Mayor of Pristina

The Mayor of Pristina (Albanian: Prishtinë; Serbian: Приштина or Priština) is the head of the City of Pristina (capital of Kosovo). He or she acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Pristina. In the Preliminary results of the 2011 census the population of Pristina was numbered around 198,000.[1] The majority of population is Albanian, but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks, Serbs, Romani and others. The surface of Pristina is 854 km². Pristina is known as the center of cultural, economical and political developments. Since 2013 the current Mayor is Shpend Ahmeti. The city is home of Universiteti i Prishtinës, Pristina International Airport, the Government Building and the Parliament of Kosovo.

Mayor of Pristina
Coat of Arms of Pristina
Incumbent
Shpend Ahmeti
since 26 December 2013
StyleMayor
Member ofCity Assembly
Reports toCity Assembly
ResidenceNo official residence
Term length4 years, unlimited number of renewals
WebsiteOfficial website

Office

According to the current legislation, the Mayor is elected along with members of the City Assembly at the direct secret ballot for the period of four years. The Mayor may not be a councilor of the City Assembly.

List of mayors
No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)		 Term of office Time in office Party
From To
1. Salih Gashi
(1944–)		 28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) 1 year, 363 days Democratic League of Kosovo
2. Ismet Beqiri
(1964–)		 26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) 14 December 2007 (2007-12-14) 5 years, 49 days
3. Isa Mustafa
(1951–)		 14 December 2007 (2007-12-14) 26 December 2013 (2013-12-26) 6 years, 12 days
4. Shpend Ahmeti
(1978–)		 26 December 2013 (2013-12-26) Incumbent 6 years, 182 days Vetëvendosje
(until 2018)

Independent (2018)

Social Democratic Party of Kosovo
(from 2018)

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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