Albanian Alternative
Montenegrin political party
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Albanian Alternative (Montenegrin: Albanska alternativa, Albanian: Alternativa Shqiptare) is a political party representing the Albanian minority in Montenegro.
Albanian Alternative Alternativa Shqiptare Albanska alternativa | |
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| President | Nik Gjeloshaj |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Tuzi |
| Ideology | Albanian minority interests Pro-Europeanism Conservatism |
| Political position | Center-right |
| National affiliation | Albanian Forum |
| Slogan | Word above all. |
| Parliament | 1 / 81 |
| Mayors | 1 / 25 |
| Local Parliaments | 14 / 844 |
The party is led by Nik Gjeloshaj. At the legislative elections in Montenegro, in October 2012, AA won 1 out of 81 seats. Between 2009 and 2016, the party was a constituent member of the Albanian Coalition.
History
In September 2016, the Albanian Alternative agreed to form a pre-election alliance with New Democratic Power – FORCA and the Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA) for the 2016 elections.[1][2] The coalition won one seat in the election, which was allocated to a member of FORCA.[3]
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
| Election | Party leader | Performance | Alliance | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2006 | Vaselj Siništaj | 2,656 | 0.78% | 1 / 81 |
New | — | Opposition |
| 2009 | Gjergj Camaj | 2,898 | 0.9% | 0 / 81 |
 1 |
AA-DS | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2012 | 3,824 | 1.05% | 1 / 81 |
 1 |
AK | Opposition | |
| 2016 | Nik Gjeloshaj | 3,394 | 0.89% | 0 / 81 |
1 |
AO | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2020 | 6,488 | 1.58% | 0 / 81 |
 0 |
AL | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2023 | 5,767 | 1.91% | 1 / 81 |
1 |
AF | Government | |