The Democratic Party of Kosovo 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. 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.
The president of the Republic of Kosovo,is the head of state and chief representative of the Republic of Kosovo in the country and abroad.
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 Kosovo,its pre-war existence was its most historically significant period. Historically,its support and membership came from Albanian diaspora,especially within Switzerland and Germany,originating mainly from former Yugoslav republics.
Fadil Vokrri was a Yugoslav football player and administrator of Kosovo Albanian descent.
Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Kosovo. It is orientated towards principles of social democracy,populism,and Albanian nationalism.
New Kosovo Alliance is a liberal political party in Kosovo. The party was founded on 3 May 2006,by Behgjet Pacolli.
The Fadil Vokrri Stadium,previously known as Prishtina City Stadium,is a multi-purpose stadium in Prishtina,Kosovo,which is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Prishtina and Kosovo national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 13,980.
Behgjet Isa Pacolli is a Kosovar Albanian politician and businessman who served as the first deputy prime minister of Kosovo and minister of foreign affairs from 2017 to 2019 under the Ramush Haradinaj government. Pacolli is a former president of Kosovo,and served as the first deputy prime minister of Kosovo between 2011 and 2014. Pacolli was one of the signatories of the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence.
The Social Democratic Party of Kosovo 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 pluralist Kosovo.
Parliamentary elections were held in Kosovo on 6 October 2019. The main opposition parties received the most votes,led by Vetëvendosje and the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). Vetëvendosje leader Albin Kurti became Prime Minister,forming a governing coalition with the LDK on an anti-corruption platform. He is the second Prime Minister not to have been a fighter of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1990s.
Shpend Ali Ahmeti is a Kosovo Albanian politician who served as the Mayor of Pristina. He was leader of the New Spirit Party,which merged into Vetëvendosje in 2011,and served as their vice chairman. However,after internal disputes he left the party in 2018 to become the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kosovo. In 2019 he became an independent politician.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Kosovo on 22 February 2011 and 7 April 2011.
The Swiss Diamond Hotel Prishtina is a luxury five star Hotel in Pristina,Kosovo. It is located on Sheshi Nëna Terezë,the main boulevard in the central district of the city.
Pristina is the capital city of Kosovo. In the preliminary results of the 2011 census the population of Pristina was around 198,000. The majority of the population is Albanian,but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks,Serbs,Romani and others. The surface of Pristina is 854 km². Pristina is known as the center of cultural,economical and political developments. The city is home of the University of Pristina,Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari,the Government Building and the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo.
Dardan Sejdiu is a Kosovo Albanian politician. He served as the leader of the parliamentary group of Social Democratic Party of Kosovo in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. He also served as Deputy Mayor of Prishtina as a member of the capital of the Kosovo between 2014 and 2017,being a member of Vetëvendosje at the time. Previously,he has been engaged for four years as president of the management board of the Slovenian-Kosovo Pension with a key role in managing this fund for the whole of Kosovo. Sejdiu was a member of Vetevendosje from 2011 to 2018.
The PANA coalition was a ruling post-electoral Kosovan political alliance between four major Albanian and six ethnic minority parties in Kosovo. Its formation ended three months of political uncertainty following the 2017 parliamentary election. It was founded originally as PAN coalition.
The LA coalition was a political alliance in Kosovo,between the Democratic League of Kosovo and The Alternative which stood in the 2017 elections along with the New Kosovo Alliance,who left the coalition after the elections. It was founded originally as LAA coalition.
The parliament of Kosovo held indirect elections for president of Kosovo on 3 and 4 April 2021. The elections successfully concluded after three rounds,with Vjosa Osmani winning 71 votes out of a total possible 120. Three political parties boycotted the vote. Nasuf Bejta,also a member of Guxo,the political party Osmani founded,was the only other candidate who received a vote during any of the other rounds.
Selim Selimi is a Kosovar politician,who served as the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kosovo from 3 June 2020 to 22 March 2021. He previously served as the Rule of Law Advisor and later as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Kosovo and before that he was appointed as Rule of Law Advisor to the President of Kosovo.
