The Alternative (

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: ''Alternativa'') is a liberal

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History

Ilir Deda was elected MP for

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in the parliamentary election of 2014. However, during the anti-governmental

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in 2015–16, Deda became a loud critic of his party's support for the acts of violence towards government officials and therefore left the party on 2 April 2016. Similarly, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, former Minister of Trade and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister for the

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and current mayor of

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left her party in May 2016 due to the conflicts within the party and ideological differences and decided to join Deda's "new initiative". Officially launched on 8 February 2017 by MP Ilir Deda and Mayor of

Mimoza Kusari-Lila in Mitrovica, and on 13 May 2017, General Council of Alternativa decided that Mimoza Kusari-Lila would be president of the party and Ilir Deda would be deputy president of the party.

Presidents (2017–present)

Ideology

In an interview, Kusari-Lila mentioned that human rights are the main importance and priority of the party, thus individual rights.

Election results

References

External links

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