New Kosovo Alliance
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New Kosovo Alliance is a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

 which is in the current coalition government made up by the PDK and AKR. The party was founded on 3 May 2006, by Behgjet Pacolli
Behgjet Pacolli
Behgjet Isa Pacolli is a former President of the Republic of Kosovo, and is now First Deputy Prime Minister serving in the cabinet of Hashim Thaçi...

 the founding owner of Mabetex
Mabetex
The Mabetex Group, founded in 1990, is the mother company of Mabetex and other companies founded and owned by Behgjet Pacolli. The headquarters are located in Lugano, Switzerland. The company is specialised in construction and renovation of large buildings. The Mabetex Group has had many projects...

,the Swiss based project engineering firm responsible for some of the most significant engineering projects in the last few decades ranging from restorations in the White House to the rebuilding of the Kremlin.

The firm’s diversity and business intellect reflected that of its owner, efficient, paragon and effective.

Up until 17 November 2007, the AKR had not taken part in any elections as it was a new political organization. However, due to the successful lobbying background of its founder Behgjet Pacolli
Behgjet Pacolli
Behgjet Isa Pacolli is a former President of the Republic of Kosovo, and is now First Deputy Prime Minister serving in the cabinet of Hashim Thaçi...

, the party enjoyed significant support in Kosovo with the April 2007 survey of BBSS Gallup International
The Gallup Organization
The Gallup Organization, is primarily a research-based performance-management consulting company. Some of Gallup's key practice areas are - Employee Engagement, Customer Engagement and Well-Being. Gallup has over 40 offices in 27 countries. World headquarters are in Washington, D.C. Operational...

/Index suggesting that the AKR was the fourth largest political party in Kosovo with 8% support amongst those surveyed. The survey showed that the AKR was lagging behind Democratic League of Kosovo
Democratic League of Kosovo
The Democratic League of Kosovo is the second largest political party in Kosovo. It is a conservative and liberal conservative party; the main right-wing party in Kosovo....

 (26%), Democratic Party of Kosovo
Democratic Party of Kosovo
The Democratic Party of Kosovo is the largest political party in Kosovo . It is a social democratic party and the main leftist party in Kosovo....

 (17%), and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo is a political party in Kosovo. It was formed on 29 April 2001.- Leadership :The current president of the party is Ramush Haradinaj. In December 2004 the parliament elected him as Prime Minister of Kosovo and he formed a coalition government with the largest...

 (9%).

These BBSS Gallup International/Index poll ratings were somewhat reflective at the first general elections
Elections in Kosovo
Parliamentary elections to the Assembly of Kosovo have been held three times since 1999 with the latest in November 2007. The Assembly is an institution within the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government established by the United Nations administration in Kosovo to provide 'provisional,...

 the AKR participated in which were held on 17 November 2007. The party won 12.3% of the vote and 13 seats in the assembly of Kosovo thus making it the third largest party in Kosovo and the largest official opposition party to the coalition government of the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League of Kosovo, led by Hashim Thaçi
Hashim Thaci
Hashim Thaçi is the Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo , and former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army .-Early life and education:...

 at the time.

On 22 February 2011, Behgjet Pacolli became the President of Kosovo
President of Kosovo
The President of the Republic of Kosovo is Head of State of the disputed Republic of Kosovo. The President of Kosovo is elected by the Assembly of Kosovo. The first post-war president, who served until his death in January 2006, was Ibrahim Rugova. His successor was Fatmir Sejdiu. When Sejdiu...

. Immediately after becoming President he resigned as the head of the AKR due to the Constitutional conditions of Kosovo stipulating that the head of the state cannot hold two different political functions simultaneously once in power.[2] On 4 April 2011 President Pacolli stepped down after his election as President was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Kosovo as most opposition members of parliament boycotted the presidential vote due to their dissatisfaction of the presidential candidates at the time. President Pacolli received immense recognition by deciding to step down voluntarily and thus preventing the country from engaging in a political crisis. Pacolli was regarded as a true patriot by many observers and foreign dignitaries like the United States ambassador to Kosovo William Christopher Dell who commended the former President as a true patriot.

In keeping intact the current coalition government of the PDK and AKR the former President went on to become the first deputy Prime minister of Kosovo on 8 April 2011 and was given the exclusive task of being in charge of a special task force created to lobby for the recognition of the independence of Kosovo throughout the world.

Behgjet Pacolli is due to return to the realm of the AKR by the end of July 2011 with Mr Rrahim Pacolli who was rumoured to take over the leadership of the party returning to the post of General secretary, a post which under his supervision in the 2007 general elections elevated the party to the highest electorate success it has ever enjoyed.

See also

  • Democratic League of Kosovo
    Democratic League of Kosovo
    The Democratic League of Kosovo is the second largest political party in Kosovo. It is a conservative and liberal conservative party; the main right-wing party in Kosovo....

  • Democratic Party of Kosovo
    Democratic Party of Kosovo
    The Democratic Party of Kosovo is the largest political party in Kosovo . It is a social democratic party and the main leftist party in Kosovo....

  • Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
    Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
    The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo is a political party in Kosovo. It was formed on 29 April 2001.- Leadership :The current president of the party is Ramush Haradinaj. In December 2004 the parliament elected him as Prime Minister of Kosovo and he formed a coalition government with the largest...

  • Reformist Party ORA
    Reformist Party ORA
    Reformist Party ORA was a social-democratic centre-left political party in Kosovo. The party stood for an independent, free and democratic Kosovo.The party was normally referred to as ORA, which in Albanian means the Hour....


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