Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

Legislature of the Republic of Kosovo

Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës

9th Legislature
Type
Type|

Unicameral

History
Founded|

* 2 July 1990 (1990-07-02) (de jure)[a]
* 10 December 2001 (2001-12-10) (de facto)[a]

Leadership

Speaker

Avni Dehari (acting), LVV
since 15 April 2025

Deputy speaker

Sala Jashari (acting), PDK
since 15 April 2025

Parliamentary leaders

* vacant, LVV
* vacant, PDK
* Hykmete Bajrami, LDK
* vacant, vacant[b]
* vacant, AAK–NISMA
* vacant, Serb List

Structure
Seats| 120

Political groups

LVV (48)

*   LVV (41)
*   Guxo (6)
*   Alternativa (1)

PDK (24)
LDK (20)

Multiethnic group (10)

*   KDTP (2)
*   IRDK (1)
*   NDS (1)
*   SPO (1)
*   Vakat (1)
*   PLE (1)
*   SDU (1)
*   PAI (1)
*   PREBK (1)

AAK–NISMA (9)

*   AAK (5)
*   NISMA (3)
*   JGP (1)

Serb List (9)
Committees| Various by legislature, currently 14[1]

Length of term

| Four years
Salary| €1,547 monthly[2]
Elections

Voting system

| Open party-list proportional representation

First election

* 24 May 1992 (de jure)
* 17 November 2001 (de facto)

Last election

| 9 February 2025

Next election

| By 2029
Meeting place
Assembly Building, Ibrahim Rugova Square, Pristina, Kosovo
Website
www.kuvendikosoves.org

Politics of Kosovo

Constitution and law

Executive

* President

Vjosa Osmani
* Prime Minister

Albin Kurti
Second Kurti cabinet
* Government

Legislature

* Assembly

Chairman: Glauk Konjufca

Judiciary

* Constitutional Court
* Kosovo Judicial Council

Administrative divisions

* Districts
* Municipalities

Recent elections

*     * Presidential: 2016
* 2021
* 2026

*     * Parliamentary: 2019
* 2021
* 2025

*     * Local: 2013
* 2017
* 2021

*     * Referendums: 1991
* 2012
* 2024

* Political parties

* PDK
* LDK
* AAK
* SLS
* VV
* AKR

Foreign policy

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Foreign relations

Visa policy
* Declaration of independence

Diplomatic recognition
ICJ advisory opinion
* Accession to European Union
* Diplomatic missions in Kosovo / of Kosovo
* Brussels Agreement
* Belgrade–Pristina negotiations

* Other countries

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The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) or the Kuvendi,[c] is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly elected by the people every four years. It was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001[3] to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'. On 17 February 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo[4] unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.

## Members

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The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is regulated by the Constitution of Kosovo and has 120 directly elected members; 20 are reserved for national minorities as follows:

* 10 seats for the representatives of the Serbs.
* 4 seats for the representatives of the Romani, Ashkali and Egyptians.
* 3 seats for the Bosniaks.
* 2 seats for the Turks.
* 1 seat for the Gorans.[5]

Albanian is the official language of the majority, but all languages of minorities such as Serbian, Turkish and Bosnian are used, with simultaneous interpretation.

## Committees

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The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in this legislature has a total of fourteen committees,[1] the number of committees varies depending on the legislature.

1. Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
2. Committee for Budget, Labor and Transfers
3. Committee for Economy, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade
4. Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, Youth and Sports
5. Committee for European Integration
6. Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
7. Committee for Health and Social Welfare
8. Committee for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons, Victims of War Sexual Violence and Petitions
9. Committee for Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency
10. Committee for Public Administration, Local Government, Media and Regional Development
11. Committee for Security and Defense
12. Committee for the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns
13. Oversight Committee of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency
14. Public Finance Oversight Committee

## Most recent election results

[edit]

