PANA coalition Koalicioni PANA | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PANA |
| Spokesperson | Ramush Haradinaj |
| Founder | Democratic Party of Kosovo Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Social Democratic Initiative |
| Founded | May 2017; 8 years ago (2017-05) |
| Dissolved | 22 August 2019; 6 years ago (2019-08-22) |
| Headquarters | Pristina, Kosovo |
ThePANA coalition (Albanian:Koalicioni PANA) was a ruling post-electoral Kosovanpolitical alliance between four major Albanian and six ethnic minorityparties in Kosovo. Its formation ended three months of political uncertainty following the2017 parliamentary election.[1] It was founded originally asPAN coalition (Albanian:Koalicioni PAN).
Ahead of the June 2017 election, the nationalist political partiesDemocratic Party of Kosovo (PDK),Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), andSocial Democratic Initiative (NISMA) agreed to join forces, forming a pre-electoral coalition known as the "PAN coalition" or "War Faction coalition".They aimed to challenge the pre-electoral coalition of moderate partiesDemocratic League of Kosovo (LDK),The Alternative, andNew Kosovo Alliance (AKR).AAK party leader and formerKosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commanderRamush Haradinaj was the coalition's figurehead and candidate forPrime Minister of Kosovo, marking the first time since the end of theKosovo War that all former KLA commanders had joined political parties.[citation needed]Haradinaj had been accused bySerbia of committingwar crimes.[2]
No single party achieved a majority of seats in the election.The PAN coalition won nearly 34% of the vote; to secure the 61 votes (50%+1) needed to form a government, it needed to join with other coalitions.[3] The PANA coalition was formed on September 4 when AKR left its pre-electoral coalition with LDK and The Alternative to join the PAN coalition, along with ethnic minority parties.The new coalition held 63 out of the 120 seats in parliament.[1]
Albin Kurti, leader of the nationalist partyVetëvendosje, commented after the announcement of the new coalition that the formation of a new government was left toAleksandar Vučić.[4]
Prime Minister Haradinaj resigned in July 2019 after being summoned for questioning by theKosovan court in The Hague. With his resignation came the fall of his government.[2]
On August 2, PresidentHashim Thaçi asked the PANA coalition to propose a new candidate for the office of Prime Minister.Other political parties opposed the move and the proposal was unsuccessful.
On August 22, the 6th legislature of theKosovo's parliament came to an abrupt end as a majority of MPs voted to dissolve parliament before the expiration of its term. This brought a formal end to the PANA coalition due to internal disagreements on the matter.[5][failed verification]
