History
Organizata Politike was founded on 21 January 2011. The name Organizata Politike came as a way to express the party's belief in the absence of politics in other political subjects in Albania and the aim to make politics, alleging that the political parties don't really engage in politics. Organizata Politike was the initiator of the movement ''Universiteti në Rrezik'' (University in Danger), which aimed protecting public education and its emancipating values, when the rulingIdeology and Platform
Together Movement is a left-wing and progressive political party.Economic Policy
BASHKË advocates for considerable state intervention in the economy, especially strategic sectors like agriculture and the extraction and processing of oil and minerals (chromium and copper) which are abundant resources in Albania. Their program includes the creation of a Sovereign Fund and Development Bank to manage and finance the aforementioned sectors, the reconstruction of the oil refinery in Ballsh and employee stock ownership in state-run companies to incentivize productivity. They also put an emphasis on fighting the monopolies that are present in many areas of the Albanian economy such as that of fuel imports and extraction, electronics imports, agricultural produce collection. In terms of driving entrepreneurship and innovation they suggest providing subsidies and fiscal benefits (such as a 3% profit tax) to companies involved in high-end manufacturing processes such as those of automotive components and software solution companies. As for agriculture they propose to considerably increase subsidies in this sector in order to get them in the level of other countries in the region. These subsidies would mainly be focused on the very low mechanization rate of Albanian farms and input subsidies such as crop fertilizers. They propose a progressive tax system with marginal rate going from 0% for minimum wage workers up to 35% for employees making over 400,000 Lek monthly (4,050 euros).Social Policies
One of the biggest issues BASHKË has campaigned on is the increase of pensions for the elderly which are currently the lowest in Europe. They propose the indexing of pensions and economic aid to the "Vital Minimum" which is the amount of money a person would need to survive as calculated by state institutions which is currently around 220 euros. In order to achieve the budget for this increase they vow to fight corruption on all levels and decrease informality in the economy (around 44% of Albanian employees are uninsured according to international estimates). They also advocate for assistance to the Roma and Egyptian communities in Albania which have been largely unintegrated in Albanian society (many members of this community are not even registered as citizens) as they often lack economic resources, proper housing, education and employment as a result. Increasing the budget for education has also been a main focus of BASHKË, the current budget is around 2.5% of GDP which they plan to increase to 4%. This increase would mainly be used to increase teacher and professor salaries as to incentivize young people to pursue these fields in order to offset the shortage of educators that Albania is currently facing. Similarly they promise an increase of healthcare spending to 6% of GDP in order to increase the salaries of medical professionals, greatly lower out-of-pocket costs for patients, provide high quality medication for an affordable price and install modern medical equipment on public hospitals.Juridical Policy
BASHKË aims to create an independent judicial system and to respect the separation of powers as they judge that in the current situation the judicial system in Albania is heavily influenced by high-ranking government officials. Other reforms to the judicial system they propose are: the implementation of virtual spaces for court cases to increase efficiency, the repeal of Public-Private-Partnership laws which they consider to have resulted in contracts with heavily inflated costs for Albanian taxpayers and the creation of an "Anti-corruption and Integrity Agency".Democratic Participation
As a progressive party BASHKË strongly encourages gender equality measures and also puts a heavy emphasis on syndical organization of workers for better working conditions. Their policies include the reduction of signatures needed for legal initiatives and referendums, the reduction of workers needed to form a union in a company. In terms of gender equality they advocate for domestic violence awareness campaigns due to the fact that the phenomenon is widespread in Albania. The integration of working-age women into the workforce, aid for victims of abuse and specialized facilities are also part of their remedies for these issues. They also aim to reduce poverty through progressive taxation and redistribution in the form of public services and housing.Structure
Lëvizja BASHKË is an party consisting of ''councilors'' and ''members''. The councilors are elected democratically through the vote of all members in the party congress which is held every 2 years. They are responsible for approving the electoral lists of the party, the yearly quotation for members, partnerships with other organizations and implementing the party program and strategy. https://levizjabashke.al/statuti/Election results
Parliamentary elections
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