Egyptian Liberal Party
Egyptian Liberal Party Partia Liberale Egjiptiane | |
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| Abbreviation | PLE |
| Leader | Veton Berisha |
| Ideology | Balkan Egyptian minority interests Liberalism |
| Assembly | 1 / 120 |
| Website | |
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The Egyptian Liberal Party (Albanian: Partia Liberale Egjiptiane, PLE) is a political party in Kosovo, representing the Balkan Egyptian minority.[1] The party won the reserved seat for the Balkan Egyptian minority in the 2014 Kosovan parliamentary election, having obtained 1,960 votes (0.27% of the total votes in the election).[1] PLE maintained the same representation in parliament until the 2021 election, during which it lost its sole seat.[2] PLE was represented in the Assembly of Kosovo by Veton Berisha.[1][3]
Election results
Note: Of the four assembly seats reserved for the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities, one seat is specifically reserved for the Roma, one for the Ashkali, and one for the Egyptian community. The fourth seat is assigned to the community with the highest overall votes.[4]
| Year | Popular vote | % of vote | Overall seats won | RAE seats | +/– | Government |
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| 2014 | 1,960 | 0.27 | 1 / 120
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1 / 4
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New | Opposition |
| 2017 | 2,415 | 0.33 | 1 / 120
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1 / 4
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 0
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Opposition |
| 2019 | 4,887 | 0.58 | 1 / 120
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1 / 4
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0
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Opposition |
| 2021 | 2,430 | 0.28 | 0 / 120
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0 / 4
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 1
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Extra-parliamentary |
| Feb 2025 | 3,251 | 0.35 | 1 / 120
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1 / 4
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 1
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Snap election |
| Dec 2025 | 2,252 | 0.24 | 1 / 120
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1 / 4
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0
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TBA |
References
- ^ a b c European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo. Minority Communities' Political Parties in Kosovo’s Changing Political Landscape: the General Elections of June 2014 and their Aftermath Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kosovo – Europe Elects". Europe Elects. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Telegrafi. Partia Liberale Egjiptiane, pjesëmarrëse në seancë Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zora Popova, "Minority Participation in Kosovo Elections: Opportunities and Challenges", European Centre for Minority Issues, June 2013, p. 4.