The Democratic Union for Integration ( Macedonian Democratic Union for Integration , Alb. Bashkimi Demokratik për Integrim ) is the largest political party that reflects the interests of the Albanians of the Republic of Macedonia .
| Democratic Union for Integration | |
|---|---|
| Democratic University for Integration Bashkimi Demokratik për Integrim | |
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| Leader | Ali Ahmeti |
| Established | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
| Ideology | nationalism , irredentism |
| Seats in the Meeting | 10 of 120 ( 2016 ) |
| Website | bdi.org.mk |
Content
- 1 Ideology and symbolism
- 2 History
- 3 Leaders
- 4 Electoral participation
- 5 Links
Ideology and Symbolism
Six stars on the party’s emblem are associated with six parts of Great Albania - a hypothetical territory, the political unification of which the Albanian nationalists consider their goal.
- Albania
- Ulcinj in Southeast Montenegro ;
- Kosovo;
- Presevo Valley ( Presevo , Medveja and Buyanovac ) in Southern Serbia ;
- Western areas of Macedonia ;
- Chameria - North West Greece .
History
The party arose after the signing of the Ohrid Agreement , which stopped the 2001 Albanian-Macedonian conflict .
Leaders
The permanent leader of the party is Ali Ahmeti , in the past - the field commander, leader of the National Liberation Army during the Albanian-Macedonian confrontation .
Election Participation
After the parliamentary elections on June 1, 2008, a coalition was formed between the victorious VMRO-DPMNE and the Democratic Union for Integration. VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevsky received a mandate to form a government from President Branko Crvenkovsky . The new government was approved by parliament on July 26 . In the 2011 parliamentary elections, the party received 115,092 (10.24%) votes and 15 deputy mandates.