Albanian Alternative

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Albanian Alternative
Alternativa Shqiptare
Albanska alternativa
PresidentNik Gjeloshaj
Founded2006
HeadquartersTuzi
IdeologyAlbanian minority interests
Pro-Europeanism
Conservatism
Political positionCenter-right
National affiliationAlbanian Forum
SloganWord above all.
Parliament
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Mayors
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Local Parliaments
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Albanian Alternative (Montenegrin: Albanska alternativa, Albanian: Alternativa Shqiptare) is a political party representing the Albanian minority in Montenegro.

The party is led by Nik Gjeloshaj. At the legislative elections in Montenegro, in October 2012, AA won 1 out of 81 seats. Between 2009 and 2016, the party was a constituent member of the Albanian Coalition.

History[edit]

In September 2016, the Albanian Alternative agreed to form a pre-election alliance with New Democratic Power – FORCA and Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA) for 2016 elections.[1][2] The coalition won one seat in the election, which was allocated to a member of FORCA.[3]

Electoral performance[edit]

Parliamentary elections[edit]

Election Party leader Performance Alliance Government
Votes % Seats +/–
2006 Vaselj Siništaj 2,656 0.78%
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New Opposition
2009 Gjergj Camaj 2,898 0.9%
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Decrease 1 AA-DS Extra-parliamentary
2012 3,824 1.05%
1 / 81
Increase 1 AK Opposition
2016 Nik Gjeloshaj 3,394 0.89%
0 / 81
Decrease 1 AO Extra-parliamentary
2020 6,488 1.58%
0 / 81
Steady 0 AL Extra-parliamentary
2023 5,767 1.91%
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Increase 1 AF Government

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Albanske partije zajedno na izborima u Crnoj Gori Archived 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Vijesti, 21 September 2016
  2. ^ Izbori: ALBANCI U TRI KOLONE Ul-info, 18 September 2016
  3. ^ "Albanci odlučni" u ponedjeljak predaju izbornu listu Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Vijesti, 18 September 2016