IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

1,756,370
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

2,075,868
Registered Voters (as of Feb. 9, 2025)

47.78%
Average Turnout

9
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Name	Official Name	Type
Kosovar Assembly	Kuvendi i Kosovës/Skupština Kosova	Assembly

Government Structure:

Chief of State: President Vjosa OSMANI-Sadriu (since 4 April 2021)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Albin KURTI (since 22 March 2021)

Assembly: unicameral Assembly (Kuvendi / Skupština) with 120 seats

Electoral System:

The President is indirectly elected by the Assembly to a 5-year term without term limits.

The Prime Minister is indirectly elected by the Assembly.

In the Assembly, all 120 members are directly elected via proportional representation vote. 20 of 120 seats are reserved for ethnic minorities: Serbs (10); Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (4), Bosniak (3), Turkish (2), Goran (1). All members serve 4-year terms without term limits.

Elections

2025-02-09
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 966,283
Registered 2,075,868
Turnout 46.55

2021-02-14
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 903,422
Registered 1,851,927
Turnout 48.78

2019-10-06
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 837,112
Registered 1,937,868
Turnout 43.2

2017-06-11
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 777,093
Registered 1,888,059
Turnout 41.16

2014-06-08
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 766,834
Registered 1,799,023
Turnout 42.63

2010-12-12
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 743,892
Registered 1,570,000
Turnout 47.38

2007-11-17
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 628,630
Registered 1,400,000
Turnout 44.9

2004-10-23
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 663,357
Registered 1,297,975
Turnout 51.11

2001-11-17
Kosovar Assembly
Votes 803,796
Registered 1,249,987
Turnout 64.3

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Kosovar Assembly	2025-02-09	966,283	2,075,868	46.55
Kosovar Assembly	2021-02-14	903,422	1,851,927	48.78
Kosovar Assembly	2019-10-06	837,112	1,937,868	43.2
Kosovar Assembly	2017-06-11	777,093	1,888,059	41.16
Kosovar Assembly	2014-06-08	766,834	1,799,023	42.63
Kosovar Assembly	2010-12-12	743,892	1,570,000	47.38
Kosovar Assembly	2007-11-17	628,630	1,400,000	44.9
Kosovar Assembly	2004-10-23	663,357	1,297,975	51.11
Kosovar Assembly	2001-11-17	803,796	1,249,987	64.3

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