National Front (Albania)
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National Front (Albania)
Partia Balli Kombëtar Shqiptar |
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Motto: "Albania for Albanians"
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| English name | National Front |
| Albanian name | Partia Balli Kombëtar Shqiptar |
| Chairman | Adriatik Alimadhi |
| Secretary-General | Arben Hoxha |
| Founder | Abas Ermenji |
| Founded | 23 December 1989 |
| Preceded by | Balli Kombëtar (1939-1945) |
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Tirana Kosovo Macedonia |
| Ideology |
Albanian nationalism Social conservatism National conservatism Anti-communism Greater Albania |
| Political position | Far-right |
| European affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red, Black |
| Slogan | Albania for Albanians (Shqiperia Shqipetareve) |
| Assembly of Albania |
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| Assembly of Kosovo |
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| Assembly of Macedonia |
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The party of the Albanian National Front (Albanian: Partia Balli Kombëtar Shqiptar, PBK) is a nationalist political party in Albania and Kosovo.
The Balli Kombëtar was revived in Albania as a political party in the early 1990s . Founded under the leadership of Abas Ermenji, a surviving Ballist, who escaped from Albania when the communists declared victory in 1945. In 1996 it won 5 percent of the popular vote and two seats in parliament. It has since declined. In the 2001 elections it was part of the Union for Victory (Bashkimi për Fitoren) coalition which received 37.1% of the vote and 46 members of parliament.
The National Front has chapters in Kosovo, led by Sylejman Daka and in Macedonia, led by Vebi Xhemaili.
The National Front bear a strong resemblance to their predecessors of the same name, the Balli Kombëtar. The National Front is an independent political formation, whose goals are to unite the Albanian people residing within and outside the borders of Albania regardless of gender, religion and social status. The party strives to create the conditions of spiritual, cultural and political unity of the Albanian people within and outside of Albania. The National Front advocate high economic and educational development of Albanians as well as strengthening the legal basis of the Albanian state, institutions, and for the prosperity of the country and improvement of the material culture of the Albanian people.
The Kosovo branch of the National Front was formed in 1997 by Naser Husaj. Prior to the National Front in Kosovo, the Albanian National Front Strongly advocated for an independent Kosovo from Yugoslavia prior to the break up. On 6 August 1998, the National Front in Albania demanded that Albania must declare war on Serbia to help fight for Kosovo in the Kosovo War. However, the request was denied by all parties in the Albanian assembly at the time.
The Macedonia branch of the National front was formed in Tetovo in 2004 . Reports circulated that leaflets were spreading in Tetovo stating that the general headquarters of the National Front invites the Albanian population to join this organization in the Šar Mountains in order to "resolve the Albanian question" once and for all. They strongly opposed the autonomy referendum in 2004, calling the referendum anti-Albanian.
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