Assembly of Kosovo

Assembly of Kosovo Kuvendi i Kosovës
5th Kosovan Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairman	Kadri Veseli, PDK Since 9 December 2014
Structure
Seats	120
Political groups	Government Coalition (67)   PDK (37)   LDK (30) Opposition (53)   Vetëvendosje! (16)   AAK (11)   NISMA (6)   Srpska (9)   6+ (6)   Other Minorities (5)
Elections
Last election	8 June 2014
Meeting place
Assembly Building, Pristina, Kosovo
Website
http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/?cid=2,1

The Assembly of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Косова / Skupština Kosova) was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001 to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'.

On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo declared that Kosovo is independent from Serbia and subsequently adopted a constitution, 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 members; of these, 100 are directly voted into the Assembly whilst the rest are reserved 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.

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

Election results

Party	Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−
PDK–PD–LB–PSHDK–PK	222,181	30.38	1.73	37	3
Democratic League of Kosovo	184,596	25.24	0.55	30	3
Vetëvendosje!	99,397	13.59	0.90	16	2
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo	69,793	9.54	1.50	11	1
Serb List (Kosovo)	38,199	5.22	New	9	9
Initiative for Kosovo	37,681	5.15	New	6	6
New Kosovo Alliance	34,170	4,67	2.62	0	8
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo	7,424	1.02	0.20	2	1
Vakat Coalition	6,476	0.89	0.13	2
Progressive Democratic Party	5,973	0.82	New	1	1
Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo	3,335	0.46	0.05	1
New Democratic Party	2,837	0.39	0.04	1
Turkish Justice Party of Kosovo	2,349	0.32	New	0
Egyptian Liberal Party	1,960	0.27	New	1	1
Movement for Democratic Prosperity	1,787	0.24	New	0
Ashkali Party for Integration	1,583	0.22	0.02	1
New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo	1,456	0.20	0.04	0	1
Centre Democratic Union	1,298	0.18	New	0
Coalition for Gora	1,193	0.16	New	1	1
Strong Party	1,142	0.16	New	0
Party of Democratic Action	1,096	0.15	0.08	0
Bosniak United List	860	0.12	New	0
Hashan Gashi (independent candidate)	775	0.11	New	0
Movement for Gora	754	0.10	New	0
Bosniak Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo	702	0.10	0.16	0	1
Kosovar New Romani Party	645	0.09	New	1	1
United Roma Party of Kosovo	642	0.09	0.01	0	1
Independent Liberal Party	379	0.05	2.00	0	8
Social Democracy	325	0.04	New	0
Movement Traditional Albanian Grouping	243	0.03	New	0
Total	731,251	100.00		120
Valid votes	731,251	95.36
Spoilt votes	35,566	4.64
Total votes cast / turnout	766,834	42.63	2.66
Registered voters	1,799,023
Source: Central Election Commission CEC

Notes and references

Notes:

a.

^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

External links

• Official site in English, Albanian and Serbian
• Constitutional Framework