2016 Kosovan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Kosovo on 26 February 2016. They had originally been planned for 2013 following constitutional changes expected to be passed after the compromise reached after the indirect 2011 election. However, on 6 July 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that the presidential term could not be cut short in this way.

2016 Kosovan presidential election

26 February

Nominee Hashim Thaçi Rafet Rama Party PDK PDK Electoral vote 50, 64, 71 4, 2, 0

President before election Atifete Jahjaga Independent Elected President Hashim Thaçi PDK

Former prime minister Hashim Thaçi was elected after a third round of voting, defeating Rafet Rama.

Electoral system

In order to be elected, a candidate was required to receive at least 80 votes in the first two rounds of voting, equivalent to two-thirds of the 120 members of the Assembly. In the third round, the requirement was reduced to a simple majority of 60 votes.

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round		Third round
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Hashim Thaçi	Democratic Party	50	92.59	64	96.97	71	100.00
	Rafet Rama	Democratic Party	4	7.41	2	3.03	0	0.00
Total			54	100.00	66	100.00	71	100.00
Valid votes			54	66.67	66	81.48	71	87.65
Invalid/blank votes			27	33.33	15	18.52	10	12.35
Total votes			81	100.00	81	100.00	81	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			120	67.50	120	67.50	120	67.50
Source: Albeu, Balkan Insight