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Political parties of Kosovo
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The party represents a group of stakeholders whose goal is the realization of the joint program. Parties are a free association of peers who create problem-solving program proposals and nominate its members for the mandates of parliament and state administration to carry out their programs after success in those institutions. Another definition defines parties as links of citizens, who, in the short or long term, act in the creation of political will and wish to represent the people through their size and robust organization, then present themselves to the public and provide means and avenues for realization. of program goals. Based on their organization, parties are divided into cadre parties and mass parties. Parties based on political and social goals are politicized and act to implement their programs. Classification based on ideological directions distinguishes these types of parties: Nationalist, Conservative, Liberal, Social Democratic and Communist Parties, People's and Interest. Officially, each party has a chairman for its national committee who is a protuberant spokesman, organizer and fund-raiser, however without the status of prominent elected office holders.
In a society, the action of a party only makes sense if there are more parties within it, namely political pluralism. The word party is derived from the Latin word pars which means part. If in a society a party has a monopoly on forming political will, it cannot be a matter of competing relations. Then there is a one-party system in society. A government party and to control all systems within society necessarily uses undemocratic means and methods.
Most of the time in one country, despite having more parties, two parties are more important
Kosovo has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments which happens every year.
Since Kosovo declared independence in 2008, no government has finished the 4 year mandate.
The Main Political Parties in Kosovo:
| Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK |
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This is the largest party with the leader Kadri Veseli. It was created on May, 1999, by the political wing of the Kosovo Liberation Army.  |
| Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK |
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This is the second largest Kosovo's party and the oldest one, according to their official web page, this party begun as a group in 1989. At the head of the party was Ibrahim Rugova, known as the pacifist leader of Kosovo's sovereignty. The LDK came second in the elections, in the head with Isa Mustafa.
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| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK |
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The AAK was created by the commander Ramush Haradinaj, in 2000.
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| New Kosovo Alliance, AKR |
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The AKR was formed in March 2006 by the businessman Behgjet Pacolli. Pacolli is considered to be one of the richest Albanian. |
New Kosovo Alliance, AKR
The AKR was formed in March 2006 by the businessman Behgjet Pacolli. Pacolli is considered to be one of the richest Albanian.
| Representatives | Year of Election |
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| Behxhet Pacolli | 2010 |
| Agim Bahtiri | 2010 |
| Mimoza Kusari | 2014 |
| Labinot Tahiri | 2016 |
(logo Aleanca Kosova e Re)
The Social Democratic Initiative (NISMA Social Demokrate) also known as NISMA, is a political party in Kosovo formed by Fatmir Limaj and Jakup Krasniqi. Both of them are former members of the PDK (Democratic Party of Kosovo, currently being led by Kadri Veseli).
First, this party was named Nisma per Kosoven. Then on 29 January 2018, the party council decided to change the name of their party from Initiative for Kosovo (Nisma për Kosovën), to the Socialdemocratic Intiative (Nisma Socialdemokrate).
| Representatives | Position |
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Fatmir Limaj | Leader |
| Jakup Krasniqi | Secretary |
| President | Term Start | Term End |
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| Shkelzen Maliqi | 1990 | 1993 |
| Kaqusha Jashari | 1993 | 2008 |
| Agim Qeku | 2008 | 2013 |
- Shpend Ahmeti is the current president
The Social Democratic Party of Kosovo (Partia Socialdemokrate e Kosovës, PSD) is a political party in Kosovo. First, a lady named Kaqusha Jashari established this party in 10 february 1990.
PSD participated in the elections of 2017 in a coalition with PDK, AAK and Nisma, but failed to get any seat in the parliament.
(logo of Vetevendosje)
Levizja Vetevendosje
Their leader Albin Kurti is a young leader who has voiced his opinion for a long time. The main characteristics of this party is that they are a progressive, social-democratic, Albanian nationalist political party in Kosovo. This party was created on 12 June 2005.
