Democratic Party of Kosovo
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Democratic Party of Kosovo
Partia Demokratike e Kosovës Demokratska partija Kosova Dimokratiko Komma tis Kosovou |
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| Leader | Kadri Veseli |
| Founded | October 27, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Pristina, Kosovo |
| Ideology |
Pro-Europeanism, Civic nationalism, |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red, Black |
| Assembly |
35 / 120
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| Website | |
| http://www.pdk.info | |
The Democratic Party of Kosovo (Albanian: Partia Demokratike e Kosovës, PDK) is the largest political party in Kosovo. It was originally a social democratic party coming out of demilitarized KLA after the war with most of the leadership being former members of PMK, but during its congress in January 2013, it positioned itself as a center-right party. It is the main center-right party in Kosovo. The party shows strong social and economic liberalism tendencies.
It is headed by Kadri Veseli, a leader of the former Kosovo Liberation Army and SHIK. The first post-war Prime Minister of Kosovo, Bajram Rexhepi, belongs to the Democratic Party of Kosovo.
The party was founded on May 14, 1999 from the political wing of the Kosovo Liberation Army as the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (Partia për Progres Demokratik e Kosovës), but was renamed on May 21, 2000. The party has increased in size and regional scope, initially winning governing spot in the elections of 2007 and winning most of the regional elections in the municipal elections of 2009. PDK renewed its governing mandate after winning the elections of 2010.
Members of the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo were blacklisted in 2001 .
In the 2004 legislative elections, the party won 28.9% of the popular vote and 30 out of 120 seats in the Assembly of Kosovo; in 2007 PDK won a majority for the first time with 35% of the vote. In 2010's disputed elections, PDK won again with 32% of the vote.
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