# Movement for Unification > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Movement_for_Unification > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Movement_for_Unification.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Unification > Source revision: 1256636107 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Movement for Unification** (Albanian: *Lëvizja për Bashkim*, *LB*) is a [political party](/source/Political_party) in [Kosovo](/source/Kosovo). Its main goal is [unification of Kosovo](/source/Unification_of_Albania_and_Kosovo) and all other former [Yugoslavian](/source/Yugoslavia) territories populated by [Albanians](/source/Albanians) to [Albania](/source/Albania). Its leader is Avni Klinaku, known as co-founder of former [National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo](/source/National_Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_Kosovo) (Albanian: *Lëvizjes Kombëtare për Çlirimin e Kosovës, LKÇK*), a [nationalist](/source/Albanian_nationalism) organization of the 1980s promoting active resistance and [separation](/source/Secession) of Kosovo from Yugoslavia, having some connections to [People's Movement of Kosovo](/source/People's_Movement_of_Kosovo) (PMK).[1] ## Political activity During [2010 elections in Kosovo](/source/2010_Kosovan_parliamentary_election), the party ran in [coalition](/source/Coalition) with [Vetëvendosje](/source/Vet%C3%ABvendosje), within the latter's [parliamentary group](/source/Parliamentary_group), but split the following year.[2][3] LB was the promoter of the [parliamentary resolute](/source/Act_of_Parliament) of 6 September 2012 for replacing all [telephony codes](/source/List_of_country_calling_codes) of [Kosovo](/source/Kosovo) with [+355](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Albania) of [Albania](/source/Albania),[4][5] which was ignored by [Kosovo government](/source/Government_of_Kosovo) and overruled by the [controversial](/source/Controversy) [agreements](/source/Belgrade%E2%80%93Pristina_negotiations) in [Brussels](/source/Brussels).[6][7] On 23 May 2011, [Movement for Integration and Unification](/source/Movement_for_Integration_and_Unification), (Albanian: *Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim, LBI*) joined LB.[8] [MIU](/source/Movement_for_Integration_and_Unification) had been the main successor of [National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo](/source/National_Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_Kosovo), with [Fadil Fazliu](/source/Fadil_Fazliu) being the leader after the resignation of Smajl Latifi.[9] ## Representatives in the Assembly of Kosovo - [Aurora Bakalli](/source/Aurora_Bakalli) - [Agim Kuleta](/source/Agim_Kuleta) ## See also - [Albanian nationalism](/source/Albanian_nationalism) - [Kosovo Albanians](/source/Kosovo_Albanians) - [Kosovo War](/source/Kosovo_War) - [List of Kosovo Albanians](/source/List_of_Kosovo_Albanians) - [List of political parties in Kosovo](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Kosovo) - [Movement for Integration and Unification](/source/Movement_for_Integration_and_Unification) - [National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo](/source/National_Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_Kosovo) - [People's Movement of Kosovo](/source/People's_Movement_of_Kosovo) - [Vetëvendosje](/source/Vet%C3%ABvendosje) - [Ahtisaari Plan](/source/Ahtisaari_Plan) ## References 1. Klinaku, Avni (2013-02-21), ["LKÇK-ja u margjinalizua nga profiterët e luftës"](http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/informacion.php?id=398) [NMKL was marginalized by war profiteers] (in Albanian), LB, Movement for Unification 1. ["Deputetët e Lëvizjes për Bashkim tërhiqen nga GP i Vetëvendosjes! (Assembly members of LB leave VV! parliamentary group)"](http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/informacion.php?id=253) (in Albanian), LB Information Office, 2011-09-20 1. ["Lëvizja për Bashkim e Vetëvendosje "prishen" për para (LB and VV! "break up" because of money)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054648/https://2lonline.com/lajmet-qendrore/3473-levizja-per-bashkim-e-vetevendosje-prishen-per-para-.html) (in Albanian), 2LONLINE.com, 20 September 2011, archived from [the original](http://www.2lonline.com/lajmet-qendrore/3473-levizja-per-bashkim-e-vetevendosje-prishen-per-para-.html) on 18 May 2018, retrieved 23 August 2013 1. ["Priština replaces Serbian country code with Albanian"](http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2012&mm=09&dd=07&nav_id=82120), B92, September 7, 2012 1. ["Qeveria po luan me kodin telefonik(The government is playing with telephony prefix)"](http://www.httpwww.gazetaexpress.com/?cid=1,14,112339) (in Albanian), Gazeta Express, 22 May 2013 1. Aliu, Leonora (18 May 2013), ["Beogradi i reagon Editës, s'ka kod telefonik për Kosovën (Belgrade reacts to Edita, no telephony prefix for Kosovo)"](http://www.gazetaexpress.com/index.php?cid=1,13,111952) (in Albanian), Gazeta Express 1. ["Kosova dhe Serbia sot dorëzojnë propozimet për kodin telefonik (Kosovo and Serbia to submit proposals for telephony prefix as today)"](http://www.koha.net/index.php/repository/docs/08atijaha.pdf?page=1,13,149415) (in Albanian), Koha TV, 2013-06-18 1. ["Bashkohen LB dhe LIB (MU and MIU join in one)"](http://time.ikub.al/8545bc0298/2047510c6929361ce9a21613f50adbbe/Lajm_Bashkohet-LB-me-LIB.aspx) (in Albanian), albeu.com, 2011-05-23 1. ["Lëvizja për Integrim dhe Bashkim mbetet pa kryetar (LIB remains without a leader)"](http://lajme.shqiperia.com/lajme/artikull/iden/1046910431/titulli/Levizja-per-Integrim-dhe-Bashkim-mbetet-pa-kryetar) (in Albanian), InfoArkiv, August 10, 2010 ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20180309130056/http://levizjaperbashkim.com/) - [Political Platform (in Albanian)](http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/dokumentet/35.pdf) - [Political Program (in Albanian)](http://levizjaperbashkim.com/new/programi.php) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Movement for Unification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Unification) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_for_Unification?action=history)). 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