A moderate politician, Rugova led the LDK through the 1990s, advocating a policy of non-violent resistance to the Milosevic regime, for which he was dubbed the "Gandhi of the Balkans".
Politician moderat, Rugova a condus LDK în anii 1990, pledând pentru o politică de rezistenţă nonviolentă faţă de regimul lui Milosevic, drept pentru care a fost supranumit "Gandhi al Balcanilor".