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{{Infobox political youth organization
|name = Youth forum of the Democratic Party of Albania
|native_name = Forumi Rinor i Partise Demokratike
| logo             = {{nowrap|[[File:FRPD & PD Logo.png|150px]]}}
| caption          = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiranë: Ringritje apo ndarje e Partisë Demokratike? – DW – 11/12/2021 |url=https://www.dw.com/sq/tiran%C3%AB-ringritje-apo-ndarje-e-partis%C3%AB-demokratike/a-60086028 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=dw.com |language=sq}}</ref>
|chairperson = Besart Xhaferi
|treasurer =
|colorcode = Blue
|founded = 1991
|headquarters = [[Tirana]]
|ideology = [[Conservatism]], <br> [[Liberal conservatism]]
|mother party=[[Democratic Party of Albania]]|international = [[European Democrat Students]]<br />[[Youth of the European People's Party]]
|regional1_type =
|regional1_name =
|website = [http://www.frpd.al/ www.frpd.al]
}}
The '''Youth Forum of the Democratic Party of Albania''' ({{langx|sq|Forumi Rinor i Partise Demokratike}}, abbreviated as ''FRPD'') is the youth wing of the [[Democratic Party of Albania]]. Founded in 1991 following the collapse of the communist regime, FRPD in recent times has grown to become one of the largest youth political organisations in the western balkans,{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} with major contributions and influence within the Democratic Party. FRPD is one of the founders of the Youth of European People's Party (YEPP) in 1997, and in 2020, following years of negotiations, managed to become full members of [[European Democrat Students]].
In October 2022, Besart Xhaferri was elected chairman of FRPD for the Berisha wing of the Democratic Party.
== History of FRPD ==
[[File:Belind Këlliçi in a football field.jpg|thumb|317x317px|FRPD leader at the time [[Belind Këlliçi]] at a football match against the Republican Party Youth Forum in 2020]]
FRPD, created in the fall of 1991 by founding students of the Democratic Party and active participants in the student movement of December '90, FRPD was considered the first youth political organization created in the scene of Albanian pluralism, which it had included in its membership young democrats from the age 16 to 35 years old.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |date=1990-12-10 |title=Albanian Students Ignite Protest |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/10/world/albanian-students-ignite-protest.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=Refworld {{!}} Albania: Democratic Party (DP) demonstration held in 1990-1991 in Tirana during which the monument of Enver Hoxha was toppled and whether this demonstration was illegal; Democratic Party demonstration at the Student Square in Tirana on 1 May 1999 and whether it was illegal |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be0414.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Refworld |language=en}}</ref> Originally the Democratic Party was a party that had a catch all movement of Liberals and Conservatives. However, much of the liberal wing of the Democratic party of Albania would join [[Neritan Ceka]] to create the [[Democratic Alliance Party (Albania)|Democratic Alliance party]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Neritan Ceka intervistë - (2 Nëntor 1999) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqL3Mvtk6YI |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=en}}</ref> The FRPD since 2013 continues to protest against the ruling party of Albania. Such as calling for the Removal of Edi Rama.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FRPD young people 'ambush' him, Rama is met with protests shortly before the interview |url=https://politiko.al/ditari-i-opozites/te-rinjte-e-frpd-se-i-bejne-prite-rama-pritet-me-protesta-pak--i476030 |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=politiko.al}}</ref>
==Chairs of FRPD==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Chairs of FRPD during years
|-
! Name !! Term
|-
| Ridvan Peshkëpia || 1991-1992
|-
| Arben Lika || 1992-1993
|-
| [[Afrim Krasniqi]]|| 1994-1998
|-
| [[Gent Strazimiri]] || 1998-2000
|-
| Kolin Gjoka || 2000-2002
|-
| [[Sokol Olldashi]] || 2002-2009
|-
| [[Gerti Bogdani]] || 2009-2015
|-
| [[Belind Këlliçi]] || 2015 - 2022
|-
| Besart Xhaferri| Besart Xhaferi
|2022–Present
|-
|}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101216160752/http://www.frpd.al/ Youth forum of the Democratic Party of Albania] {{in lang|sq}}
* {{facebook|frpdsh}}
* {{facebook|BelindKellici.Official}}
==References==
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[[Category:Democratic Party of Albania]]
[[Category:Youth wings of conservative parties]]
[[Category:Youth wings of political parties in Albania]]