Main article: 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election

No party won a majority in the Assembly of Kosovo, with Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje party receiving around 41% of the vote.[6] Turnout was estimated at 41%. The release of official results was delayed by a failure in the election commission's website that was attributed to an increase in user traffic.[7]

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Vetëvendosje[d]| 396,787| 42.30| 48| –10
| Democratic Party of Kosovo| 196,474| 20.95| 24| +5
| Democratic League of Kosovo| 171,357| 18.27| 20| +5
| AAK–NISMA[e]| 66,256| 7.06| 8| 0
| Serb List| 39,915| 4.26| 9| –1
| Coalition for Family (AKR, PD, LF)| 20,023| 2.13| 0| New
| Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo| 4,824| 0.51| 2| 0
| New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo| 4,688| 0.50| 1| 0
| New Democratic Party| 4,158| 0.44| 1| 0
| For Freedom, Justice and Survival| 4,139| 0.44| 1| New
| Vakat Coalition| 3,471| 0.37| 1| 0
| Serb Democracy| 3,271| 0.35| 0| New
| Egyptian Liberal Party| 3,251| 0.35| 1| +1
| Social Democratic Union| 3,042| 0.32| 1| 0
| Ashkali Party for Integration| 2,196| 0.23| 1| +1
| PDAK–LpB| 2,056| 0.22| 0| 0
| Serb National Movement| 1,846| 0.20| 0| New
| Innovative Turkish Movement Party| 1,800| 0.19| 0| 0
| Unique Gorani Party| 1,734| 0.18| 1| 0
| Our Initiative| 1,553| 0.17| 0| 0
| United Roma Party of Kosovo| 1,350| 0.14| 1| 0
| Fjala| 899| 0.10| 0| 0
| Kosova Adalet Türk Partisi| 642| 0.07| 0| New
| Albanian National Front Party| 621| 0.07| 0| 0
| Građanska Inicijativa Narodna Pravda| 620| 0.07| 0| New
| Party of Kosovo Serbs| 462| 0.05| 0| 0
| Opre Roma Kosova| 384| 0.04| 0| New
| Independents| 191| 0.02| 0| New
Total| 938,010| 100.00| 120| 0
Valid votes| 938,010| 97.07|
Invalid/blank votes| 28,273| 2.93|
Total votes| 966,283| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 2,075,868| 46.55|
Source: KQZ, KQZ

## Assembly building

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The Assembly Building is located at Ibrahim Rugova Square in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo.[8] The building, which dates from the 1950s, underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2004 which included the complete redesign of the plenary chamber.[9]

* Assembly Building

* Assembly Building

* Assembly Building

* Assembly Building

* Main entrance on Ibrahim Rugova Square

* Additional entrance on KLA Street

* Ibrahim Rugova Square

## Notes

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1. ^ a b The date of establishment coincides with the date of the assembly first session.
2. ^ As the parliamentary leader of the multiethnic group.
3. ^ Albanian: Kuvendi; Albanian for Assembly
4. ^ Running with GUXO and Alternativa
5. ^ Running with Conservative List, Intellectual Forum E-30 and Ideal

## References

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1. ^ a b "Komisionet" [Committee] (in Albanian). Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. ^ "Deputetët, punë pak e paga shumë" [Deputies, little work and high salary] (in Albanian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
3. ^ "Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-Government" (PDF). United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. 15 May 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
4. ^ Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo Archived 29 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Advisory Opinion Archived 11 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine, I.C.J. Reports 2010, p. 403. ISBN 978-92-1-071107-4
5. ^ "Roli dhe kompetencat e Kuvendit". Kuvendi i Kosovës (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
6. ^ "Kosovo PM's party leading but short of majority, exit poll shows". BBC. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
7. ^ "Kosovo's governing party wins parliamentary election but without majority, preliminary results show". AP News. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
8. ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
9. ^ "Kuvendi i Kosovës mbush sot 20 vjet, pamje të rralla ndër vite [foto]". 11 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

## External links

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* Official website (in English, Albanian, and Serbian)
* Constitutional Framework

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History|

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