Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo |
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| 8th Legislature | |
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Chairman
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Glauk Konjufca, LVV
Since 22 March 2021 |
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Parliamentary leaders
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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Political groups
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Government (64)
LVV (56)
LVV (51)
Guxo (5) KDTP (2)
PAI (1) IRDK (1) NDS (1) LPRK (1) SDU (1) Vakat (1) PDK (18) LDK (16)
Serb List (11)
Serb List (9)
GI SPO (1) JGP (1) Independent (2) RI (1) |
| Committees | Various by legislature, currently 14 |
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Length of term
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Four years |
| Salary | €1,547 monthly |
| Elections | |
| Open party-list proportional representation | |
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Last election
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14 February 2021 |
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Next election
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2025 |
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| 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.
- Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure
- Committee for Budget, Labor and Transfers
- Committee for Economy, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade
- Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, Youth and Sports
- Committee for European Integration
- Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
- Committee for Health and Social Welfare
- Committee for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons
- Committee for Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency
- Committee for Public Administration, Local Government, Media and Regional Development
- Committee for Security and Defense
- Committee for the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns
- Oversight Committee of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency
- Public Finance Oversight Committee
Most recent election results
2021 Kosovan parliamentary election
