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{{Short description|Kosovar political party}}
{{Infobox political party
| country          = Kosovo
| name             = Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
| native_name      = Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës
| colorcode        = {{party color|Alliance for the Future of Kosovo}}
| logo             = Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës.svg
| logo_size        = 190px
| chairman         = [[Ramush Haradinaj]]
| leader1_title    = {{nowrap|[[Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo|Parliamentary leader]]}}
| leader1_name     = Besnik Tahiri
| foundation       = {{start date and age|2001|04|29|df=yes}}
| ideology         = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
 |[[National conservatism]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Korhonen|first=Jani|date=3 October 2019|title=Kosovan Elections: Fractured Alliances Cast Long Political Shadows|url=https://europeelects.eu/2019/10/03/kosovan-elections-fractured-alliances-cast-long-political-shadows/|website=[[Europe Elects]]}}</ref>
 |[[Economic liberalism]]<ref name="fes-prishtina.org"/>
 |[[Unification of Albania and Kosovo|Kosovo–Albania unionism]]<ref>[https://www.danas.rs/politika/haradinaj-trazicu-referendum-o-ujedinjenju-kosova-sa-albanijom-2025-godine/ Haradinaj: I will call a referendum on the unification of Kosovo with Albania in 2025], Kossev, 19 January 2021</ref>
 |[[Pro-Europeanism]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ansa.it/ansamed/en/news/sections/politics/2014/05/08/kosovo-early-elections-to-be-held-june-8_6f29de92-6c37-4258-ad82-9b08d9c856f7.html|newspaper=ANSA|title=Kosovo: early elections to be held June 8|date=8 May 2014|access-date=8 June 2014}}</ref>}}
| position         = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]<ref name="fes-prishtina.org">[http://www.fes-prishtina.org/pdf/final_draft_en.pdf Political Parties in Kosova&nbsp;&ndash; Profile and Ideology], [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]], 2008 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032858/http://www.fes-prishtina.org/pdf/final_draft_en.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>
| international    = 
| european         = 
| europarl         = 
| flag             = 
| seats1_title     = [[Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo|Assembly]]
| seats1           = {{Composition bar|5|120|{{party color|Alliance for the Future of Kosovo}}}}
| seats2_title     = [[Municipalities of Kosovo|Mayors]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|5|38|{{party color|Alliance for the Future of Kosovo}}}}
| seats3_title     = [[Municipalities of Kosovo|Municipal councils]]
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|98|994|{{party color|Alliance for the Future of Kosovo}}}}
| womens_wing      = Gruaja e Aleancës
| headquarters     = [[Pristina]]
| website          = {{url|https://aak-ks.com}}
}}
{{Politics of Kosovo}}
The '''Alliance for the Future of Kosovo''' ({{langx|sq|Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës}}, '''AAK''') is a [[right-wing|right-leaning]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kosovo - Europe Elects |url=https://europeelects.eu/kosovo/ |website=Europe Elects |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="fes-prishtina.org">[http://www.fes-prishtina.org/pdf/final_draft_en.pdf Political Parties in Kosova&nbsp;&ndash; Profile and Ideology], [[Friedrich Ebert Foundation]], 2008 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032858/http://www.fes-prishtina.org/pdf/final_draft_en.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref> [[List of political parties in Kosovo|political party]] in [[Kosovo]].

==Leadership==
The party was formed on 29 April 2001 after having previously operated as a coalition of five parties since 2 May 2000. Founder and the current president of the party is [[Ramush Haradinaj]]. In December 2004 the parliament elected him as [[Prime Minister of Kosovo]] and he formed a [[coalition government]] with the largest party, the [[Democratic League of Kosovo]] (LDK).  He resigned as Prime Minister in March 2005 after learning that he had been indicted by the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]], for 37 counts of [[war crime]]s.  He received a full acquittal from the Tribunal on 3 April 2008.  He returned to Kosovo and immediately resumed his duties as president of the party.

The AAK currently has three deputy presidents: Blerim Shala, [[Naim Maloku]] and Ahmet Isufi.

The current Secretary General is Burim Ramadani and the Secretary of Organisation is Ibrahim Selmanaj.

==In Parliament==
At the last [[2007 Kosovan parliamentary election|legislative elections]] held on 17 November 2007, the alliance won 9.6% of the popular vote and 10 out of 120 seats in the [[Assembly of Kosovo]], which made it the fifth largest political force. This was a gain on the previous two legislative elections in [[2001 Kosovan parliamentary election|2001]] and [[2004 Kosovan parliamentary election|2004]] in which the AAK won 7.8% and 8.4% of the popular vote, respectively.

The AAK's eight current members of parliament are: [[Ramush Haradinaj]], who is the leader of AAK, Shemsedin Dreshaj, Besnik Tahiri, [[Bekë Berisha]], [[Pal Lekaj]], Albena Reshitaj, Albana Bytyqi and Time Kadrijaj also serves as the AAK's member of the Assembly Presidency.

