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The politics of Kosovo takes place in a framework of a multi-party parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President (Presidenti) is the head of state and the Prime Minister (Kryeministri) the head of government. Parliamentary elections are held every four years, the most recent in 2021.
The political status of Kosovo, also known as the Kosovo question, is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian (and previously, Yugoslav) government and the Government of Kosovo, stemming from the breakup of Yugoslavia (1991–92) and the ensuing Kosovo War (1998–99). In 1999, the administration of ...
t. e. Government building in Pristina. The Government of Kosovo (Albanian: Qeveria e Kosovës, Serbian: Влада Косова / Vlada Kosova) exercises executive authority in the Republic of Kosovo. It is composed of government ministers, and is led by the prime minister. The prime minister is elected by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo.
The existing province took shape in 1945 as the Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija, with a final demarcation in 1959. [106] [107] Until 1945, the only entity bearing the name of Kosovo in the late modern period had been the Vilayet of Kosovo, a political unit created by the Ottoman Empire in 1877. However, those borders were different.
The Assembly elected in 2007 continued in office after the declaration of independence. Since the Kosovo War, the country has held four parliamentary elections, one every three years, in 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2010 respectively. The first two were administered by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the second two ...
Social Democratic Party of Gora (Socijaldemokratska Stranka Gore) Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo (Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi) United Roma Party of Kosovo (Partia Rome e Bashkuar e Kosovës) Serb List. Serb Civic Initiative (Građanska Inicijativa Srbija) Independent Liberal Party (Samostalna Liberalna Stranka) New Democracy (Nova ...
UNMIK assumed control of Kosovo. A Joint Interim Administrative Structure was established to allow Kosovo political and community leaders to be represented in decisions. The KLA was disbanded and replaced by the Kosovo Protection Corps, a lightly armed civilian emergency response organization. [22]
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.