Movement for Unification
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{{Infobox political party
| country = Kosovo
| name = Movement for Unification
| native_name = Lëvizja për Bashkim
| logo = Logo, Levizja per Bashkim - Political Party in Kosovo.jpeg
| logo_size = 200px
| colorcode = {{party color|Movement for Unification}}
| leader = Valon Murati
| foundation =
| ideology = {{Nowrap|Albanian nationalism
Greater Albania
Albania-Kosovo unification}}
| position =
| international =
| european =
| europarl =
| seats1_title = Assembly
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|120|hex=black}}
| headquarters = Pristina, Kosovo
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
{{Politics of Kosovo}}
The Movement for Unification ({{langx|sq|Lëvizja për Bashkim}}, LB) is a political party in Kosovo. 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 ({{langx|sq|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).{{citation |last1=Klinaku |first1=Avni |date=2013-02-21 |title=LKÇK-ja u margjinalizua nga profiterët e luftës |trans-title=NMKL was marginalized by war profiteers |language=Albanian |publisher=LB, Movement for Unification |url=http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/informacion.php?id=398 }}
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.{{Citation|title=Deputetët e Lëvizjes për Bashkim tërhiqen nga GP i Vetëvendosjes! (Assembly members of LB leave VV! parliamentary group)|publisher=LB Information Office|language=Albanian|date=2011-09-20|url=http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/informacion.php?id=253}}{{Citation|title=Lëvizja për Bashkim e Vetëvendosje "prishen" për para (LB and VV! "break up" because of money)|publisher=2LONLINE.com|language=Albanian|date=20 September 2011|url=http://www.2lonline.com/lajmet-qendrore/3473-levizja-per-bashkim-e-vetevendosje-prishen-per-para-.html|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054648/https://2lonline.com/lajmet-qendrore/3473-levizja-per-bashkim-e-vetevendosje-prishen-per-para-.html|archive-date=18 May 2018|url-status=dead}}
LB was the promoter of the parliamentary resolute of 6 September 2012 for replacing all telephony codes of Kosovo with +355 of Albania,{{citation|date=September 7, 2012|title=Priština replaces Serbian country code with Albanian| publisher=B92|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2012&mm=09&dd=07&nav_id=82120}}{{citation|date=22 May 2013| publisher=Gazeta Express|language=Albanian|title=Qeveria po luan me kodin telefonik(The government is playing with telephony prefix)|url=http://www.httpwww.gazetaexpress.com/?cid=1,14,112339}} which was ignored by Kosovo government and overruled by the controversial agreements in Brussels.{{citation|first1=Leonora|last1=Aliu|date=18 May 2013|title=Beogradi i reagon Editës, s'ka kod telefonik për Kosovën (Belgrade reacts to Edita, no telephony prefix for Kosovo)|publisher=Gazeta Express|language=Albanian|url=http://www.gazetaexpress.com/index.php?cid=1,13,111952}}{{citation|title=Kosova dhe Serbia sot dorëzojnë propozimet për kodin telefonik (Kosovo and Serbia to submit proposals for telephony prefix as today)|publisher=Koha TV|date=2013-06-18|language=Albanian|url=http://www.koha.net/index.php/repository/docs/08atijaha.pdf?page=1,13,149415}}
On 23 May 2011, Movement for Integration and Unification, ({{langx|sq|Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim, LBI}}) joined LB.{{citation|title=Bashkohen LB dhe LIB (MU and MIU join in one)|date=2011-05-23|publisher=albeu.com|language=Albanian|url=http://time.ikub.al/8545bc0298/2047510c6929361ce9a21613f50adbbe/Lajm_Bashkohet-LB-me-LIB.aspx}} MIU had been the main successor of National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo, with {{Interlanguage link|Fadil Fazliu|sq}} being the leader after the resignation of Smajl Latifi.{{citation|url=http://lajme.shqiperia.com/lajme/artikull/iden/1046910431/titulli/Levizja-per-Integrim-dhe-Bashkim-mbetet-pa-kryetar|language=Albanian|date=August 10, 2010|publisher=InfoArkiv|title=Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim mbetet pa kryetar (LIB remains without a leader)}}
Representatives in the Assembly of Kosovo
- {{Interlanguage link|Aurora Bakalli|sq}}
- {{Interlanguage link|Agim Kuleta|sq}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180309130056/http://levizjaperbashkim.com/ Official website]
- [http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/dokumentet/35.pdf Political Platform (in Albanian)]
- [http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/programi.php Political Program (in Albanian)]
{{Kosovo political parties}}
Category:Albanian nationalism in Kosovo
Category:Albanian nationalist parties
Category:Political parties in Kosovo
Category:Political parties with year of disestablishment missing
Category:Political parties with year of establishment missing