IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

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

Chief of State: President Hashim THACI
Head of Government: Prime Minister Ramush HARADINAJ
Assembly: Kosovo has a unicameral Assembly (Kuvendi i Kosovës/Skupština Kosova) with 120 seats.

The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
In the Assembly (Kuvendi i Kosovës/Skupština Kosova), 100 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 3-year terms and 20 members are reserved to represent Kosovo's national minorities to serve 3-year terms.
- In the proportional tier, there is a 30 percent female quota under which every third candidate must be female. Electors may vote for up to five individual candidates within the list they choose. Of the seats reserved for ethnic minorities, 10 are reserved for ethnic Serbs, and 10 are reserved for other ethnic minorities.

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

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

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

2010-12-12
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 743,892
Registered 1,570,000
Turnout 47.38

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

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

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Kosovar Assembly	2019-10-06	837,112	1,937,868	43.2
Kosovar Assembly	2017-06-11	777,093	1,888,059	41.16
Kosovar Assembly	2014-06-08	766,834	1,799,023	42.63
Kosovar Assembly	2010-12-12	743,892	1,570,000	47.38
Kosovar Assembly	2007-11-17	628,630	1,400,000	44.9
Kosovar Assembly	2004-10-23	663,357	1,297,975	51.11

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