The Party for Democratic Action or Democratic Action Party (, abbr. PVD; , abbr. PDD) is a political party in Serbia, representing the Albanian ethnic minority. It is currently led by Shaip Kamberi.
History The Party for Democratic Action (PVD) was established on the 19th of August 1990 in the Preševo Valley, its founders include figures like Riza Halimi, Selajdin Abdiu, Behlul Nasufi, Ramadan Ahmeti and Rexhep Hasani
At the latest legislative election in 2016, the party received one seat in parliament, a drop from its peak of two seats in 2014 election. It raised to 3 seats in 2020, following a campaign by Albania's foreign service to increase the political participation of Albanian ethnic minority from the Presevo Valley in Serbia's political elections.Albania daily newspunetejashtme
Electoral performance Parliamentary elections + National Assembly of Serbia Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Status 1990 Riza Halimi 21,998 0.46% 17th 1 – 1992 17,172 0.39% 17th 1 – 1993 29,342 0.71% 12th 1 PVD–PDS 1997 14,179 0.36% 14th 0 PVD–DPB 2000 Did not participate 1 – 2003 Did not participate 0 – 2007 16,973 0.43% 13th 1 KSLP 2008 16,801 0.41% 9th 0 KSLP 2012 13,384 0.36% 16th 0 KSLP 2014 24,301 0.70% 13th 1 – 2016 16,262 0.44% 15th 1 – 2020 Shaip Kamberi 26,437 0.85% 14th 1 PVD–APN–PD–LR–LPD 2022 10,165 0.28% 16th 1 KSLP 2023 13,486 0.37% 13th 0 BPSV
References
External links Party for Democratic Action Official website