Social Democratic Union (Kosovo)
Socijaldemokratska Unija (Social Democratic Union) | |
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| Leader | Duda Balje |
| Founder | Duda Balje |
| Split from | Vakat Coalition |
| Ideology | Bosniak minority interests |
| Political position | Center-left |
| Assembly | 1 / 120 |
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| Constitution and law |
The Social Democratic Union (SDU) is a minority interest party, representing Bosniaks in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. It was founded by Duda Balje, who is also the party’s only Assembly Member. Balje was a member of the Vakat Coalition in the 2019 legislative elections, who then later moved to the LDK parliamentary group.
The party ran in the 2021 legislative elections getting 2,549 votes, initially failing to get any representation in the Assembly. However, the party made a complaint to the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (PZAP in Albanian) over the irregularity of votes received by the Vakat Coalition and the United Community led by Adrijana Hodžić. This complaint was accepted and the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel decided to annul 4,205 votes[1] from Serb-majority municipalities. This meant that the United Community did not receive enough votes to enter the parliament, while SDU gained representation in the Assembly winning 1 seat. This decision was later confirmed by the Supreme Court of Kosovo.[2]
The party has a confidence and supply agreement with the government and the party voted for Vjosa Osmani in the 2021 Kosovan presidential election.
Electoral performance
| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change |
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| 2021 | 2,549 | 0.29 | 1 / 120
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- ^ "PZAP ia prish "matematikat" Listës serbe". Tipografi (in Albanian). 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Pasi Supremja ia refuzoi ankesën, Adrijana Hoxhiq përfundimisht mbetet jashtë Kuvendit". Telegrafi. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-13.