List of political parties in Kosovo
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This article lists political parties in Kosovo. Kosovo[a] 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.
Major parties
Having seats in Parliament of Kosovo as result of 2017 general election and subsequent shifts:
Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | MPs |
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PANA Coalition Partia Demokratike e Kosovës, Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës, Nisma për Kosovën, Aleanca Kosova e Re |
PAN | Economic Liberalism, Private property, Free Market, Albanian nationalism[1][2] | Kadri Veseli | 40 |
LA Coalition Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës and Alternativa |
LDK | Social conservatism, Economic Liberalism, Albanian nationalism[3][4] | Isa Mustafa | 29 |
Lëvizja Vetëvendosje Lëvizja Vetëvendosje |
LV | Social Democracy, Direct democracy, Progressivism, Egalitarianism, Kosovo–Albania unionism, Albanian nationalism | Albin Kurti | 19 |
Grupi i Deputetëve të Pavarur Grupi i Deputetëve të Pavarur |
GDP | Social Democracy, Albanian nationalism | Dardan Sejdiu | 13 |
Serb List Srpska lista (in Serbian) Lista serbe (in Albanian) |
LS | Minority rights for Serbs | Goran Rakić | 9 |
Minor parties
- Partia e Fortë (Strong Party)
- Democratic Alternative of Kosovo (Alternativa Demokratike e Kosovës)
- Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo (Partia Shqiptare Demokristane e Kosovës)
- Democratic League of Dardania (Lidhja Demokratike e Dardanisë)
- Green Party of Kosovo (Partia e të Gjelbërve të Kosovës)
- Liberal Party of Kosovo (Partia Liberale e Kosovës)
- Coalition Party (Kosovo)
- The Word (Fjala)
Minority parties
- Turkish Justice Party of Kosovo (Kosova Türk Adalet Partisi) [1]
- Ashkali Party for Integration (Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim)
- Bosniak Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo (Bošnjačka Stranka Demokratske Akcije Kosova)
- Civic Initiative of Gora (Građanska Inicijativa Gore)
- Civic Initiative National Wing (Gradjanska Inicijativa Krilo Naroda)
- Coalition Vakat (Koalicija Vakat)
- Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo (Partia Demokratike e Ashkanlive të Kosovës)
- Kosovo Turkish Union (Kosova Türk Birliǧi)
- League of Egyptians of Kosovo (Lidhja e Egjiptianëve të Kosovës)
- Montenegrin Democratic Party (Crnogorska Demokratska Stranka)
- New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo (Iniciativa e re Demokrarike e Kosovës)
- New Democratic Party (Nova Demokratska Stranka)
- Party of Democratic Action (Stranka Demokratske Akcije)
- Social Democratic Party of Gora (Socijaldemokratska Stranka Gore)
- Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi)
- United Roma Party of Kosovo (Partia Rome e Bashkuar e Kosovës)
- Serb List
- Civic Initiative Serbia (Građanska Inicijativa Srbija)
- Independent Liberal Party (Samostalna Liberalna Stranka)
- New Democracy (Nova Demokratija)
- Serb Democratic Party of Kosovo and Metohija (Srpska Demokratska Stranka Kosova i Metohije)
- Serb Kosovo-Metohija Party (Srpska Kosovsko-Metohijska Stranka)
- Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (Srpska Lista za Kosovo i Metohiju)
- Serb People's Party (Srpska Narodna Stranka)
- Serbian Social Democratic Party (Srpska Socijal Demokratska Stranka)
- Union of Independent Social Democrats of Kosovo and Metohija (Savez Nezavisnih Socijaldemokrata Kosova i Metohije)
- United Serbian List (Jedinstvena Srpska Lista) (all-Serb list, lists 56 candidates of both the ruling and the opposition parties based in Belgrade)[5]
Former parties
- New Spirit Party (Partia Fryma e Re)
- Reformist Party ORA (Partia Reformiste ORA)
- People's Movement of Kosovo (Lëvizja Popullore e Kosovës)
- Socialist Party of Kosovo (Partia Socialiste e Kosovës)
- National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo (Lëvizja Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës)
- Movement for Integration and Unification (Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim)
See also
Notes
a. | ^ Template:Kosovo-note |
References
- ^ https://www.politico.eu/article/ex-fighters-get-band-back-together-for-kosovo-election/
- ^ Wells, Mike; Fellows, Nick (2016). History for the IB Diploma Paper 1 Conflict and Intervention. Cambridge University Press. p. 117.
- ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/404201
- ^ Wells, Mike; Fellows, Nick (2016). History for the IB Diploma Paper 1 Conflict and Intervention. Cambridge University Press. p. 117.
- ^ http://www.b92.net//eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=11&dd=23&nav_id=71072