At Stake in this Election: 

• All 120 seats in the Kosovar 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. 

Last Election: 

In the 2021 snap legislative election, Vetëvendosje! won a plurality of seats (58) followed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (19) and twelve other parties. Voter turnout was 49%. 

Information for Voters: 

Election Information and Education / Informimi dhe Edukimi për Zgjedhje (in Albanian, Serbian, and English) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 11 December 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A, voter registration is passive. 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Vetëvendosje! / Lëvizja Vetëvendosje!  

• • Seats won in last election: 58 out of 120 

• Democratic Party of Kosovo / Partia Demokratike e Kosovës (PDK) 

• • Seats won in last election: 19 out of 120 

• Democratic League of Kosovo / Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës (LDK) 

• • Seats won in last election: 15 out of 120 

• Serbian List / Srpska Lista 

• • Seats won in last election: 10 out of 120 

• Alliance for the Future of Kosovo / Aleanca për Ardhmërine e Kosovës (AAK) 

• • Seats won in last election: 8 out of 120 

• Kosovo Democratic Turkish Party / Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi

• • Seats won in last election: 2 out of 120 

• New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo / Iniciativa e re Demokratike e Kosovës (IRDK) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 120 

• Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma / Lëvizja Përparimtare e Romëve Të 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 120 

• Vakat Coalition / Koalicija Vakat 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 120 

• Ashkali Party for Integration / Partia Ashkalinjëve për Integrim 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 120 

• Social Democratic Union / Socialdemoktraska Unija (SDU) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 120 

• New Democratic Party / Nova Demokratska Stranka 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 120 

• Unified Party of the Gorans / Jedinstvena Goranska Partija (JGP) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 120 

 Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 1,756,370 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 1,851,927 (2021) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 892,450 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Not applicable 

• Gender Quota:  Yes; at least 30% of candidates on each list must be female and at least 30% must be male. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 40 out of 120 (33%) in the Assembly 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Not available  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Not applicable 

• Projected population with a disability: 281,019 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Election Access: Yes 

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 11 judgments and 16 resources