The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (; ), also known as the Kuvendi, is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo. It 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 17 February 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 sixteen committees,

  1. Committee for Administration and Digitalization
  2. Committee for Budget
  3. Committee for Culture, Tourism and Sports
  4. Committee for Economy, Industry, Entrepreneurship, Trade and Innovation
  5. Committee for Education
  6. Committee for Environment, Food, Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development and Infrastructure
  7. Committee for European Integration
  8. Committee for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
  9. Committee for Health
  10. Committee for Human Rights
  11. Committee for Intelligence Agency Oversight
  12. Committee for Legislation
  13. Committee for Public Finance Oversight
  14. Committee for the Rights and Interests of Communities and Returns
  15. Committee for Security and Defense
  16. Committee for Social Welfare, Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence and Missing Persons

Most recent election results

Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje party received 51% of the vote, translating to 57 seats. While short of the 61 seats needed for a government, to form a government, Vetëvendosje gathered support from non-Serb minority representatives as it did after the 2021 elections. The Democratic Party of Kosovo came second with 20%, maintaining a similar level of support from the last election. The Democratic League of Kosovo came in third with 13%, dropping in support from 18% earlier the same year. Turnout was estimated at 47%. With the fourth successive victory for Vetëvendosje in parliamentary elections, Kurti was sworn in for a third term as Prime Minister on 11 February 2026.

Assembly building

The Assembly Building is located at Ibrahim Rugova Square in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo. The building, which dates from the 1950s, underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2004 which included the complete redesign of the plenary chamber.

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Kuvendi i Kosoves 2018.jpg|Assembly Building

File:Kosovo Government Building and Parliament, Prishtina.jpg|Assembly Building

File:Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo.jpg|Assembly Building

File:Parliament of Republic of Kosovo 2.jpg|Assembly Building

File:Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo.jpg|Main entrance on Ibrahim Rugova Square

File:Kuvendi i Kosoves.jpg|Additional entrance on KLA Street

File:Sheshi Ibrahim Rugova, Prishtine.jpg|Ibrahim Rugova Square

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Notes

References

  • Constitutional Framework