Democratic Party of Albanians

{{Short description|Albanian minority party in North Macedonia}}

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{{Infobox political party

| country = North Macedonia

| name = Democratic Party of Albanians

| native_name = Демократска Партија на Албанците
Partia Demokratike e Shqiptarëve

| colorcode = #C0A97F

| logo = Partia Demokratike Shqiptare.svg

| logo_size = 230px

| leader = Menduh Thaçi

| foundation = 4 June 1997

| ideology = {{nowrap|Albanian minority interests
Conservatism{{cite web|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|title=North Macedonia|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/northmacedonia.html|year=2020|access-date=16 July 2020}}}}

| position = Centre-right to right-wing{{cite web|url=https://europeelects.eu/european-union/northmacedonia/|title=North Macedonia|website=Europe Elects|access-date=16 July 2020}}

| international = International Democrat Union (observer){{Citation needed|reason=No such information to be found on the IDU website|date=September 2022}}

| european =

| national =

| europarl = EPP {{small|(associate)}}{{Citation needed|reason=No such information to be found on the EPP Group and EPP website|date=September 2022}}

| headquarters =

| colours = Red, Black (Colours of the Albanian flag)

| seats1_title = Assembly

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|120|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albanians}}}}

| seats2_title = Mayors

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|1|81|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albanians}}}}

| seats3_title = Local councils

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|8|1333|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albanians}}}}

| seats4_title = Skopje city council

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|45|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albanians}}}}

| website = {{url|http://www.gurra-pdsh.org}}

| flag = Flag of the Albanian Democratic Party.jpg

}}

The Democratic Party of Albanians ({{langx|sq|Partia Demokratike e Shqiptarëve}}; {{langx|mk|Демократска партија на Албанците}}, Demokratska Partija na Albancite) or DPA is a political party of ethnic Albanians in North 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 established in 1994 after some radical members of the Party for Democratic Prosperity, led by Menduh Thaçi and Arbën Xhaferi, left the PDP and the latter party was founded in August 1990 as a more radical opponent of the PDP.

The party's main symbol consists of the black double-headed eagle found on the Albanian flag, but with white eyes, on a red background, again, found on the Albanian flag. This background is encased in a golden outline, with a waving flag-like object of the same colour, but with bold, black letters saying, "PDSH." The party flag is the coat of arms of the party, but with a red background, found on the Albanian flag.