New Democracy (

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: Demokracia e Re,

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: Нова Демократија, ''Nova Demokratija'') is a

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. It was founded in 2008 by former members of the

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, another ethnic Albanian party from North Macedonia. The president of the party is

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, who was one of seven candidates for the

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and won 146.795 votes (14,99%) and ended up third. In the 2011 parliamentary election, New Democracy lost all of its seats, receiving only 1.76% of the popular vote.

References

External links

Official website
Albanian political parties in North Macedonia {{RMacedonia-party-stub