Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës
6th Kosovan Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Kadri Veseli [1], PDK
Since 7 September 2017
Xhavit Haliti
Aida Dërguti
Kujtim Shala
Slavko Simić
Mufera Srbica - Şinik
Structure
Seats 120
Political groups

Government (52)

  •      PDK (23)
  •      AAK (12)
  •      NISMA (8)
  •      6+ (6)
  •      Non-affiliated (3)

Opposition (68)

Elections
Open list Party-list proportional representation
First election
 17 November 2001
Last election
 11 June 2017
Next election
 2021 or earlier
Meeting place
Assembly Building, Pristina, Kosovo
Website
http://www.kuvendikosoves.org/?cid=2,1

Kosovo
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The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Републике Косово) was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001[2] to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'.

On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo[3] 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[a] 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:

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

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 Ideology
PANA Coalition 245,64633.74
41 / 120
Economic liberalism, Albanian nationalism
Vetëvendosje!200,13827.49
32 / 120
Social democracy, Albanian nationalism, Civic nationalism,
Direct democracy, Egalitarianism, Kosovo–Albania unionism
LA Coalition: 185,89225.53
27 / 120
Social conservatism, Economic liberalism, Albanian nationalism
Serb List44,5786.12
9 / 120
Serbian nationalism, Minority politics
Minorities31,6664.36
11 / 120
Minority politics
Source: KQZ, KQZ, KQZ

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 received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. ↑ ""
  2. ↑ "Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-Government"
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  4. ↑ ""

Coordinates: 42°39′53″N 21°09′51″E / 42.66472°N 21.16417°E / 42.66472; 21.16417

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