Democratic Party of Kosovo

Democratic Party of Kosovo

Partia Demokratike e Kosovës
Democratic Party of Kosovo Partia Demokratike e Kosovës
Chairman	Memli Krasniqi
Parliamentary leader	Abelard Tahiri
Founders	Hashim Thaçi
Founded	10 October 1999
Headquarters	Pristina
Youth wing	Rinia Demokratike e Kosovës
Ideology	National conservatism; Social conservatism; Economic liberalism; Kosovo–Albania unionism; Until c. 2013:; Social democracy; Social liberalism;
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing; Until c. 2013:; Centre-left
Regional affiliation	Liberal South East European Network
European affiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
International affiliation	Liberal International
Colours	Sky blue
Assembly	18 / 120
Mayors	10 / 38
Municipal councils	206 / 994
Party flag
Website
	www.pdk.info
	Politics of Kosovo; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Party of Kosovo (Albanian: Partia Demokratike e Kosovës; abbr. PDK) is one of the largest political parties in Kosovo. It was originally a social-democratic party coming out of the demilitarised Kosovo Liberation Army after the Kosovo War, with most of the leadership coming from Albanian nationalists and former members of the People's Movement of Kosovo. However, during its congress in January 2013, it positioned itself as a centre-right party and is considered to be a conservative party.^[11]^[12] The Democratic Party of Kosovo since July 2021 is headed by Memli Krasniqi, the former Vice –President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports.

^ Korhonen, Jani (3 October 2019). "Kosovan Elections: Fractured Alliances Cast Long Political Shadows". Europe Elects.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zulfaj, Jeton; Mulliqi, Brikena; Shala, Mentor; Tahiri, Petrit (15 April 2008). Political Parties in Kosova – Profile and Ideology (PDF). Çelnaja. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ Greater Albania - bogeyman or a pipe dream?, Deutsche Welle, 2017-05-04 (in English)
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2014). "Kosovo". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2014). "Kosovo". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014.
^ "Kosovo centre-right coalition on course to win parliamentary vote". reuters.com. Reuters. 11 June 2017.
^ "Kosovo | European Election Watch". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2019.
^ Hoare, Liam (20 February 2013). "Why Kosovo Still Matters". The Atlantic.
^ "PDK anëtarësohet në rrjetin e Partive Liberale të Evropës Juglindore". Raporto Korrupsionin! KALLXO.com. 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
^ "Liberal leaders discuss key issues at ALDE Party Council Meeting". ALDE Party.
^ PDK profilizohet si parti e Qendrës së Djathtë (DPK positions itself as a center-right party) (in Albanian), Gazeta Express, 27 January 2013
^ PDK, parti e qendrës së djathtë (DPK, a centre-right party) (in Albanian), Koha TV, 2013-01-27

[1] Korhonen, Jani (3 October 2019). "Kosovan Elections: Fractured Alliances Cast Long Political Shadows". Europe Elects.

[fes-prishtina.org-2] Zulfaj, Jeton; Mulliqi, Brikena; Shala, Mentor; Tahiri, Petrit (15 April 2008). Political Parties in Kosova – Profile and Ideology (PDF). Çelnaja. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[3] Greater Albania - bogeyman or a pipe dream?, Deutsche Welle, 2017-05-04 (in English)

[4] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2014). "Kosovo". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.

[5] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2014). "Kosovo". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014.

[6] "Kosovo centre-right coalition on course to win parliamentary vote". reuters.com. Reuters. 11 June 2017.

[7] "Kosovo | European Election Watch". Center for Strategic and International Studies. 2019.

[8] Hoare, Liam (20 February 2013). "Why Kosovo Still Matters". The Atlantic.

[9] "PDK anëtarësohet në rrjetin e Partive Liberale të Evropës Juglindore". Raporto Korrupsionin! KALLXO.com. 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-15.

[10] "Liberal leaders discuss key issues at ALDE Party Council Meeting". ALDE Party.

[11] PDK profilizohet si parti e Qendrës së Djathtë (DPK positions itself as a center-right party) (in Albanian), Gazeta Express, 27 January 2013

[12] PDK, parti e qendrës së djathtë (DPK, a centre-right party) (in Albanian), Koha TV, 2013-01-27

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