This article lists political parties in Kosovo.
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
has a
multi-party system
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with numerous
political parties
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, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form
coalition government
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s.
Major parties
Having seats in
Parliament of Kosovo as a result of
2021 general election and subsequent shifts:
Minor parties
* Democratic Alternative of Kosovo (''Alternativa Demokratike e Kosovës'')
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Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo
The Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo ( sq, Partia Shqiptare Demokristiane e Kosovës, PSHDK) is a political party in Kosovo. It embraces Christian-democratic ideals in Kosovo, although not all of its members are Catholic, as is the c ...
(''Partia Shqiptare Demokristiane e Kosovës'')
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Green Party of Kosovo (''Partia e të Gjelbërve të Kosovës'')
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Liberal Party of Kosovo
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
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(''Partia Liberale e Kosovës'')
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Coalition Party (Kosovo) The Kosovar Coalition party is a party that has 5 minor parties combined to make a larger party. The parties in the Coalition are:
* New Kosovo Party
* pro-European Party of Kosovo
* Democrats of Kosovo Party
* Albanian Alliance
*and Gorani Feder ...
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Social Democratic Initiative (Kosovo)
The Social Democratic Initiative ''( Albanian: Nisma Socialdemokrate)'' also known as NISMA, is a political party in Kosovo formed by Fatmir Limaj and Jakup Krasniqi, former members of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).
Limaj is party leader ...
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Social Democratic Party of Kosovo
The Social Democratic Party of Kosovo ( sq, Partia Socialdemokrate e Kosovës, PSD) is a political party in Kosovo. It was established on 10 February 1990 by Kaqusha Jashari, and was the second political party to be established in the newly plu ...
* The Word (''Fjala'')
Minority parties
*Turkish Justice Party of Kosovo (''Kosova Türk Adalet Partisi'')
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Ashkali Party for Integration
The Ashkali Party for Integration ( sq, Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim, PAI) is an Ashkali political party in Kosovo registered on 5 November 2010.
Headquarters is located in Kosovo Polje.
Electoral performance
History
In the 2010 parliam ...
(''Partia e Ashkalinjëve për Integrim'')
*Bosniak Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo (''Bošnjačka Stranka Demokratske Akcije Kosova'')
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Bosnian League of Kosovo
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Civic Initiative of Gora
The Civic Initiative of Gora ( sr-Cyrl, Грађанска Иницијатива Горе, sr-Latn, Građanska Inicijativa Gore, sq, Nisma Qytetare e Gorës) is a Gorani political party in Kosovo.
History
The party held a seat in the Communi ...
(''Građanska Inicijativa Gore'')
*Civic Initiative National Wing (''Gradjanska Inicijativa Krilo Naroda'')
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Vakat Coalition
The Coalition Vakat ( bs, Koalicija Vakat; sometimes translated as the Vakat Coalition) is a Bosniak political coalition in Kosovo founded in June 2004 made up of the Democratic Party of Bosniaks (DSB), Democratic Party Vatan (DSV), and the Bo ...
(''Koalicija Vakat'')
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Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo
The Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo ( sq, Partia Demokratike e Ashkalive të Kosovës; PDAK) is an Ashkali political party in Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika ...
(''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'')
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New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo
The New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo ( sq, Iniciativa e Re Demokrarike e Kosovës, IRDK) is a political party in Kosovo registered on 19 July 2001. It represents the Egyptian ethnic minority. IRDK headquarters is located in Peja
Peja ( I ...
(''Iniciativa e re Demokratike e Kosovës'')
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New Democratic Party
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(''Nova Demokratska Stranka'')
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Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action ( bs, Stranka demokratske akcije; abbr. SDA) is a Bosniak nationalist, conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) was founded on 26 May 1990 in Sarajevo, ...
(''Stranka Demokratske Akcije'')
*Social Democratic Party of Gora (''Socijaldemokratska Stranka Gore'')
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Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo
The Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo ( tr, , sq, Partia Demokratike Turke e Kosovës) is a political party in Kosovo that represents the Turkish minority. It is led by Mahir Yağcılar, the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning in ...
