List of political parties in Kosovo
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This article lists political parties in Kosovo. 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.
Major parties
Having seats in Parliament of Kosovo 2014 general election:
Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Leader | MPs |
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Democratic Party of Kosovo Partia Demokratike e Kosovës |
PDK | Economic Liberalism, Liberal nationalism | Hashim Thaçi | 37 |
Democratic League of Kosovo Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës |
LDK | Social conservatism, Economic Liberalism | Isa Mustafa | 30 |
Self-Determination Vetëvendosje |
VV | Direct democracy, Left-wing nationalism, Protectionism | Albin Kurti | 16 |
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës |
AAK | Pro-Europeanism, Conservatism | Ramush Haradinaj | 11 |
Serb List Lista serbe |
LS | Minority politics | no leader | 9 |
Initiative for Kosovo Nisma për Kosovën |
NISMA | Albanian nationalism | Fatmir Limaj | 6 |
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)
Minority parties
- Turkish Justice Party of Kosovo (Kosova Türk Adalet Partisi)
- 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)[1]
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)
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