Partia Shqiptare Demokristiane e Kosovës (PSHDK) is the party that embraces Christian Democrat ideals in Kosovo, although not all of its members are Catholic is the case in other countries. In the last elections it won 2 seats in the Assembly of Kosovo. The founder and present leader of PSHDK is Academic Mark Krasniqi . The Albanian Demochristian Party of Kosovo is a close ally of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), consequently, the first post-war minister of transport and telecommunications of the Kosovo Government was a member of PSHDK. The Albanian Demochristian Party of Kosovo platform promotes an independent, free, and democratic Kosovo.