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Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
7th Kosovan Assembly
Type
Type
Leadership
Vjosa Osmani, Independent
since 3 February 2020
Arbërie Nagavci, LVV
Kujtim Shala, LDK
Memli Krasniqi, PDK
Slavko Simić, Serb List
Fikrim Damka, KDTP
Besa Gaxherri, LDK
Structure
Seats120
Political groups
Government (59)
  •   LDK (28)
  •   AAK (14)
  •   Independents (5)
  •   National minorities (12)

Supported by (6)

Opposition (55)

Elections
Open list Party-list proportional representation
First election
17 November 2001
Last election
6 October 2019
Next election
14 February 2021
Meeting place
Assembly Building, Pristina, Kosovo
Website
http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/?cid=2,1

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) is the legislative institution of the Republic of Kosovo[a] 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[1] to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'. On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo[2] unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.

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:

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

The Kosovo Assembly has 19 committees:

  • Budget Committee
  • Committee for Finance and Economy
  • Committee for Education, Science and Technology
  • Committee for Health
  • Committee for Labour and Social Welfare
  • Committee for Public Services
  • Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Committee on Judicial, Legislative and Constitutional Framework Matters
  • Committee on Missing Persons – it is a relatively unique committee that deals with the issue of large number of missing persons and prisoners of war as a result of the Kosovo War.
  • Committee on Media
  • Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities
  • Committee for Trade and Industry
  • Committee for Culture, Youth and Sports
  • Committee for Environment and Spatial Planning
  • Committee for Transport and Communications
  • Committee for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
  • Committee on Emergency Preparedness
  • Committee on Public Petitions and Claims
  • Committee on Gender Equality

Most recent election results
Main article: 2019 Kosovan parliamentary election
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Vetëvendosje221,00126.2729–5
Democratic League of Kosovo206,51624.5428+5
Democratic Party of Kosovo178,63721.2324+1
100% Kosovo (AAK–PSD)96,87211.5113+3
Serb List53,8616.4010+1
NISMA–AKR–PD42,0835.006–4
Vakat Coalition7,0750.8420
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo6,7880.8020
Egyptian Liberal Party4,8870.5810
New Democratic Party3,9350.4710
Ashkali Party for Integration3,1130.3710
Fjala2,8520.3400
Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo1,9570.2300
Independent Liberal Party1,8590.220–1
New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo1,7550.2110
Euroatlantic Party of Kosovo1,1730.140New
Unified Party of the Gorans1,1590.1410
United Roma Party of Kosovo1,0780.1310
Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo8340.1000
Party of Kosovo Serbs8160.1000
Civic Initiative of Gora7850.0900
Movement for Gora6950.0800
Serb Coalition (Sloboda)6720.080New
Kosovar New Romani Party2890.0300
Independents5770.070New
Invalid/blank votes35,088–––
Total879,2091001200
Registered voters/turnout1,961,21344.83––
Source: KQZ, KQZ, KQZ

Notes
    a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

    References
    1. "Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-Government"
    2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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