Democratic Party of Kosovo

The Democratic Party of Kosovo (Albanian: 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 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.

Democratic Party of Kosovo
Partia Demokratike e Kosovës
ChairmanMemli Krasniqi
Parliamentary leaderAbelard Tahiri
FoundersHashim Thaçi
Founded10 October 1999 (1999-10-10)
HeadquartersPristina
Youth wingRinia Demokratike e Kosovës
Ideology
  • National conservatism
  • Social conservatism
  • Economic liberalism
  • Kosovo–Albania unionism
  • Until c.2013:
  • Social democracy
  • Social liberalism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Until c.2013:
Centre-left
Regional affiliationLiberal South East European Network
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
International affiliationLiberal International
ColoursSky blue
Assembly
18 / 120
Mayors
10 / 38
Municipal councils
206 / 994
Party flag
Website
www.pdk.info
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