Albanian List (Montenegro) Explained

Albanian List
Native Name:Lista Shqiptare / Албанска листа
Leader:Nik Gjeloshaj (ASh)
Nazif Cungu (FORCA)
Dissolved:March 2023
Position:Centre-right to right-wing
Predecessor:Albanians Decisively
Slogan:"The time is now"
(Albanian: «Koha është tani»)
Headquarters:Ulcinj and Tuzi
Seats1 Title:Parliament
Seats2 Title:Mayors
Seats3 Title:Local Parliaments
Country:Montenegro

The Albanian List (Albanian: Lista Shqiptare, '''LSh'''; Албанска листа, Albanska lista, AL) was a conservative Albanian minority political alliance in Montenegro, composed of the Albanian Alternative of Nik Gjeloshaj and FORCA of Nazif Cungu. The alliance was represented with one seat in the national parliament, being MP Genci Nimanbegu, member of FORCA. The coalition was dissolved in March of 2023 when Nimanbegu refused to step up from the MP seat, as agreed previously, in order to be replaced by a representative of Albanian Alternative.[1]

History

The alliance was formed by New Democratic Force (Forca) and the Albanian Alternative (AA), and is also supported by the minor Albanian Coalition "Perspective" and the Democratic League of Albanians (DSA), prior to the 2020 parliamentary election.[2] The Forca and AA, jointly with Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA), had contested the 2016 parliamentary elections as part of "Albanians Decisively", winning a single seat.[3] Incumbent Mayor of Tuzi, Nik Gjeloshaj (AA), headed the coalition electoral list at the parliamentary election in August 2020.[4] The coalition received 1.58% of the vote, winning one seat.

Member parties

PartyPositionMain ideologyLeaderMPsLocal
FORCACentre-rightConservatismNazif Cungu15
Albanian AlternativeASHRight-wingNational conservatismNik Gjeloshaj013
Democratic League of AlbaniansLDSHCentre-rightLiberal conservatismNikola Camaj08
Union of TuziUTRight-wingNational conservatismFadil Kajoshaj02

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Forumi Shqiptar: Nimanbegu është deputet i rrëjshëm, mashtrues dhe plaçkitës, nuk respekton marrëveshjen e koalicionit… . 18 October 2023 . Malesia.org . March 16, 2023.
  2. https://www.dan.co.me/?nivo=3&rubrika=Politika&clanak=753347&datum=2020-07-27 Forca, AA i DSA zajedno na izborima
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20161031024206/http://www.dik.co.me/izbori%202016/Konacni%20rezultati.pdf Rezultati parlamentarnih izbora
  4. https://www.antenam.net/politika/166193-albanska-lista-ucestvuje-na-parlamentarnim-izborima-evo-ko-je-cini Albanska lista učestvuje na parlamentarnim izborima, evo ko je čini