Elections in Kosovo

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Parliamentary elections to the Assembly of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Kosovës, Serbian Cyrillic: Скупштина Косова, transliterated Skupstina Kosova) have been held four times since 1999 with the latest in December 2010.^[1] The Assembly was an institution within the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government' in advance of a decision on the final status of Kosovo. Kosovo, formerly a province of Serbia, came under UN administration in 1999 and unilaterally declared its independence in February 2008. The Assembly elected in 2007 continued in office after the declaration of independence.

Since the Kosovo War, the country has held four parliamentary elections, one every three years, in 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2010 respectively. The first two were administered by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the second two monitored by the international community, with the OSCE and other observing groups concluding that these elections were generally fair and free.

Under Kosovo's Constitutional Framework, which established the PISG, elections were to be held every three years for the Assembly. The Assembly then in turn elects a president and prime minister. The Assembly had 120 members elected for a three-year term: 100 members elected by proportional representation, and 20 members representing national minorities (10 Serbian, 4 Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian, 3 Bosniak, 2 Turkish and 1 Gorani). Under the new Constitution of 2008, the guaranteed seats for Serbs and other minorities remains the same, but in addition they may gain extra seats according to their share of the vote. Kosovo has a multi-party system, with numerous parties and the system of proportional representation and guaranteed minority representation means that no one party is likely to have a parliamentary majority. In addition, a minimum number of Ministers were and remain reserved for Serbs and other minorities. The voting age in Kosovo is 18 years old.^[2][3]

Parliamentary elections (latest)

2021

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Vetëvendosje	438,335	50.28	58	+29
	Democratic Party of Kosovo	148,285	17.01	19	–5
	Democratic League of Kosovo	110,985	12.73	15	–15
	Alliance for the Future of Kosovo	62,111	7.12	8	–5
	Serb List	44,407	5.09	10	0
	Social Democratic Initiative	21,997	2.52	0	–4
	Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo	6,496	0.75	2	0
	Vakat Coalition	5,366	0.62	1	–1
	New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo	3,305	0.38	1	0
	Romani Initiative	3,172	0.36	1	New
	New Democratic Party	2,885	0.33	1	0
	Social Democratic Union	2,549	0.29	1	New
	Egyptian Liberal Party	2,430	0.28	0	–1
	United Community	2,217	0.25	0	New
	Unique Gorani Party	2,161	0.25	1	0
	Ashkali Party for Integration	2,138	0.25	1	0
	Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo	1,960	0.22	0	0
	Civic Initiative for Freedom, Justice and Survival	1,508	0.17	0	New
	Our Initiative	1,375	0.16	0	New
	Movement for Integration	1,261	0.14	0	New
	Innovative Turkish Movement Party	1,243	0.14	0	New
	Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma	1,208	0.14	1	New
	Fjala	1,087	0.12	0	0
	United Roma Party of Kosovo	1,074	0.12	0	–1
	Coalition Together (GIG–PG)	1,010	0.12	0	0
	Kosovar New Romani Party	600	0.07	0	0
	Serbian Democratic Alliance	476	0.05	0	New
	Albanian National Front Party	155	0.02	0	New
Total		871,796	100.00	120	0
Valid votes		871,796	96.38
Invalid/blank votes		32,756	3.62
Total votes		904,552	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,851,927	48.84
Source: CEC, CEC, CEC

Community Assembly of Kosovo

According to UNMIK practice, Serbian national referendums and elections for Parliament and President were allowed in Kosovo, but local elections were organized separately by UNMIK and the PISG. In spite of this, Serbia carried out local elections in Kosovo in 2008; these were not recognized by UNMIK.^{[citation needed]}

The Community Assembly of Kosovo and Metohija is a local government created by the Serbian minority in the Kosovo city of Mitrovica in response to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence.^[4] The first elections for the Assembly took place on May 11, 2008^[5] to coincide with the 2008 Serbian local elections.

In the Brussels agreement, the government of Serbia agreed to integrate Kosovo Serb political structures into the government of Kosovo.

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• List of political parties in Kosovo

References

External links

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Category:Elections in Kosovo

• Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kosovo
• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Parties and elections
• OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Elections
• Assembly of Kosovo