Party for Democratic Action
Party for Democratic Action Partia për veprim demokratik Партија за демократско деловање | |
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| Abbreviation | PVD, PDD |
| Leader | Shaip Kamberi |
| Founder | Riza Halimi |
| Founded | 19 August 1990 |
| Headquarters | Ramiza Sadiku 3, Preševo |
| Ideology | Albanian minority interests[1] |
| National affiliation | KShLP |
| Parliamentary group | PSG–SDA of Sandžak–PDD |
| Colors |
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| National Assembly | 1 / 250 |
| Website | |
| pvd-pbm | |
The Party for Democratic Action[2] or Democratic Action Party[3] (Albanian: Partia për veprim demokratik, abbr. PVD; Serbian: Партија за демократско деловање, romanized: Partija za demokratsko delovanje, abbr. PDD) is a political party in Serbia, representing the Albanian ethnic minority. It is currently led by Shaip Kamberi.
History
[edit]The Party for Democratic Action (PVD) was established on the 19th of August 1990 in the Preševo Valley, its founders include figures like Riza Halimi, Selajdin Abdiu, Behlul Nasufi, Ramadan Ahmeti and Rexhep Hasani[4]
At the latest legislative election in 2016, the party received one seat in parliament, a drop from its peak of two seats in 2014 election. It raised to 3 seats in 2020, following a campaign by Albania's foreign service to increase the political participation of Albanian ethnic minority from the Presevo Valley in Serbia's political elections.[5][6]
Electoral performance
[edit]Parliamentary elections
[edit]| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Riza Halimi | 21,998 | 0.46% | 1 / 250
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– | Opposition | ||
| 1992 | 17,172 | 0.39% | 0 / 250
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– | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1993 | 29,342 | 0.71% | 1 / 250
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PVD–PDS | Opposition | |||
| 1997 | 14,179 | 0.36% | 1 / 250
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PVD–DPB | Opposition | |||
| 2000 | Did not participate | 0 / 250
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– | Extra-parliamentary | ||||
| 2003 | Did not participate | 0 / 250
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– | Extra-parliamentary | ||||
| 2007 | 16,973 | 0.43% | 1 / 250
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KSLP | Opposition | |||
| 2008 | 16,801 | 0.41% | 1 / 250
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KSLP | Opposition | |||
| 2012 | 13,384 | 0.36% | 1 / 250
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KSLP | Opposition | |||
| 2014 | 24,301 | 0.70% | 2 / 250
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– | Support | |||
| 2016 | 16,262 | 0.44% | 1 / 250
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– | Support | |||
| 2020 | Shaip Kamberi | 26,437 | 0.85% | 3 / 250
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PVD–APN–PD–LR–LPD | Opposition | ||
| 2022 | 10,165 | 0.28% | 1 / 250
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KSLP | Opposition | |||
| 2023 | 13,486 | 0.37% | 1 / 250
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BPSV | Opposition | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ Masters, Owen (23 September 2002). "Report on the local elections in Southern Serbia". Strasbourg.
- ^ Nathalie Clayer; Xavier Bougarel (2013). Les musulmans de l'Europe du Sud-Est: des empires aux états balkaniques. KARTHALA Editions. pp. 233–. ISBN 978-2-8111-0905-9.
Parti de l'action démocratique
- ^ Tom Lansford (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. SAGE Publications. pp. 5414–. ISBN 978-1-4833-7155-9.
Democratic Action Party
- ^ Sadullahu, Nexhat (2012). Rrjedhat e formimit të PVD-së [The flows of the founding of PVD] (in Albanian) (1st ed.). Prishtinë: Vatra. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-9951-441-71-1.
- ^ Albania daily news
- ^ punetejashtme