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Movement for Unification Lëvizja për Bashkim | |
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Leader | Valon Murati |
Headquarters | Pristina, Kosovo |
Ideology |
Albanian nationalism Greater Albania Albania-Kosovo unification |
Colours | Red, White, Black |
Assembly | 0 / 120 |
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Constitution and law |
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The Movement for Unification ( Albanian: 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 ( Albanian: 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). [1]
During 2010 elections in Kosovo, the party ran in coalition with Vetëvendosje, within the latter's parliamentary group, but split the following year. [2] [3]
LB was the promoter of the parliamentary resolute of 6 September 2012 for replacing all telephony codes of Kosovo with +355 of Albania, [4] [5] which was ignored by Kosovo government and overruled by the controversial agreements in Brussels. [6] [7]
On 23 May 2011, Movement for Integration and Unification, ( Albanian: Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim, LBI) joined LB. [8] MIU had been the main successor of National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo, with Fadil Fazliu being the leader after the resignation of Smajl Latifi. [9]