Movement for Unification

The Movement for Unification (Albanian: Lëvizja për Bashkim, LB) is a political party in Kosovo[a]. Its main goal is unification of Kosovo and all other former Yugoslavian territories populated by Albanians to Albania. Its leader is Avni Klinaku, known as co-founder of former National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo (Albanian: Lëvizjes Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës, LKÇK), a nationalist organization of the 1980s promoting active resistance and separation of Kosovo from Yugoslavia, having some connections to People's Movement of Kosovo (PMK).[1]

Movement for Unification

Lëvizja për Bashkim
LeaderValon Murati
HeadquartersPristina, Kosovo[a]
IdeologyAlbanian nationalism
Greater Albania
Albania-Kosovo unification
ColoursRed, White, Black
Assembly
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Website
www.levizjaperbashkim.com
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Political activity

During 2010 elections in Kosovo, the party ran in coalition with Vetëvendosje, within the latter's parliamentary group, but split the following year.[2][3]

LB was the promoter of the parliamentary resolute of 6 September 2012 for replacing all telephony codes of Kosovo with +355 of Albania,[4][5] which was ignored by Kosovo government and overruled by the controversial agreements in Brussels.[6][7]

On 23 May 2011, Movement for Integration and Unification, (Albanian: Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim, LBI) joined LB.[8] MIU had been the main successor of National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo, with Fadil Fazliu being the leader after the resignation of Smajl Latifi.[9]

Representatives in the Assembly of Kosovo
  • Aurora Bakalli
  • Agim Kuleta

See also

Notes
a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. Klinaku, Avni (2013-02-21), LKÇK-ja u margjinalizua nga profiterët e luftës [NMKL was marginalized by war profiteers] (in Albanian), LB, Movement for Unification
  2. Deputetët e Lëvizjes për Bashkim tërhiqen nga GP i Vetëvendosjes! (Assembly members of LB leave VV! parliamentary group) (in Albanian), LB Information Office, 2011-09-20
  3. Lëvizja për Bashkim e Vetëvendosje "prishen" për para (LB and VV! "break up" because of money) (in Albanian), 2LONLINE.com, 20 September 2011, archived from the original on 18 May 2018, retrieved 23 August 2013
  4. Priština replaces Serbian country code with Albanian, B92, September 7, 2012
  5. Qeveria po luan me kodin telefonik(The government is playing with telephony prefix) (in Albanian), Gazeta Express, 22 May 2013
  6. Aliu, Leonora (18 May 2013), Beogradi i reagon Editës, s'ka kod telefonik për Kosovën (Belgrade reacts to Edita, no telephony prefix for Kosovo) (in Albanian), Gazeta Express
  7. Kosova dhe Serbia sot dorëzojnë propozimet për kodin telefonik (Kosovo and Serbia to submit proposals for telephony prefix as today) (PDF) (in Albanian), Koha TV, 2013-06-18
  8. Bashkohen LB dhe LIB (MU and MIU join in one) (in Albanian), albeu.com, 2011-05-23
  9. Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim mbetet pa kryetar (LIB remains without a leader) (in Albanian), InfoArkiv, August 10, 2010
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