Democratic Party of Albanians

Democratic Party of Albanians
Democratic Party of Albanians
Демократска Партија на Албанците
Partia Demokratike Shqiptare
Leader Menduh Thaçi
Founded June 1997
Ideology Upholds and protects the rights of the Albanians.
International affiliation International Democrat Union (observer)
European affiliation None
Official colours Red, Black (Colours of the Albanian flag)
Website
http://www.gurra-pdsh.org
Politics of the Republic of Macedonia
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DPA sign in Tetovo

The Democratic Party of Albanians (Albanian: Partia Demokratike Shqiptare; Macedonian: Демократска партија на Албанците, Demokratska Partija na Albancite) or DPA is a political party of the ethnic Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia. The DPA is a merger of the Party for Democratic Prosperity of Albanians (PDPA) and the People's Democratic Party (NDP) which took place in June 1997. The former party was formed in 1994 after some radical members of the Party for Democratic Prosperity, led by Menduh Thaci (Macedonian: Мендух Тачи) and Arben Xhaferi (Macedonian: Арбен Џафери), left the PDP and the latter party was founded in August 1990 as a more radical opponent of the PDP.

After the 2006 elections the DPA entered the government coalition led by the VMRO-DPMNE. DPA returned to opposition after the 2008 legislative early election.

At the legislative elections, 15 September 2002, the party won 5.2% of the popular vote and 7 out of 120 seats. The party lost its status as a government party due to the defeat of the VMRO-DPMNE. At the last legislative elections, held on July 5, 2006, the party increased its support, winning 7.5% of the vote and 11 seats.

In the 2011 parliamentary election, DPA received 5.9% of the popular vote, winning 8 seats. This is a loss of 3 seats from the previous election.[1]

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