List of political parties in Kosovo

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This article lists the political parties in Kosovo . The Kosovo has a multiparty system . Since no party represents a larger majority of the population, coalitions are formed to form a government . The minorities of the country's population usually form their own parties. Of the 120 parliamentary seats, ten are guaranteed to the Serbian minority and a further ten to the other minorities in the country ( Roma , Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians together four; Bosniaks three; Turks two; Gorans one).

Active parties, political movements, citizens' groups

Parties in Kosovo
Party name acronym Number of Members
in Parliament
(since 2017) 		Political spectrum
and ideology 		Representative ethnic group
Partia Demokratie e Kosovës PDK 39 of 120 Center-right, social liberal Albanian
Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës AAK 39 of 120 Center-right, conservative and centrist Albanian
Nisma Social Democrats NISMA 39 of 120 social democratic Albanian
Partia e Drejtësisë PD 39 of 120 Center-right, conservative and neoliberal Albanian
Partia Shqiptare Demokristiane e Kosovës PSHDK 39 of 120 Center-right, Christian Democrat Albanian
Lëvizja për Bashkim LB 39 of 120 Albanian
Partia Konservatore e Kosovës PKK 39 of 120 conservative Albanian
Alternative democracy e Kosovës ADK 39 of 120 liberal Albanian
Republikanët e Kosovës RK 39 of 120 republican Albanian
Partia e Ballit PB 39 of 120 nationalist Albanian
Partia Socialdemokrate e Kosovës Psd 39 of 120 social democratic Albanian
Balli Kombëtar i Kosovës BKK  39 of 120 nationalist Albanian
Lëvizja Vetëvendosje! LVV 32 of 120 left-wing nationalist , radical , nationalist and liberal Albanian
Lidhja Demokratie e Kosovës LDK 29 of 120 Center-right, conservative and liberal-conservative Albanian
Aleanca Kosova e Re AKR 29 of 120 Middle, liberal Albanian
Građanska Inicijativa Srpska Lista GISL 9 of 120 Serbian
Kosova Democracy Turk Partisi KDTP 2 of 120 Center-right, Turkish nationalist , socially conservative and economically liberal Turkish
Koalicija Vakat KV 2 of 120 Bosniak
Nova Demokratska Stranka NDS 1 of 120 Bosniak
Samostalna Liberalna Stranka SLS 1 of 120 liberal Serbian
Partia Demokratike e Ashkanlive të Kosovës PDAK 1 of 120 Ashkali
Partia Liberale Egjiptiane PLE 1 of 120 Balkan Egyptians
Jedinstvena Goranska Partija JGP 1 of 120  Gorans
Partia e Ashkalinjëve për Integrim PAI 1 of 120 Ashkali
Partia Rome e Bashkuar e Kosovës PREBK 1 of 120 Roma
Lidhja Demokratike e Dardanisë LDD no Center-right, conservative and liberal-conservative Albanian
Progresivna Demokratska Stranka PDS no Serbian
Iniciativa e re Demokratie e Kosovës IRDK no Balkan Egyptians
Stranka Demokratske Akcije SDA no Bosniak
Građanska Inicijativa Gore GIG no Gorans

Dissolved parties

Parties in Kosovo
Party name acronym Political spectrum
and ideology 		comment Representative ethnic group
Lëvizja Popullore e Kosovës LPK nationalist acted as the political arm of the UÇK, and in 1999 went into the Partia Demokratike e Kosovës Albanian
Partia Reformiste ORA ORA Center-left, social democratic merged with the LDK in February 2010 Albanian
Partia Socialiste e Kosovës PSK socialist merged with Lëvizja Vetëvendosje in 2013! Albanian
Fryma e Re FER Center-left, liberal merged with Lëvizja Vetëvendosje in 2011! Albanian

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Coalition between Partia Demokratike e Kosovës, Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës, Nisma për Kosovën, Partia e Drejtësisë, Lëvizja për Bashkim, Partia Shqiptare Demokristiane e Kosovësore, alternative Democracy e Kosovës, Republikanët e Kosovës, Partia e Ballit, Partia Socialdemokrate e Kosovës and Balli Kombëtar i Kosovës.
  2. ^ A b Coalition between Lidhja Demokratie e Kosovës and Aleanca Kosova e Re.
  3. ^ Partia Socialiste e Kosovës i bashkohet Vetëvendosjes. In: kosovahaber.net. April 26, 2013, accessed April 4, 2018 (Albanian).