Albanian Third Position (

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: ''Pozicioni i Tretë Shqiptar'') abbreviated ATP, is an

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ultranationalist Ultranationalism, or extreme nationalism, is an extremist form of nationalism in which a country asserts or maintains hegemony, supremacy, or other forms of control over other nations (usually through violent coercion) to pursue its specific ...

neo-fascist Neo-fascism is a post-World War II far-right ideology which includes significant elements of fascism. Neo-fascism usually includes ultranationalism, ultraconservatism, racial supremacy, right-wing populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xe ...

, traditionalist, and

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movement that has been active since 2019.

Background

According to British anti-hate advocacy group

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, ATP emerges from an atmosphere of appreciation for Nazi and fascist occupation because it unified Albania,

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and

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. Established intellectuals in Albania have underscored the positive consequences of

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as it aligned with the goals of Greater Albania movement.

Ideology

ATP opposes

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and

communism Communism () is a political sociology, sociopolitical, political philosophy, philosophical, and economic ideology, economic ideology within the history of socialism, socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a ...

and adheres to the Traditionalist ideas of

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. ATP believes in the

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and uses uses fascist and Nazi insignia. ATP is inspired by

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neo-fascist terrorist group.

Hooliganism

ATP has overlapping membership with football hooligan ultra clubs, and ATP supporters are also members of Tirana football hooligan groups in Albania, Tetovo in Northern Macedonia and Kosovo. ATP has shared pictures of Tirana Fanatiks club members doing a group

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Greater Albania

ATP adheres to the idea of

Greater Albania Greater Albania () is an irredentist and nationalist concept that seeks to annex the lands that many Albanians consider to form their national homeland. It is based on claims on the present-day or historical presence of Albanian populations in ...

, and

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quotes their aspirations as:

We do not want two or more Albanian states, we want the centralization of power and the Albanian nation. The dream for which the KLA osovo Liberation Armymartyrs gave their lives was not a cloth with stars, but tradition, the flag and the Albanian spirit. Democracy, liberalism and globalism have trashed the aspirations and efforts of Albanians over the centuries. Let’s run towards unification, and not towards international democratic holidays, which have nothing to do with the Albanian ideal.

The Albanian state, according to them, must be an ethnic state that unites the people through racial affiliation and maintaining the race and blood is the most fundamental principle. ATP angrily denounced Prime Minister

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as a lackey of America and Zionism when he signed an agreement with Serbia's

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to end border disputes in Western Balkans.

Paganism

ATP views the Abrahamic religions, especially Islam, as universalist and thus parallel to

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and an encroachment of Arab and Turkish influence. ATP instead adheres to Albanian neopaganism. They feel Islam pushes them apart from the rest of Europe and that paganism is the true religion of their Illyrian ancestors.

References

{{reflist Political parties established in 2019 Political parties in Albania Albanian nationalist parties Far-right politics in Albania Fascism in Albania Far-right modern pagan organizations