{"id":7956,"date":"2021-03-14T15:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T15:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/website.euronews.al\/en\/?p=7956"},"modified":"2021-03-15T10:21:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T10:21:29","slug":"new-leader-of-ldk-lumir-abdixhiku-critiques-for-vv-well-be-back-as-the-leading-political-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/new-leader-of-ldk-lumir-abdixhiku-critiques-for-vv-well-be-back-as-the-leading-political-force\/","title":{"rendered":"New leader of LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku critiques for VV: We\u2019ll be back as the leading political force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The newly-elected leader of the Democratic Alliance of Kosovo (LDK), Lumir Abdixhiku has pledged to soon return his party as the main political force leading the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be back as the leading political force,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>In front of the delegate, who entrusted him his new position, Abdixhiku asked for unity and collaboration within the LDK.<\/p>\n<p>He added that this party\u2019s ideas started with the late former-President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova and they continue to be relative to this day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we are opening a new chapter, aiming to return the LDK in its rightful place. We should start our party\u2019s return and transition starting from ourself. LDK\u2019s ideas have passed the test of time, as they started from our historic president Ibrahim Rugova. That is why our return is only a matter of time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The new appointed leader of the LDK, criticized LVV by saying that its leftist policies aim the disintegration of Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>Lumir\u00a0Abdixhiku\u00a0was elected as the new leader of the LDK after the elections held today by the 355 delegates of this party.<\/p>\n<p>Abdixhiku has been part of LDK since 2017 and was elected three times in a row as an MP in parliament during the last electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>These recent elections in LDK were held after Isa Mustafa resigned from the leadership of this party, following their loss in the snap parliamentary elections of February 14<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>In the last elections, LDK came in third, taking 12.73% of the votes, a result that was twice as low compared to October 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/03\/11\/kurti-and-osmani-start-work-on-the-formation-of-government-and-the-selection-of-the-new-president\">Kurti and Osmani start talks on the formation of government and selection of the new President<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/03\/11\/afk-demands-complete-recount-of-votes-in-kosovo-kurti-s-vv-opposes-request\">AAK demands complete recount of votes, Kurti&#8217;s VV opposes request<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/03\/05\/over-200-complaints-submitted-opposing-official-election-results\"><strong>Over 200 complaints submitted opposing official election results<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newly-elected leader of the Democratic Alliance of Kosovo (LDK), Lumir Abdixhiku has pledged to soon return his party as the main political force leading the country. \u201cWe\u2019ll be back as the leading political force,\u201d he claimed. 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