The Civic Initiative of Gora (CIG; , , ) is a political party of Gorani, active since 2000 in the UN-administered Kosovo, and since 2008 in the Republic of Kosovo. It was established in 2000 as a civic initiative, and registered in 2002 as a political party, keeping the same name. Its headquarters are in Dragash, the municipal center of the historical region of Gora.OSCE (2002): Registration of new Gorani party in Kosovo open for review
Its first leader was Rustem Ibiši, and then Murselj Haljilji, from 2008 to 2020.
CIG participated in all local elections since 2000, independently or within wider coalitions. The party held a seat in the Transitional Assembly of Kosovo, won in three consecutive electoral cycles (2001, 2004, 2007), and also a seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, won in 2010 elections. It also held a seat in the Assembly of the Community of Municipalities of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, which was not recognized by the Republic of Kosovo.
The Civic Initiative of Gora should not be confused with similarly named organization, known as the Civic Initiative of Gorani, headquartered in Belgrade.Građanska inicijativa Goranaca (Civic Initiative of Gorani)
Electoral results Parliamentary elections + Transitional Assembly of Kosovo (2001-2008)Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (since 2008) Year Popular vote % of vote Overall seats won Gorani seats +/– Notes 2001Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2001 9,030 1.15% 1 within Coalition Vatan (4 seats: 1 for CIG); Rustem Ibiši,Assembly of Kosovo (2001-2004): Rustem Ibiši elected to the Assembly 2004Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2004 1,358 0.19% Vezira Emruš,Assembly of Kosovo (2004-2007): Vezira Emruš elected to the Assembly 2007Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2007 1,227 0.20% Murselj Haljilji,Assembly of Kosovo (2007-2010): Murselj Haljilji elected to the Assembly 2010Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2010 787 0.11% Murselj Haljilji,Assembly of Kosovo (2011-2014): Murselj Haljilji elected to the Assembly 2014Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2014 1,193 0.15% 1 Coalition for Gora (one seat taken, but for the coalition partner United Gorani Party) 2017Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2017 813 0.11% 2019Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2019 820 0.10% 2021Central Electoral Commission: Elections for Kosovo Assembly 2021 1,010 0.12 Coalition "Together" (Civic Initiative of Gora and Movement for Gora)KoSSev (2021): Only two coalitions were registered, they were formed by parties representing minorities
References
See also Civic Initiative of Gora (official site, inactive, archived) Central Electoral Commission: Kosovo Assembly Elections Central Electoral Commission: Municipal Assembly Elections