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President of Kosovo
Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës (Albanian)
Председник Републике Косово (Serbian)
Presidential standard
Incumbent
Hashim Thaçi
since 7 April 2016
AppointerAssembly of the Republic of Kosovo
Term lengthFive years
Renewable once
Inaugural holderIbrahim Rugova
Formation4 March 2002
WebsiteOfficial website
Politics of Kosovo
Constitution and law
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Recent elections
Foreign policy

The President of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Kosovës, Serbian: Predsednik Kosovo), officially styled the President of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës, Serbian: Predsednik Republike Kosovo), is the head of state and chief representative of the Republic of Kosovo[a] in the country and abroad.

The President is elected indirectly, by the Assembly of Kosovo, in a secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of deputies in functions. If no candidate achieves a two-thirds majority, at the third ballot the candidate who receives a simple majority is elected.[1]

The vote in the Assembly should take place no later than a month before the end of the incumbent President's term of office.[2] He or she serves for a five-year term, renewable once.

History and precursor

The first post-war President, who served until his death in January 2006, was Ibrahim Rugova. His successor was Fatmir Sejdiu. When Sejdiu resigned from his post on 27 September 2010, Jakup Krasniqi served as acting president.[3][4] On 22 February 2011, Behgjet Pacolli was elected as a president of Kosovo,[5] which was quickly evaluated as unconstitutional move.[6] On 4 April 2011, Behgjet Pacolli stepped down[7] and it was decided that another candidate would be elected to serve for up to a year. A constitutional reform will be undertaken to allow for a popular vote for the president in 2013. On 7 April 2011, Atifete Jahjaga, Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police,[8] with the rank of Major general,[9] was elected as President.

Officeholders

Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo

Parties

  KPK/SKK

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of office Political Party
Chairman of the People's Liberation Committee
1944–1945
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |1 Mehmed Hoxha
(1908–1987) 		1 January 1944 11 July 1945 Communist Party
Presidents of the Assembly
1945–1974
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |1 Fadil Hoxha
(1916–2001)
1st time 		11 July 1945 20 February 1953 Communist Party
renamed in 1952 to
League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |2 Ismet Saqiri
(1918–1986) 		20 February 1953 12 December 1953 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |3 Đorđije Pajković
(1917–1980) 		12 December 1953 5 May 1956 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |4 Pavle Jovićević
(1910–1985) 		5 May 1956 4 April 1960 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |5 Dušan Mugoša
(1914–1973) 		4 April 1960 18 June 1963 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |6 Stanoje Akšić
(1921–1970) 		18 June 1963 24 June 1967 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |(1) Fadil Hoxha
(1916–2001)
2nd time 		24 June 1967 7 May 1969 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |7 Ilaz Kurteshi
(1927–2016) 		7 May 1969 May 1974 League of Communists
Presidents of the Presidency
1974–1990
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |1 Xhavid Nimani
(1919–2000) 		May 1974 August 1981 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |2 Ali Shukriu
(1919–2005) 		August 1981 1982 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |3 Kolë Shiroka
(1922–1994) 		1982 May 1983 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |4 Shefqet Nebih Gashi
(1927–) 		May 1983 May 1985 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |5 Branislav Škembarević
(1920–2003) 		May 1985 May 1986 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |6 Bajram Selani May 1986 May 1988 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |7 Remzi Kolgeci
(1947–2011) 		May 1988 5 April 1989 League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |8 Hysen Kajdomçaj
(1943–) 		27 June 1989 11 April 1990 League of Communists

Republic of Kosova (Recognised only by Albania)

Parties

  LDK

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Elected Term of office Political Affiliation
President
1992–2000
1 Ibrahim Rugova
(1944–2006) 		— 25 January 1992 1 February 2000 Democratic League

UN-administered Kosovo

Parties

  LDK

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Elected Term of office Political Affiliation
Presidents
2002–2008
1 Ibrahim Rugova
(1944–2006) 		2002 4 March 2002 21 January 2006
(Died in office) 		Democratic League
2 Fatmir Sejdiu
(1951–) 		2006
2008 		10 February 2006 17 February 2008 Democratic League

Republic of Kosovo (Recognised by 114 UN member states)

Parties

  LDK   PDK   AKR   Non-party

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Elected Term of office Political Affiliation
Presidents
2008–present
1 Fatmir Sejdiu
(1951–) 		2008 17 February 2008 27 September 2010 Democratic League
— Jakup Krasniqi
(1951–)
Acting President 		— 27 September 2010 22 February 2011 Democratic Party
2 Behgjet Pacolli
(1951–) 		2011 22 February 2011 4 April 2011 New Kosovo Alliance
— Jakup Krasniqi
(1951–)
Acting President 		— 4 April 2011 7 April 2011 Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color; color:black;" |3 Atifete Jahjaga
(1975–) 		2011 7 April 2011 7 April 2016 Independent
4 Hashim Thaçi
(1968–) 		2016 7 April 2016 Incumbent Democratic Party

Living former Presidents

There are three living former Kosovan Presidents:

Latest election

Main article: 2016 Kosovan presidential election

See also

Notes and references

Notes:

a. ^ Template:Kosovo-note

References:

  1. ^ Balkan Update
  2. ^ A New President for Kosovo, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, 20 January 2016
  3. ^ "Sejdiu dha dorëheqje nga posti i presidentit" (in Albanian). telegrafi.com. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Kosovo president resigns over breach of constitution". BBC. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  5. ^ Bytyci, Fatos (22 February 2011). "Kosovo elects businessman Behgjet Pacolli president". Reuters.
  6. ^ Snyder, Whitney (30 March 2011). "Kosovo President Behgjet Pacolli Resigns, Vows To Run Again". Huffington Post.
  7. ^ http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14956696,00.html
  8. ^ Koha, "Në krye të Policisë së Kosovës, Atifete Jahjaga"[permanent dead link] Shqip TIME.mk 16 October 2010 (accessed 6 April 2011)
  9. ^ "Atifete Jahjaga zgjidhet presidente e Republikës" Telegrafi.com 7 April 2011 (accessed 6 April 2011)

External links

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