Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës
10th Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	2 July 1990 (1990-07-02) (de jure)[a] 10 December 2001 (2001-12-10) (de facto)[a]
Leadership
Speaker	Albulena Haxhiu, LVV since 11 February 2026
Deputy speaker	Ardian Gola, LVV Vlora Çitaku, PDK Kujtim Shala, LDK Slavko Simić, SL Emilija Redžepi, NDS[b]
Parliamentary leaders	Arbërie Nagavci, LVV Arian Tahiri, PDK Jehona Lushaku Sadriu, LDK Igor Simić, Serb List Besnik Tahiri, AAK
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	Government (66)   LVV (57)[c]   Multiethnic group (9)[d] Opposition (54)   PDK (22)   LDK (15)   SL (9)   AAK (6)   JGP (1)   SDU (1)
Committees	Various by legislature, currently 16[1]
Length of term	Four years
Salary	€1,547 monthly[2]
Elections
Voting system	Open party-list proportional representation
First election	24 May 1992 (de jure) 17 November 2001 (de facto)
Last election	28 December 2025
Next election	By December 2029
Meeting place
Assembly Building, Ibrahim Rugova Square, Pristina, Kosovo
Website
www.kuvendikosoves.org

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo), also known as the Kuvendi,[e] is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo. It is directly elected by the people every four years. It was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001[3] to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'. On 17 February 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo[4] unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence 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.[5]

Albanian is the official language of the majority, but all languages of minorities such as Serbian, Turkish and Bosnian are used, with simultaneous interpretation.

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in this legislature has a total of sixteen committees,[1] the number of committees varies depending on the legislature.[6]

1. Committee for Administration and Digitalization
2. Committee for Budget
3. Committee for Culture, Tourism and Sports
4. Committee for Economy, Industry, Entrepreneurship, Trade and Innovation
5. Committee for Education
6. Committee for Environment, Food, Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development and Infrastructure
7. Committee for European Integration
8. Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
9. Committee for Health
10. Committee for Human Rights
11. Committee for Intelligence Agency Oversight
12. Committee for Legislation
13. Committee for Public Finance Oversight
14. Committee for the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns
15. Committee for Security and Defense
16. Committee for Social Welfare, Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence and Missing Persons

Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje party received 51% of the vote, translating to 57 seats. While short of the 61 seats needed for a government, Vetëvendosje may potentially gather support from non-Serb minority representatives to reach a majority as it did after the 2021 elections. The Democratic Party of Kosovo came second with 20%, maintaining a similar level of support from the last election. The Democratic League of Kosovo came in third with 13%, dropping in support from 18% earlier this year. Turnout was estimated at 45%. With the fourth successive victory for Vetëvendosje in parliamentary elections, Kurti is expected to be sworn in for a third term in office.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Vetëvendosje	486,994	51.11	57	+9
	Democratic Party of Kosovo	192,407	20.19	22	–2
	Democratic League of Kosovo	126,102	13.23	15	–5
	Alliance for the Future of Kosovo	52,370	5.50	6	+1
	Serb List	42,734	4.48	9	0
	Social Democratic Initiative	15,184	1.59	0	–3
	Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo	5,408	0.57	2	0
	For Freedom, Justice and Survival	4,845	0.51	1	0
	Vakat Coalition	3,975	0.42	1	0
	New Democratic Party	3,919	0.41	1	0
	New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo	2,760	0.29	1	0
	Social Democratic Union	2,614	0.27	1	0
	Egyptian Liberal Party	2,249	0.24	1	0
	Ashkali Social Democratic Party	2,050	0.22	1	New
	PAI–PDAK–LpB	1,994	0.21	0	–1
	Unique Gorani Party	1,547	0.16	1	0
	Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma	1,158	0.12	1	New
	Albanian Democratic National Front Party	937	0.10	0	0
	United Roma Party of Kosovo	920	0.10	0	–1
	Fjala	900	0.09	0	0
	Citizens' Initiative for Kosovo	777	0.08	0	New
	Kosovski Savez	536	0.06	0	New
	Kosovar New Romani Party	228	0.02	0	0
	Independent	269	0.03	0	0
Total		952,877	100.00	120	0
Registered voters/turnout		1,999,204	–
Source: KQZ[7]

The Assembly Building is located at Ibrahim Rugova Square in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo.[8] The building, which dates from the 1950s, underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2004 which included the complete redesign of the plenary chamber.[9]

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  Assembly Building
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  Assembly Building
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  Assembly Building
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  Assembly Building
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  Main entrance on Ibrahim Rugova Square
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  Additional entrance on KLA Street
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  Ibrahim Rugova Square

• Official website (in English, Albanian, and Serbian)
• Constitutional Framework

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