IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

1,756,370
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

2,075,868
Registered Voters (as of Feb. 9, 2025)

47.78%
Average Turnout

9
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.651
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: N/A

SIGI* Score: 20.8
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: N/A

HDI Score: N/A

Name	Official Name	Type
Kosovar Assembly	Kuvendi i Kosovës/Skupština Kosova	Assembly

Government Structure:

Chief of State: President Vjosa OSMANI-Sadriu (since 4 April 2021)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Albin KURTI (since 22 March 2021)

Assembly: unicameral Assembly (Kuvendi / Skupština) with 120 seats

Electoral System:

The President is indirectly elected by the Assembly to a 5-year term without term limits.

The Prime Minister is indirectly elected by the Assembly.

In the Assembly, all 120 members are directly elected via proportional representation vote. 20 of 120 seats are reserved for ethnic minorities: Serbs (10); Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (4), Bosniak (3), Turkish (2), Goran (1). All members serve 4-year terms without term limits.

Elections

2025-02-09 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 966,283
Registered 2,075,868
Turnout 46.55

2021-02-14 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 903,422
Registered 1,851,927
Turnout 48.78

2019-10-06 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 837,112
Registered 1,937,868
Turnout 43.2

2017-06-11 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 777,093
Registered 1,888,059
Turnout 41.16

2014-06-08 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 766,834
Registered 1,799,023
Turnout 42.63

2010-12-12 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 743,892
Registered 1,570,000
Turnout 47.38

2007-11-17 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 628,630
Registered 1,400,000
Turnout 44.9

2004-10-23 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 663,357
Registered 1,297,975
Turnout 51.11

2001-11-17 | Status: Held
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 803,796
Registered 1,249,987
Turnout 64.3

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Kosovar Assembly	2025-02-09	Held	966,283	2,075,868	46.55
Kosovar Assembly	2021-02-14	Held	903,422	1,851,927	48.78
Kosovar Assembly	2019-10-06	Held	837,112	1,937,868	43.2
Kosovar Assembly	2017-06-11	Held	777,093	1,888,059	41.16
Kosovar Assembly	2014-06-08	Held	766,834	1,799,023	42.63
Kosovar Assembly	2010-12-12	Held	743,892	1,570,000	47.38
Kosovar Assembly	2007-11-17	Held	628,630	1,400,000	44.9
Kosovar Assembly	2004-10-23	Held	663,357	1,297,975	51.11
Kosovar Assembly	2001-11-17	Held	803,796	1,249,987	64.3

Voter Turnout

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