| Representaatives | Year of election |
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| Albin Kurti | 2005 |
| Yllza Hoti | 2019 |
| Shpend Ahmeti | 2010 |
| Party systems may be broken down into three broad categories: two-party, multiparty, and single-party. Such a classification is based not merely on the number of parties operating within a particular country but on a variety of distinctive features that the three systems exhibit. Two-party and multiparty systems represent means of organizing political conflict within pluralistic societies and are thus part of the apparatus of democracy. Single parties usually operate in situations in which genuine political conflict is not tolerated. This broad statement is, however, subject to qualification, for, although single parties do not usually permit the expression of points of view that are fundamentally opposed to the party line or ideology, there may well be intense conflict within these limits over policy within the party itself. And even within a two-party or a multiparty system, debate may become so stymied and a particular coalition of interests so entrenched that the democratic process is seriously compromised. |
Political Party Systems and Types
Political Party System - Google
The difference between two-party and multiparty systems is not as easily made as it might appear. In any two-party system there are invariably small parties in addition to the two major parties, and there is always the possibility that a third, small party prevents one of the two main parties from gaining a majority of seats in the legislature. This is the case with regard to the Liberal Party in Great Britain, for example. Other countries do not fall clearly into either category; thus, Austria and Germany only approximate the two-party system. It is not simply a question of the number of parties that determines the nature of the two-party system; many other elements are of importance, the extent of party discipline in particular. There have been three historical forms of the single-party system: communist, fascist, and that found in the developing countries. |
Cadre parties—i.e., parties dominated by politically elite groups of activists—developed in Europe and America during the 19th century. Except in some of the states of the United States, France from 1848, and the German Empire from 1871, the suffrage was largely restricted to taxpayers and property owners, and, even when the right to vote was given to larger numbers of people, political influence was essentially limited to a very small segment of the population. The mass of people were limited to the role of spectators rather than that of active participants.By the end of the 19th century the excesses of the machines and the bosses and the closed character of the parties led to the development of primary elections, in which party nominees for office were selected. The primary movement deprived party leaders of the right to dictate candidates for election. A majority of the states adopted the primary system in one form or another between 1900 and 1920. The aim of the system was to make the parties more democratic by opening them up to the general public in the hope of counterbalancing the influence of the party committees. In practice, the aim was not realized, for the committees retained the upper hand in the selection of candidates for the primaries.
Cadre parties normally organize a relatively small number of party adherents. Mass-based parties, on the other hand, unite hundreds of thousands of followers, sometimes millions. But the number of members is not the only criterion of a mass-based party. The essential factor is that such a party attempts to base itself on an appeal to the masses. It attempts to organize not only those who are influential or well known or those who represent special interest groups but rather any citizen who is willing to join the party. If such a party succeeds in gathering only a few adherents, then it is mass based only in potential. It remains, nevertheless, different from the cadre-type parties.
The Role of a Political Party
Until the beginning of the group project, my contribution has been designing a special part in our theme which was explaining political parties. Firstly we were separated on our concentrations that we would focus on our assignment. One part would deal with explaining the political parties in Kosovo. Another part would deal with explaining what political parties are. My contribution has been in working what political parties are. The part I have worked is about explaining how political parties are separated, meaning in types and in sub-types. The most difficult part was starting the project. We had never dealt with this kind of assignment and we were just being adjusted with the way how the grading works in this class. Nevertheless, after the introductions were made with the group members it became easier to work together. Another great factor that helped us was, discussing with members of other sections so we always could complete each other if something was not known by the other. After the first structure was created and we separated our works.
The minority political parties of Kosovo |
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The minority political parties which fight for the rights and welfare of the minorities in Kosovo include:
- Turkish Justice Party of Kosovo (Kosova Türk Adalet Partisi)
- Ashkali Party for Integration (Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim)
- Civic Initiative of Gora (Gradanska Inicijativa Gore)
- Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo (Partia Demokratike e Ashkanlive të Kosovës)
- Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi)
- United Roma Party of Kosovo (Partia Rome e Bashkuar e Kosovës)
- Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (Srpska Lista za Kosovo i Metohiju)
- League of Egyptians of Kosovo (Lidhja e Egjiptianëve të Kosovës)
- Vakat Coalicion (Koalicija Vakat)
- Serb List (Lista Srbska)
Group Members | Group 1 Political Parties
Agon Loshaj | Arbnor Haxhani | Aurore Jusufi | Betim Osmani | Drilon Deliu | Florent Shala | Klei Zgura | Muhamed Sylejmani | Veton Berisha | Anda Murtezani | Arlind Rexhepi | Endrit Smajli | Florian Binaku | Greta Dreshaj | @mt8916 (Migena Tahiri) | Petar Ivic | Verone Hyseni | Xhoni Alijaj