Currently they are part of the opposition team together with [[Democratic Party of Kosovo|PDK]], [[Democratic League of Kosovo|LDK]] and the [[Serb List (Kosovo)|Serb List]]

==Local elections==
At the [[2007 Kosovan local elections|municipal elections]] held on 17 November 2007, the AAK gained control of 3 municipalities in western Kosovo: [[Peja]], [[Gjakova]] and [[Deçan]].

At the [[2007 Kosovan local elections|municipal elections]] held on 15 November 2007, the party gained 8 of 37 municipalities of Kosovo.

==Political position==
AAK has been described as a [[pro-Europeanism|pro-European]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kosovo - Europe Elects |url=https://europeelects.eu/kosovo/ |website=Europe Elects |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> and right-leaning<ref>{{cite web |title=Kosovo - Europe Elects |url=https://europeelects.eu/kosovo/ |website=Europe Elects |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kosovo's election committee details results of legislative election as Kurti toils to form Cabinet |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovos-election-committee-details-results-legislative-election-kurti-119845820 |website=ABC News |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> party. Party leader Ramush Haradinaj announced his party's support for the passage of a Civil Code legalising same-sex civil unions, in spite of his personal support "for traditional families—father, mother, [and] child."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Xharra |first1=Jeta |title=Ramush Haradinaj Strives for Kosovo PM Seat, Promising Better Relations with US, NATO Membership |url=https://prishtinainsight.com/ramush-haradinaj-strives-for-kosovo-pm-seat-promising-better-relations-with-us-nato-membership-mag/ |website=Pristina Insight |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref>

==Party name and symbols==
The party flag is red, black and white. White represents peace; red and black are the [[national colours]] of the 96% [[Albanians in Kosovo|Albanian]] majority of Kosovo.

The choice of the party's name, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) is explained in Ramush Haradinaj's second book. Whereas previous Kosovo party acronyms began with consonants, a vowel was chosen for AAK because it seems less harsh and more open. The word "future" was chosen to mark a break with the old communist tendency to reflect backwards upon one's history.  Finally, "alliance" was chosen because of its association with the [[NATO]] alliance which is much revered in Kosovo for its intervention in the [[Kosovo War]] of 1999, and also because it evokes the idea of working together to achieve one's aims. The alliance was originally formed by several smaller parties:
*[[People's Movement of Kosovo]] (''Lëvizja Popullore e Kosovës - LPK'')
*[[Parliamentary Party of Kosovo]] (''Partia Parlamentare e Kosovës'')
*Civic Alliance of Kosovo (''Aleanca Qytetare e Kosovës'')
*[[National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo]] (''Lëvizja Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës'')
*[[Party of Albanian National Union]] (''Partia e Unitetit Kombëtar Shqiptar'')
*[[Albanian Union of Christian Democrats]] (''Unioni Shqiptar Demokristian'')

==Election results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Year !! Votes !! %Votes !! Overall seats won !! Albanian seats !! Position !! +/– !! Government
|-
| [[2001 Kosovan parliamentary election|2001]] || 61,688 || 7.83% || {{Composition bar|8|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|8|100|hex=#082567}} || {{nochange}} 4th || {{nochange}} ||{{no2|Opposition}} 
|-
| [[2004 Kosovan parliamentary election|2004]] || 57,931 || 8.39% || {{Composition bar|9|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|9|100|hex=#082567}} || {{increase}} 3rd || {{increase}} 1 || {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
| [[2007 Kosovan parliamentary election|2007]] || 54,611 || 10.35% || {{Composition bar|10|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|10|100|hex=#082567}} || {{decrease}} 4th || {{increase}} 1 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2010 Kosovan parliamentary election|2010]] || 77,130 || 11.04% || {{Composition bar|12|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|12|100|hex=#082567}} || {{nochange}} 4th || {{increase}} 2 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2014 Kosovan parliamentary election|2014]] || 69,793 || 9.54% || {{Composition bar|11|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|11|100|hex=#082567}} || {{nochange}} 4th || {{decrease}} 1 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2017 Kosovan parliamentary election|2017]] ||colspan=2| Part of the [[PAN Coalition]]|| {{Composition bar|10|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|10|100|hex=#082567}} || {{nochange}} 4th || {{decrease}} 1 || {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
| [[2019 Kosovan parliamentary election|2019]] || 96,872 || 11.51% || {{Composition bar|13|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|13|100|hex=#082567}} || {{nochange}} 4th || {{increase}} 3 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2021 Kosovan parliamentary election|2021]] || 62,111 || 7.08% || {{Composition bar|8|120|hex=#082567}} || {{Composition bar|8|100|hex=#082567}} || {{nochange}} 4th || {{decrease}} 5 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2025 Kosovan parliamentary election|2025]]
|66,226<ref>AAK-NISMA total of votes</ref>
|7.07%
|{{Composition bar|5|120|#082567}}
|{{Composition bar|5|100|#082567}}
|{{Nochange}} 4th
|{{Decrease}} 3
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Kosovo political parties}}

[[Category:2001 establishments in Kosovo]]
[[Category:Albanian nationalism in Kosovo]]
[[Category:Albanian nationalist parties]]
[[Category:Conservative parties in Kosovo]]
[[Category:National conservative parties]]
[[Category:Political parties in Kosovo]]
[[Category:Pro-European political parties in Kosovo]]