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Revision as of 13:09, 18 December 2010
Vetëvendosje | |
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| Leader | Albin Kurti |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Prishtina |
| Ideology | Liberal nationalism[1] |
| Colours | White, Red |
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Vetëvendosje (Albanian for 'Self-Determination') is a political movement in Kosovo which opposes the international community's involvement in internal affairs in the country and campaigns for the sovereignty exercised by the people and government of the partially-recognised Republic of Kosovo instead as part of right of self-determination.[2] The dominant figure in the group is the Kosovar activist, Albin Kurti.
On 10 February 2007 a demonstration organized by Vetëvendosje and attended by 60,000 people took place in the streets of Pristina. Riot police were deployed after the rioters allegedly planned to storm the government office . Then ruber bullets and tear gas were being constantly thrown at the protesters. The Romanian police then fired at the face of one of the leaders and killed him. Then the situation spilled out of control and the police began shooting ruber bullets at the rioters' faces and more people got injured. The end of the unrest resulted in 2 deaths, 7 serious injuries and 73 minor injuries.[3]
The group campaigns through graffiti opposing the negotiations for the final status of Kosovo. The graffiti in Albanian is: Jo Negociata -- Vetëvendosje! (Albanian for "No negotiation - Self-determination!"). The targets of Vetëvendosje activists also include the vehicles of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) with UN signs, to which the activists add an F character at the beginning and a D character at the end resulting in FUND signs, which in Albanian means The End. The group also opposes the decentralisation process which they fear will lead to the division of Kosovo along ethnic lines, separating Kosovo into ethnic Albanian and Serbian parts.
The group has also organised protests in front of the headquarters of the United Nations in both New York and in Kosovo during the visits of the heads of state of Serbia.
In December 2010 the party participated for the first time in the national elections and obtained 12.2% of the votes, according to the Central Election Commission’s preliminary results.[4] Although this result would place Vetëvendosje as the third party of Kosovo, one day after the elections Vetëvendosje presented findings of its observers who had witnessed voter manipulation and fraud in some constituencies.[4]
See also
References
- ^ parties-and-elections.de
- ^ Vetevendosje.org (12 December 2010). "Ne: Vetevendosje! Ne" (in Albanian). Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Amnisty.org (21 June 2010). "Kosovo (Serbia): Vetevendosje! Activists beaten during Kurti Arrest". Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Kosovo's Vetevendosje Makes Leap From Street to Parliament". Balkaninsight. 2010-12-15.