The Left and the right at Albanian political parties in the Balkans

• Author: Prof.dr.Avni Avdiu
• Position: Philosophy & Sociology
• Pages: 32-40

ISSN 2410-759X Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Vol 1 No 1

Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania May 2015

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e Le and the right at Albanian political parties in the Balkans

Prof.dr.Avni Avdiu

(Philosophy & Sociology)

Abstract

Today we are all inuenced by political decisions. Watching the political decisions, they are deeper

taken by narrow party and personal interests of some people, but nevertheless, it remains a disguised

justication of the program relating to denitions and ideological orientations. e role of the

former dictatorial party system is undeniable in leaving ideological footsteps. It seems that its roots

have been deep and this is reected in the manner of articulation, action and political behaviour

in general. When talking about the Albanians in the Balkans, it’s worth saying that they should be

seen from dierent historical perspectives and for this the causes should be sought in their division

in six states. is division was not only territorial, but it is also associated with other aspects, such

as political, social, economic and even psychological. e fall of one-party dictatorship regime,

which was long-time called in communist value, le serious consequences, which is described in

the literature as “the period of transition”. In Albania itreacheda critical point by the collapse

of pyramid schemes, while in Kosovo, Serbia and Macedonia by armed conict. Guilty of such a

state were exactly the political parties, they who misused the transition period, lying, deceiving and

taking advantage exceptionally for their narrow interests. ey were divided into a few of them,

were labelled with dierent names, tried to express the le-right ideological settings, but in reality,

they had one thing in common: their interest separately or individually and separately narrow

benet-sharing. Ideology was only false shield through which they created the necessary separation

for them, because in reality they were unique, and together in an action of the, corruption and

manipulation in all kinds of power. In Albania clashes between the Socialist Party, successor of

the Labour Party (Communist) and the Democratic Party became hostile to death. ey called

on national and state interests, but forgot that their ght was against to what they pretended. In

Kosovo aer the war and NATO intervention, the bitterest political struggle was developed between

the Democratic League (with the peaceful background) and the Democratic Party (with the war

background). For Democratic League it can be said that it was a mixed sta of Titoists, Enverists,

Marxists, Stalinists and liberal-democrats, early unsaid about the ideological orientation, and then

eagerly to be exposed as rightist. Democratic Party not only to the sta structure, but also by the way

of organisation was leist, but never spoke as such, but rather posing as a rightist.

In Macedonia the rst on political scene from Albanian came the Party of Democratic Prosperity,

for which it can be said that also said for Democratic League of Kosovo. ey were even related

by a joint body in the inter-Albanian level in former Yugoslavia. Democratic Party of Albanians

although its leader was the ideologue of the Le in Kosovo, simulating as a rightist and this did

more to connect with VMRO-DPMNE, so easier to ascend to power. Democratic Union for

Integration had no complex of pronunciation as a leist option, even its leader said this openly,

without hiding or disguising his past in Marxist-Leninist illegality organisations, but it was helped

by war to win in elections, because peacefully, as Enverist, will not reach out to climb the peaks of

political success.

Keywords: Politics, political party, the le, the right, socialism, communism, Liberal Democrats,

capitalism.