The president of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Kosovës; Serbian: Председник Косова, romanized: Predsednik Kosova), officially the president of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Председник Републике Косова, romanized: Predsednik Republike Kosova), is the head of state of the Kosovo. The president is elected indirectly, by the parliament, in a secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of deputies in functions. If no candidate achieves a two-thirds majority, at the third ballot the candidate who receives a simple majority is elected.[2] The vote in the parliament should take place no later than a month before the end of the incumbent president's term of office.[3] The president serves for a five-year term, renewable once.
| President of the Republic of Kosovo | |
|---|---|
| Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës (in Albanian) Председник Републике Косова (in Serbian) | |
 Presidential seal | |
 Presidential standard | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Kosovo | |
| Style | Madam President Her Excellency |
| Status | Head of state |
| Residence | Kosovo Assembly Building |
| Seat | Pristina |
| Appointer | Kuvendi |
| Term length | Five years Renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Kosovo |
| Inaugural holder | Ibrahim Rugova |
| Formation | 25 January 1992 (de jure) 4 March 2002 (de facto) |
| Deputy | Speaker of the Assembly |
| Salary | 2,873 € monthly[1] |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe first post-war president, who served until his death in January 2006, was Ibrahim Rugova. His successor was Fatmir Sejdiu. When Sejdiu resigned from his post on 27 September 2010, Jakup Krasniqi served as acting president.[4][5] On 22 February 2011, Behgjet Pacolli was elected as a president of Kosovo,[6] which was quickly evaluated as an unconstitutional move.[7] On 4 April 2011, Behgjet Pacolli stepped down[8] and it was decided that another candidate would be elected to serve for up to a year. A constitutional reform will be undertaken to allow for a popular vote for the president in 2013. On 7 April 2011, Atifete Jahjaga, Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police,[9] with the rank of major general,[10] was elected as president.
Officeholders
editPolitical parties: LDK PDK AKR Independent Guxo Vetëvendosje
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006) .svg){kind=small} | 25 January 1992 | 1 February 2000 | 8 years, 7 days | LDK | 1992 | |
| (1) | Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006) | 4 March 2002 | 21 January 2006 † | 3 years, 323 days | LDK | 2002 | |
| — | Nexhat Daci (born 1944) Acting .svg){kind=small} | 21 January 2006 | 10 February 2006 | 20 days | LDK | — | |
| 2 | Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951) .svg){kind=small} | 10 February 2006 | 17 February 2008 | 2 years, 7 days | LDK | 2006 | |
| (2) | Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951) | 17 February 2008 | 27 September 2010 | 2 years, 222 days | LDK | 2008 | |
| — | Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951) Acting .svg){kind=small} | 27 September 2010 | 22 February 2011 | 148 days | PDK | — | |
| 3 | Behgjet Pacolli (born 1951) .svg){kind=small} | 22 February 2011 | 4 April 2011 | 41 days | AKR | 2011 | |
| — | Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951) Acting | 4 April 2011 | 7 April 2011 | 3 days | PDK | — | |
| 4 | Atifete Jahjaga (born 1975) .svg){kind=small} | 7 April 2011 | 7 April 2016 | 5 years | Independent | 2011 | |
| 5 | Hashim Thaçi (born 1968) .svg){kind=spacer} | 7 April 2016 | 5 November 2020 | 4 years, 212 days | PDK | 2016 | |
| — | Vjosa Osmani (born 1982) Acting .svg){kind=small} | 5 November 2020 | 22 March 2021 | 137 days | Guxo | — | |
| — | Glauk Konjufca (born 1981) Acting .svg){kind=small} | 22 March 2021 | 4 April 2021 | 13 days | Vetëvendosje | — | |
| 6 | Vjosa Osmani (born 1982) | 4 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 267 days | Guxo | 2021 | |
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Timeline
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Latest election
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Infographic: What are the Monthly Salaries of Presidents in the Region - Sarajevo Times". Sarajevo Times. 25 February 2018.
- ^ Balkan Update
- ^ A New President for Kosovo, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, 20 January 2016
- ^ "Sejdiu dha dorëheqje nga posti i presidentit" (in Albanian). telegrafi.com. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Kosovo president resigns over breach of constitution". BBC. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Bytyci, Fatos (22 February 2011). "Kosovo elects businessman Behgjet Pacolli president". Reuters.
- ^ Snyder, Whitney (30 March 2011). "Kosovo President Behgjet Pacolli Resigns, Vows To Run Again". Huffington Post.
- ^ "Kosovo's president steps down after election ruled invalid | DW | 30.03.2011".
- ^ Koha, "Në krye të Policisë së Kosovës, Atifete Jahjaga" Shqip TIME.mk 16 October 2010 (accessed 6 April 2011)
- ^ "Atifete Jahjaga zgjidhet presidente e Republikës" Telegrafi.com 7 April 2011 (accessed 6 April 2011)
External links
edit- Official Website (in Albanian)