The PANA coalition was a ruling post-electoral Kosovan
political alliance
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between four major
Albanian political parties and six ethnic
Kosovan minority parties.
Its formation ended three months of political uncertainty following the
2017 parliamentary election.
2017 election
Ahead of the June 2017 election, the nationalist political parties
Democratic Party of Kosovo
The Democratic Party of Kosovo ( sq, 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 th ...
(PDK),
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
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(AAK), and
Social Democratic Initiative (NISMA) agreed to join forces, forming a pre-electoral coalition known as the "PAN coalition" or "War Faction coalition".
They aimed to challenge the pre-electoral coalition of moderate parties
Democratic League of Kosovo
The Democratic League of Kosovo ( sq, Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës, LDK) is the oldest and one of the largest political parties in Kosovo.
At the legislative elections held on 24 October 2004 the party won 45.4% of the popular vote and 47 out ...
(LDK),
The Alternative, and
New Kosovo Alliance
New Kosovo Alliance ( sq, Aleanca Kosova e Re, AKR) is a liberal political party in Kosovo. The party was founded on 3 May 2006, by Behgjet Pacolli.
History
In April 2007, a BBSS Gallup International/Index survey suggested that the AKR was th ...
(AKR).
AAK party leader and former
Kosovo Liberation Army
The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; , UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the ...
(KLA) commander
Ramush Haradinaj
Ramush Haradinaj (; born 3 July 1968) is a Kosovo Albanian politician, leader of the AAK party, and the third prime minister of Kosovo. He is a former officer and leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), and previously served as Prime Minister ...
was the coalition's figurehead and candidate for
Prime Minister of Kosovo
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The prime minister and the Gover ...
, marking the first time since the end of the
Kosovo War
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that all former KLA commanders had joined political parties.
Haradinaj had been accused by
Serbia
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of committing
war crimes.
No single party achieved a majority of seats in the election.
The PAN coalition won nearly 34% of the vote; to secure the 61 votes (50%+1) needed to form a government, it needed to join with other coalitions.
The PANA coalition was formed on September 4 when AKR left its pre-electoral coalition with LDK and The Alternative to join the PAN coalition, along with ethnic minority parties.
The new coalition held 63 out of the 120 seats in parliament.
, leader of the nationalist party
Vetëvendosje
Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (, en, Self-determination Movement; LVV) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Kosovo. It is orientated towards principles of social democracy, populism, and Albanian nationalism.
Vetëvendosje was founded in ...
, commented after the announcement of the new coalition that the formation of a new government was left to
Aleksandar Vučić
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Vučić served ...
.
2019 election
Prime Minister Haradinaj resigned in July 2019 after being summoned for questioning by the
Kosovan court in The Hauge.
With his resignation came the fall of his government.
On August 2, President
Hashim Thaçi
Hashim Thaçi (; born 24 April 1968) is a Kosovar Albanian politician who was the president of Kosovo from April 2016 until his resignation on 5 November 2020 to face a war crimes tribunal. He was the first prime minister of Kosovo and the For ...
asked the PANA coalition to propose a new candidate for the office of Prime Minister.
Other political parties opposed the move and the proposal was unsuccessful.
On August 22, the 6th legislature of the
Kosovo's parliament came to an abrupt end as a majority of MPs voted to dissolve parliament before the expiration of its term.
This brought a formal end to the PANA coalition due to internal disagreements on the matter.
References
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