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

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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^[1] to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'.

On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo^[2] 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:

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.^[3]

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

Speakers of the Assembly of Kosovo

Main article: Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo

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:

^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

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