(''Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi'')
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United Roma Party of Kosovo
The United Roma Party of Kosovo (, PREBK, , PRYK) is a political party in Kosovo founded in 2000. It represents the interests of the Romani community in Kosovo.
Electoral history
At the 2004 parliamentary election, the party won 0.2% of the p ...
(''Partia Rome e Bashkuar e Kosovës'')
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Serb List
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Serb Civic Initiative
The Serb Civic Initiative ( sr, Грађанска иницијатива Српска/Građanska inicijativa Srpska), formerly known as Civic Initiative "Serbia" (Грађанска иницијатива "Србија"/Građanska inicijativa "S ...
(''Građanska Inicijativa Srbija'')
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Independent Liberal Party (''Samostalna Liberalna Stranka'')
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New Democracy
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(''Nova Demokratija'')
*Serb Democratic Party of Kosovo and Metohija (''Srpska Demokratska Stranka Kosova i Metohije'')
*Serb Kosovo-Metohija Party (''Srpska Kosovsko-Metohijska Stranka'')
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Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija
The Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija ( Serbian: Српска листа за Косово и Метохију, ''Srpska lista za Kosovo i Metohiju'') is a Serbian political party in Kosovo.
At the last legislative elections, 24 October 2004 ...
(''Srpska Lista za Kosovo i Metohiju'')
*Serb People's Party (''Srpska Narodna Stranka'')
*Serbian Social Democratic Party (''Srpska Socijaldemokratska 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)
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Unique Gorani Party
The United Gorani Party ( sr, Jedinstvena Goranska Partija, sq, Partia Unike Gorane) is a Gorani political party in Kosovo.
History
The Unique Gorani Party was registered by the Kosovo Electoral Commission on 12 May 2014.
Representation
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(''Jedinstvena Goranska Partija'')
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Social Democratic Union (''Socijaldemokratska Unija'')
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Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma
The Civic Initiative – Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma ( al, Iniciativë Qytetare – Lëvizja Përparimtare e Romëve të Kosovës, LPRK; rom, Dizunengi Iniciativa – Kosovaki Romengi Anglipaski Phiravlin, KRAP) is a political party in ...
(''Kosovaki Romengi Anglipaski Phiravlin'')
Former parties
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New Spirit Party
Partia Fryma e Re (FeR; en, New Spirit Party) was a political party in Kosovo. It was founded and registered with the Central Elections Committee in October 2010 by Harvard University graduate Shpend Ahmeti, Ilir Deda, Director of the Kosovo Inst ...
(''Partia Fryma e Re'')
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Reformist Party ORA
Reformist Party ORA ( sq, Partia Reformiste ORA) was a social-democratic political party in Kosovo. The party supported Kosovo independence.
The party was normally referred to as ORA, which in Albanian means the Hour.
ORA was founded as ''Civil ...
(''Partia Reformiste ORA'')
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People's Movement of Kosovo
The People's Movement of Kosovo () was a political party in Kosovo active after the Kosovo War, having originally been founded as a political movement of Albanian nationalists in 1982.
Despite participating in several elections in autonomous Kos ...
(''Lëvizja Popullore e Kosovës'')
*Socialist Party of Kosovo (''Partia Socialiste e Kosovës'')
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National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo
The National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo ( sq, Lëvizja Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës, LKÇK) was a radical left-wing nationalist political movement in Kosovo during the 90s, as well as a political party after the Kosovo war.
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(''Lëvizja Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës'')
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Movement for Integration and Unification (''Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim'')
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Democratic League of Dardania
The Democratic League of Dardania ( sq, Lidhja Demokratike e Dardanisë) was a political party in Kosovo. The Democratic League of Dardania was established in January 2007 by the former Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo Nexhat Daci following his ...
(''Lidhja Demokratike e Dardanisë'')
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Partia e Fortë (''Strong Party'')
See also
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Lists of political parties
Lists of Political party, political parties include:
* List of agrarian parties
* List of banned political parties
* List of centrist political parties
* List of communitarian political parties
* List of fictional political parties
* List of fri ...
Notes
References
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Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
Political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...