Ahead of the June 2017 election, the nationalist political parties
Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK),
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and
Social 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 parties
Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),
The Alternative, and
New Kosovo Alliance (AKR). AAK party leader and former
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander
Ramush Haradinaj was the coalition's figurehead and candidate for
Prime Minister of Kosovo, marking the first time since the end of the
Kosovo War that all former KLA commanders had joined political parties. Haradinaj had been accused by
Serbia of committing
war crimes. 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. 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.
Albin Kurti, leader of the nationalist party
Vetëvendosje, commented after the announcement of the new coalition that the formation of a new government was left to
Aleksandar Vučić. == 2019 election ==