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.
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44-603: A chauffeur of Kadri Veseli. Adem Grabovci, leader of PDK parliamentary group, was involved in the "Pronto" scandal, a leak of audio recordings of an EULEX investigation, in which Adem Grabovci, Hashim Thaçi and Vlora Çitaku discuss employment of an uncle of Grabovci, Curr Gjoci. Shortly afterwards, Gjoci was appointed Director of the University Clinical Centre in Prishtina. In another scandal Grabovci's sons beat several police officers. They were sentenced to
66-437: A corruption case. He ran for mayoral reelections and is serving in office both from prison. Nexhat Demaku of Drenas has been sentenced to one year and is being investigated in another case. Salim Jenuzi of Dragash was charged but found not guilty. Bajram Mulaku of Vushtrria and Begzad Sinani of Kamenica were investigated but not charged. Sinani is again under investigation for alleged illegal hunting. Former Lipjan mayor Shukri Buja
88-400: A polymer Science [ edit ] Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase Arts [ edit ] PDK (Namibian music group) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title PDK . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
110-608: A post-war intelligence organisation, until its disbandment in 2008. At the end of 2012, Veseli formally joined the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), and on January 27, 2013 he became the deputy head of the party. Veseli was voted Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on 8 December 2014. In May 2016, following the resignation of Hashim Thaçi to become President of the Republic, Veseli became President of
132-557: A prison sentence of six months which converted to 3,000 EUR fine each. Kadri Veseli Kadri Veseli (born 31 May 1967) is a Kosovo Albanian politician, former chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo and the Kosovo Intelligence Service . He is the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo . Veseli was one of the founders and leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army . He also was the chief of
154-678: The Kosovo Intelligence Service , a post-war state intelligence organisation. In 2020, he was indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Kosovo War. Veseli began his higher education studies in 1990 at the University of Pristina , in the faculty of Agriculture, and at the Higher Pedagogical School in the Albanian Language and Literature Department. Due to political circumstances, he
176-537: The Kosovo Liberation Army as the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo ( Partia për Progres Demokratik e Kosovës ), but was renamed on 21 May 2000. The party has increased in size and regional scope, initially winning 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
198-811: The October 6th 2019 election , Veseli was the PDK's nominee for the prime ministership of Kosovo. His party took the third place with 178,637 votes (21.23%), with Veseli winning 145,881 votes. On 24 June 2020, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office located in The Hague filed a ten-count indictment for the court's consideration. The indictment charged Veseli, Hashim Thaçi , and others for crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, enforced disappearance of persons, persecution, and torture, allegedly occurring during
220-575: The PDK by popular vote. He was elected with no votes against and no abstentions. Following the 2017 Kosovan parliamentary election , PDK joined the PANA coalition that won a majority of parliamentary seats with 245,627 votes (33.74%). Veseli won the most votes of any coalition candidate, with 129,947 votes. Following those results, Veseli was re-elected as Chairman of the Assembly on 7 September 2017. In
242-568: The 1998-99 Kosovo War . The defendants were charged with approximately 100 murders of Kosovo Albanians , Serbs , Roma , and political opponents. According to the press release, the Specialist Prosecutor stated that it was necessary to make the issue public due to repeated efforts by Thaçi and Veseli to obstruct and undermine the work of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Veseli voluntarily surrendered to
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#1732791514908264-554: The Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (which was later called the Democratic Party of Kosovo) were blacklisted by the US under then- President George W. Bush 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
286-410: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PDK&oldid=1161489265 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Democratic Party of Kosovo The party was founded on 10 October 1999 from the political wing of
308-612: The popular vote. The turnout at the election was significantly higher than usual, augmented by Serbs who decided to vote in the disputed republic. Following the confirmation of the final election results, PDK and AKR formed a government with a program dedicated to EU integrations. The new government included many of the younger generation of PDK members, such as Bedri Hamza, Memli Krasniqi , Vlora Çitaku , Blerand Stavileci, Petrit Selimi , etc. MPs Rrustem Mustafa and Latif Gashi resigned their offices in 2015 after receiving confirmed sentenced for war crimes. In April 2016, PDK MP Azem Syla
330-639: The vote. After 14 years of leadership of Hashim Thaçi who had to resign from party leadership to take the position of the President of the country, in May 2016, Parliament Speaker Kadri Veseli became party president by acclamation. He was elected with no votes against and no abstentions. Parliamentary elections were held on 12 December 2010, the first such elections organized in Kosovo since their declaration of independence. After early results, Hashim Thaçi , who
352-462: Was being investigated for abuse of office in 2016. In 2000 the brother of PDK leader Hashim Thaçi Gani Thaçi was found during a raid in Prishtina with a million German marks (500,000 euros) in cash. The origin of the money was uncertain. Former Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi was in office when about 1.5 million euros were embezzled is a case related to the production of passports by an Austrian company. Later about 200,000 of them were discovered in
374-439: Was convicted by a court of first instance. The case has been returned to retrial meanwhile Muja has run for and won a second term as mayor. Former Ferizaj Mayor Bajrush Xhemajli started serving a two-year sentence in 2014 after being convicted for killing a person in a traffic accident in 2009. The prosecution also investigated the former mayor of Gjilan Qemal Mustafa for road tenders but did not file charges. Sokol Bashota of Klina
396-831: Was forced to complete the remainder of his studies in Albania. He has a bachelor's degree from the Agricultural University of Tirana , Albania, and an MBA in General Management from Sheffield University's international faculty in Thessaloniki , Greece . Veseli is currently preparing his PhD thesis in the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia . Veseli speaks English , German and Albanian . He has four children with his wife, Violeta. Veseli
418-500: Was on course to gain 32 per cent of the vote, claimed victory for PDK, the Democratic Party of Kosovo. He said he intended to continue governing for another 4 years. After accusations of vote-rigging, voting was repeated in several municipalities. With more than 30 per cent of the vote, Thaçi formed a coalition with the New Kosovo Alliance , led by the ex-president, Behgjet Pacolli . It was in fourth place with 8 percent of
440-760: Was one of the leaders of the Kosovar student movement during 1988–1990, which fought for humanitarian and political rights for Kosovan Albanians, including the right for independence. During the Kosovo War , he was appointed commander of the Counter Intelligence Service (G-2) of the KLA . He was present in the Battle of Llapushnik as a commander. Veseli remained the leader of the organisation as it transformed into Kosovo Intelligence Service (SHIK),
462-590: Was sentenced to four months suspended imprisonment for not declaring property to the Anti-Corruption agency, while Vitia Mayor Nexhmedin Arifi to 18 months suspended imprisonment for misuse of official position. Xhabir Zharku of Kaçanik was convicted to three years in prison for threats related to a privatisation case and illegal possession of a firearm forcing him to resign his position but was allowed to escape to Sweden where he now lives. Ramadan Muja of Prizren
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#1732791514908484-473: Was sought for arrest in connection to a large criminal group which appropriated socially owned property located in Prishtina’s suburbs amounting 30 million EUR. Seven out of ten current mayors belonging to the PDK are suspected, have been charged or convicted of abuse of office and other criminal activity. Sami Lushtaku of Skenderaj has been sentenced to 12 years for war crimes while he is being investigated for
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