Ashkali Party for Integration explained

Ashkali Party for Integration
Native Name:Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim
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Leader:Bekim Arifi
Headquarters:Kosovo Polje, Kosovo
Ideology:Ashkali minority interests
Country:Kosovo
Seats1 Title:Assembly

The Ashkali Party for Integration (Albanian: Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim, PAI) is an Ashkali political party in Kosovo registered on 5 November 2010.Their headquarters are located in Kosovo Polje.

Electoral performance

Assembly of Kosovo! Year! Popular vote! % of vote! Overall seats won! RAE seats! Seat change
20101,3860.20 1
20141,583 0.22
20172,107 0.29
20193,113 0.37
20212,138 0.25

History

In the 2010 parliamentary elections the party received 0.2% of the vote and won one of the seats reserved for ethnic minorities.[1] It retained its seat in the 2014,[2] 2017, and 2021 elections. The party came to international attention in early 2021, when the Constitutional Court deemed the vote of PAI MP Etem Arifi during the confirmation of the cabinet invalid. Since this put the cabinet under the necessary majority threshold for confirmation, it led to a snap election.[3]

References

4. https://europeelects.eu/kosovo|Kosovo - Europe Elects

External links

Notes and References

  1. Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
  2. http://www.kqz-ks.org/Uploads/Documents/Rezultatet%20sipas%20Subjeketeve%20-%2020140526%20Party%20Results%20-%20Kosovo%20Level_jywcwsfyts.pdf Rezultatet Përfundimtare NGA QNR Konačni Rezultati iz CPR-a
  3. Web site: Kosovo to hold new general election Feb. 14 . AP NEWS . Ap News . 12 April 2021 . 7 January 2021.