He joined the left-wing nationalist People's Movement for the Republic of Kosovo as a student, and in 1993 he became a founding member of the LKÇK, which also followed a left-nationalist ideology.
[3][4] The National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo won a single seat in the 2001 Kosovan parliamentary election, which went to party leader Fatmir Humolli.
[13] Latifi's support for Kosovo's independence was predicated on the notion that it would be a transitional process leading to unification with Albania.
"[16] The LKÇK restructured itself as the Movement for Integration and Unification (LIB) in September 2008, and Latifi was chosen as the new party's leader without opposition.
[17] In August 2009, he called for what he described as "eastern Kosova" (i.e., Serbia's Preševo Valley) to be included in a future united Albanian state.
"[19] In early 2013, he agreed to implement a law granting more autonomy to the Serb village of Velika Hoča (Hoçë e Madhe) in Rahovec, notwithstanding that he had previously opposed it.
[21] Latifi was defeated by Idriz Vehapi of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) in the 2013 local elections.
[22] The AAK formed an alliance with the PDK for the 2017 Kosovan parliamentary election, and Latifi appeared in the sixty-third position on their combined list.
[23] Latifi was re-elected as mayor of Rahovec in the 2017 local elections, defeating Vehapi in a rematch from four years earlier.