Movement for United Albania
The Movement for United Albania Lëvizja për Shqipëri të Bashkuar | |
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| President | Kastriot Berishaj |
| Founder | Kastriot Berishaj |
| Founded | July 16, 2016[1] |
| Headquarters | Tirana, Albania |
| Ideology | Ultranationalism[2] Albanian irredentism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Slogan | "Një Komb, Një Shtet - Shqipëria e Bashkuar" (One Nation, One State - United Albania.) [3] |
| Election symbol | |
| LSHB | |
| Website | |
| www.levizjalshb.com | |
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 Albania |
The Movement for United Albania (Albanian: Lëvizja për Shqipëri të Bashkuar) is an irredentist and nationalist[2] political movement in Albania.
History
[edit]On July 16, 2016 the Movement for United Albania held its official founding Convention.[4] The Movement for United Albania's political foundations are based on the irredentist concept of Greater Albania and its aim is to unite Albania and foreign territories from neighboring countries such as Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece into a greater Albanian national state, or "United Albania".
The president and the founder of LSHB is Kastriot Berishaj, who was arrested on 6 June 2017, alongside Alban Mulaj and Burim Veliu, by the Albanian police on the grounds of burning foreign flags, igniting national hatred, distribution of unconstitutional printed material, and creation of unconstitutional parties & associations.[5][6][7][8][9]
On 11 July 2017, the Movement for United Albania was legalized by the Republic of Albania, according to decision no. 5620 of the Court of Tirana Judicial Council, according to the constitution of the Republic of Albania, which recognizes the right to national unification as a legitimate and constitutional right.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zyrtarizohet Lëvizja për Shqipëri të Bashkuar". News Agency KosovaPress, in Albanian. July 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Shqipëria e Bashkuar Online, 2016-04-26
- ^ "Lëvizja për Shqipëri të Bashkuar – Lëvizja për Shqipëri të Bashkuar". Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ^ TV21, 2016-07-16 (in Albanian)
- ^ "Greek flag arsonist arrested (Arrestohet zjarrvënësi i flamurit grek)". sarandaweb.net. June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Greek flags lifted at Aliko's Meadows, head of LSHB arrested at the border (Hoqi flamujt grekë në Livadhja e Aliko, arrestohet në kufi kreu i LSHB)". Gazeta Standard Online. June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Albanian extremist who burned Greek flags, got arrested (Συνελήφθη ο Αλβανός εξτρεμιστής που έκαιγε ελληνικές σημαίες)". Newspaper "To Pontiki". June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Handcuffs to Albanian Tahir Veliu who burned Greek flags - Attacks in areas of the Greek Minority! (Xειροπέδες στον Αλβανό Ταχίρ Βέλιου που έκαιγε ελληνικές σημαίες - Επιθέσεις σε περιοχές της ελληνικής μειονότητας!)". PRO NEWS. June 8, 2017.
- ^ "The head of the United Movement for Albania, Tahir Veliu is arrested (Vihet në arrest kryetari i Lëvizjes për Shqipëri të Bashkuar, Tahir Veliu)". 27.al. June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Tirana legalized the Movement for United Albania (Legalizohet në Tiranë Lëvizja për Shqipëri të Bashkuar)". Koha.net. July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Albania legalized the nationailist movement that seeks unification of albanian territories (Albanija legalizuje nacionalistički pokret radi otimanja teritoraja svojih suseda )". Intermagazin. June 13, 2017.
- ^ "Albania: Legitimizes the Nationalist Movement for Soil Claims in Neighboring Countries (Αλβανία: Νόμιμο το Εθνικιστικό Κίνημα για διεκδικήσεις εδαφών γειτονικών χωρών)". Himara.gr. July 13, 2017.