Democratic Party of Kosovo

Not to be confused with Democratic League of Kosovo.
Democratic Party of Kosovo
Partia Demokratike e Kosovës
ChairmanMemli Krasniqi
Parliamentary leaderAbelard Tahiri
FoundersHashim Thaçi
Founded10 October 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-10)
HeadquartersPristina
Youth wingRinia Demokratike e Kosovës
Women's wingGruaja Demokratike e Kosovës
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[6] to right-wing[2][7]
Until c. 2013:
Centre-left[8]
Regional affiliationLiberal South East European Network[9]
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party[10]
International affiliationLiberal International
ColoursSky blue
Assembly
18 / 120
Mayors
10 / 38
Municipal councils
206 / 994
Party flag
Website
www.pdk.info
Politics of Kosovo
Constitution and law
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Recent elections
Foreign policy

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.[11][12] 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.

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  9. ^ "PDK anëtarësohet në rrjetin e Partive Liberale të Evropës Juglindore". Raporto Korrupsionin! KALLXO.com. 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  10. ^ "Liberal leaders discuss key issues at ALDE Party Council Meeting". ALDE Party.
  11. ^ PDK profilizohet si parti e Qendrës së Djathtë (DPK positions itself as a center-right party) (in Albanian), Gazeta Express, 27 January 2013
  12. ^ PDK, parti e qendrës së djathtë (DPK, a centre-right party) (in Albanian), Koha TV, 2013-01-27