Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo | |
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| 7th Kosovan Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Jahja Kokaj, LVV | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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Political groups | Government (59)
Supported by (6) Opposition (55) |
| Elections | |
| Open list Party-list proportional representation | |
First election | 17 November 2001 |
Last election | 6 October 2019 |
Next election | 2023 or earlier |
| Meeting place | |
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| Assembly Building, Pristina, Kosovo | |
| Website | |
| http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/?cid=2,1 | |
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| Constitution and law |
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 from Serbia 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:
- 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.[3]
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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Vetëvendosje/meta/color| | Vetëvendosje | 221,001 | 26.27 | 29 | –5 |
| bgcolor=Template:Democratic League of Kosovo/meta/color| | Democratic League of Kosovo | 206,516 | 24.54 | 28 | +5 |
| bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party of Kosovo/meta/color| | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 178,637 | 21.23 | 24 | +1 |
| bgcolor=Template:New Democratic Spirit/meta/color| | 100% Kosovo (AAK–PSD) | 96,872 | 11.51 | 13 | +3 |
| Serb List | 53,861 | 6.40 | 10 | +1 | |
| bgcolor=Template:Socialist Party of Albania/meta/color| | NISMA–AKR–PD | 42,083 | 5.00 | 6 | –4 |
| Vakat Coalition | 7,075 | 0.84 | 2 | 0 | |
| Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo | 6,788 | 0.80 | 2 | 0 | |
| Egyptian Liberal Party | 4,887 | 0.58 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Democratic Party | 3,935 | 0.47 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ashkali Party for Integration | 3,113 | 0.37 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fjala | 2,852 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo | 1,957 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Liberal Party | 1,859 | 0.22 | 0 | –1 | |
| New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo | 1,755 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Euroatlantic Party of Kosovo | 1,173 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Unified Party of the Gorans | 1,159 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | |
| United Roma Party of Kosovo | 1,078 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | |
| bgcolor=Template:Party of Democratic Action/meta/color| | Bosniak Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo | 834 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Party of Kosovo Serbs | 816 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Civic Initiative of Gora | 785 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Movement for Gora | 695 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| bgcolor= Template:Sfida për Shqipërinë/meta/color| | Serb Coalition (Sloboda) | 672 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Kosovar New Romani Party | 289 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color| | Independents | 577 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 35,088 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 879,209 | 100 | 120 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,961,213 | 44.83 | – | – | |
| Source: KQZ, KQZ, KQZ | |||||
Notes
| a. | ^ Template:Kosovo-note |
References
- ^ "Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-Government"
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "[1]"
External links
- Official website (in English, Albanian, and Serbian)
- Constitutional Framework