlinks on two of them directing to their web page.
Aurore Jusufi dit :
The list is from the last elections and the parties the major parties that have been part of the government until now. We will write more about the upcoming elections on the Elections page tree
Florent Shala dit :
Okay then, thanks
Drilon Deliu dit :
I have put all the information i know about NISMA and its founder, feel free to add more information on it.
Muhamed Sylejmani dit :
I also added the LDD party but there was not much information, if anyone found anything else you may as well add to it.
Drilon Deliu dit :
I have also added some valuable infos about political parties in Kosovo and their organizational structure, this information is back from 2016, I found it important to give examples of how the organizational structure of political parties were in the past, some kidn of a brief history.
Drilon Deliu dit :
Also, I put extra information about Political parties' Internal Democracy back from 2016 too so now we can kind of compare the internal democracy of political parties in Kosovo then and now.
Agon Loshaj dit :
The Strong Party is not gonna be part of the elections this year
Drilon Deliu dit :
I found information about the Liberal Party of Kosovo and I added in here, feel free to change or to add any extra information.
Verone Hyseni dit :
I added some information about LDK party, feel free to add more information.
Aurore Jusufi dit :
We have no information for PDK yet, can somebody add that?
Verone Hyseni dit :
I put the information about PDK, feel free to change or add new information.
Verone Hyseni dit :
I also added some photos about Democratic Party of Kosovo.