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Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
8th Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded
  • 23 July 1992 (1992-07-23) (de jure)
  • 10 December 2001 (2001-12-10) (de facto)
Leadership
Chairman
Glauk Konjufca, LVV
Since 22 March 2021
  • Saranda Bogujevci, LVV
  • Enver Hoxhaj, PDK
  • Kujtim Shala, LDK
  • vacant, Serb List
  • Bekim Arifi, PAI
Parliamentary leaders
  • Mimoza Kusari-Lila, LVV
  • Abelard Tahiri, PDK
  • Arben Gashi, LDK
  • Besnik Tahiri, AAK
  • Enis Kervan, KDTP
Structure
Seats 120
Political groups
Government (64) Opposition (56)
     PDK (18)
     AAK (8)
     Independent (2)
     RI (1)
Committees Various by legislature, currently 14
Length of term
Four years
Salary €1,547 monthly
Elections
Open party-list proportional representation
Last election
14 February 2021
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo.jpg
Assembly Building, Pristina, Kosovo


The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Републике Косово, romanized: Skupština Republike Kosovo) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly elected by the people every four years. It 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 unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence and subsequently adopted the Constitution of Kosovo, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.

Members

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.

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 Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in this legislature has a total of fourteen committees, the number of committees varies depending on the legislature.

  1. Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
  2. Committee for Budget, Labor and Transfers
  3. Committee for Economy, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade
  4. Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, Youth and Sports
  5. Committee for European Integration
  6. Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
  7. Committee for Health and Social Welfare
  8. Committee for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons
  9. Committee for Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency
  10. Committee for Public Administration, Local Government, Media and Regional Development
  11. Committee for Security and Defense
  12. Committee for the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns
  13. Oversight Committee of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency
  14. Public Finance Oversight Committee

Most recent election results

2021 Kosovan parliamentary election

See also

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