Assembly of Kosovo
| Assembly of Kosovo Kuvendi i Kosovës Skupština Kosova Kosova Meclisi |
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| 3rd Kosovan Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Chairman | Jakup Krasniqi, DPK Since 12 December 2007 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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| Political groups |
Democratic Party (34)
Democratic League (27)
Self-Determination (14)
Serbian parties (13)
Minority party (12)
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| Elections | |
| Last election | 12 December 2010 |
| Meeting place | |
| Assembly Building, Pristina, Kosovo | |
| Website | |
| http://www.assembly-kosova.org/ | |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Kosovo |
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Constitution
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Legislature
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Judiciary
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The Assembly of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Косова, Skupština Kosova) 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, acting outside the UNMIK's PISG framework (not representing the Assembly of Kosovo or any other of these institutions),[2] declared that Kosovo is independent from Serbia and subsequently adopted a constitution, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.
The Assembly of the new Republic of Kosovo[a] is regulated by the Constitution of Kosovo and has 120 members; of these, 100 are directly voted into the Assembly whilst the rest are reserved as follows:
- 10 seats for the representatives of the Serbs.
- 4 seats for the representatives of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians.
- 3 seats for the Bosniaks, Montenegrins, Croats, Hungarians, Toskan
- 2 seats for the Turks.
- 1 seat for the Gorans.
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Committees [edit]
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 International Co-operation
- 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
Speakers of the Assembly of Kosovo [edit]
Election results [edit]
| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Main | Serbs | Minority |
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| Democratic Party of Kosovo (Partia Demokratike e Kosovës) | 224,339 | 32.11 | 34 | — | — |
| Democratic League of Kosovo (Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës) | 172,552 | 24.69 | 27 | — | — |
| Self-Determination (Vetëvendosje) | 88,652 | 12.69 | 14 | — | — |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës) | 77,130 | 11.04 | 12 | — | — |
| New Kosovo Coalition (Koalicioni për Kosovë të Re)* | 50,951 | 7.29 | 8 | — | — |
| New Spirit Party (Partia Fryma e Re) | 15,156 | 2.17 | — | — | — |
| Democratic League of Dardania (Lidhja Demokratike e Dardanisë) | 14,924 | 2.14 | — | — | — |
| Independent Liberal Party (Samostalna Liberalna Stranka) | 14,352 | 2.05 | 2 | 6 | — |
| Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi) | 8,548 | 1.22 | 1 | — | 2 |
| United Serbian List (Jedinstvena Srpska Lista) | 6,004 | 0.86 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Vakat Coalition (Koalicija Vakat) | 5,296 | 0.76 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo (Partia Demokratike e Ashkanlive të Kosovës) | 2,871 | 0.41 | — | — | 1 |
| New Democratic Party (Nova Demokratska Stranka) | 2,478 | 0.35 | — | — | 1 |
| Bosniak Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo (Bošnjačka Stranka Demokratske Akcije Kosova) | 1,818 | 0.26 | — | — | 1 |
| New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo (Iniciativa e Re Demokratike e Kosovës) | 1,690 | 0.24 | — | — | 1 |
| Party of Democratic Action (Stranka Demokratske Akcije) | 1,602 | 0.23 | — | — | — |
| Ashkali Party for Integration (Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim) | 1,386 | 0.2 | — | — | 1 |
| Kosovo Turkish Union (Kosova Türk Birliǧi) | 1,364 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| League of Egyptians of Kosovo (Lidhja e Egjiptianëve të Kosovës) | 1,010 | 0.14 | — | — | — |
| Serb Democratic Party of Kosovo and Metohija (Srpska Demokratska Stranka Kosova i Metohije) | 1,008 | 0.14 | — | 1 | — |
| Serbian Social Democratic Party (Srpska Socijal Demokratska Stranka) | 829 | 0.12 | — | — | — |
| Civic Initiative of Gora (Građanska Inicijativa Gore) | 787 | 0.11 | — | — | 1 |
| Montenegrin Democratic Party (Crnogorska Demokratska Stranka) | 771 | 0.11 | — | — | — |
| Serb People's Party (Srpska Narodna Stranka) | 749 | 0.11 | — | — | — |
| United Roma Party of Kosovo (Partia Rome e Bashkuar e Kosovës) | 690 | 0.1 | — | — | 1 |
| Social Democratic Party of Gora (Socijaldemokratska Stranka Gore) | 598 | 0.09 | — | — | — |
| Serb Kosovo-Metohija Party (Srpska Kosovsko-Metohijska Stranka) | 505 | 0.07 | — | — | — |
| Union of Independent Social Democrats of Kosovo and Metohija (Savez Nezavisnih Socijaldemokrata Kosova i Metohije) | 486 | 0.07 | — | — | — |
| Civic Initiative National Wing (Gradjanska Inicijativa Krilo Naroda) | 205 | 0.03 | — | — | — |
| Total (turnout 47.5%) | 646,623 | 100.0 | 100 | 10 | 10 |
| Source: CEC * consisting of New Kosovo Alliance–Justice Party–Social Democratic Party–Pensionists and Disabled Party–Pensionists Party of Kosovo–Albanian National Democratic Party–Green Party of Kosovo (Aleanca Kosova e Re–Partia e Drejtësisë–Partia Social Demokrate–Partia e Pensionistëve Invalidore–Partia e Pensionistëve të Kosovës–Partia Nacional Demokratike Shqiptare–Partia e të Gjelbërve të Kosovës) |
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Notes and references [edit]
Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 99 out of 193 United Nations member states. |
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Coordinates: 42°39′53″N 21°09′51″E / 42.66472°N 21.16417°E
