2021 Kosovan local elections explained

Election Name:2021 Kosovo local elections
Country:Kosovo
Ongoing:no
Election Date:17 October 2021
Previous Election:2017
Next Election:2025
Party1:Democratic League of Kosovo
Leader1:Lumir Abdixhiku
Last Election1:212
Seats1:206
Percentage1:22.93%
Party2:Vetëvendosje
Leader2:Albin Kurti
Last Election2:126
Seats2:193
Percentage2:22.65%
Party3:Democratic Party of Kosovo
Leader3:Memli Krasniqi
Last Election3:215
Seats3:206
Percentage3:21.78%
Party4:Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
Leader4:Ramush Haradinaj
Last Election4:127
Seats4:120
Percentage4:12.25%
Party5:SL
Leader5:Goran Rakić
Last Election5:117
Seats5:117
Percentage5:7.19%
Party6:NISMA
Leader6:Fatmir Limaj
Last Election6:50
Seats6:21
Percentage6:2.49%
Party7:AKR
Leader7:Behgjet Pacolli
Last Election7:35
Seats7:36
Percentage7:1.38%

Local elections were held in Kosovo on 17 October 2021.[1] Only 17 municipalities elected a mayor in the first round, and 21 will vote again on 14 November 2021.[2] In Hani i Elezit, the election was seriously hampered by election fraud, and a second ballot planned to be held in October/November 2021.[3] On 25 October 2021, the Supreme Court annulled the decision for re-vote in Hani i Elezit.[4]

Electoral system

The Mayor and the members of the Assembly will be elected by open list proportional representation, with seats reserved for national minorities, in each Kosovo municipalities

Parties and coalitions

The Central Election Commission has certified for municipal elections on October 17, 48 political subjects, of which 18 political parties, one coalition, 17 civic initiatives and 12 independent candidates.[5]

Mayoral results

EmblemMunicipalitiesPopulationIncumbent mayorPartyElected mayorPartySeats
Deçan40,019Bashkim RamosajAAKBashkim RamosajAAK
Dragash33,997Shaban ShabaniPDKBexhet XheladiniLDK
Ferizaj108,610Agim AliuPDKAgim AliuPDK
Gjakova94,556Ardian GjiniAAKArdian GjiniAAK
Gjilan90,178Lutfi HaziriLDKAlban HyseniVetëvendosje
Drenas58,531Ramiz LladrovciPDKRamiz LladrovciPDK
Gračanica10,675Srđan PopovićSLLjiljana ŠubarićSL
Hani i Elezit9,403Rufki SumaIndependentMehmet BallazhiPDK
Istog39,289Haki RugovaLDKIlir FeratiLDK
Junik6,084Agron KuçiAAKRuzhdi ShehuLDK
Kaçanik33,409Besim IlaziPDKBesim IlaziPDK
Kamenica36,085Qëndron KastratiPSDKadri RahimajVetëvendosje
Klina38,496Zenun EleziAAKZenun EleziAAK
Klokot2,556Božidar DejanovićGi Klokot-VrbovacVladan BogdanovićSL
Kosovo Polje34,827Burim BerishaLDKBurim BerishaLDK
Leposavić13,773Zoran TodićSLZoran TodićSL
Lipjan57,605Imri AhmetiLDKImri AhmetiLDK
Mališevo54,613Ragip BegajNISMAEkrem KastratiNISMA
Mamusha5,507Abdülhadi KrasniçKDTPAbdülhadi KrasniçKDTP
South Mitrovica71,909Agim BahtiriVVBedri HamzaPDK
North Mitrovica12,326Milan Radojević SLMilan RadojevićSL
Novo Brdo6,729Svetislav IvanovićSLSaša MiloševićSL
Obiliq21,549Xhafer GashiIndependentXhafer GashiIndependent
Rahovec56,208Smajl LatifiAAKSmajl LatifiAAK
Parteš1,787Dragan PetkovićSLDragan PetkovićSL
Pejë96,450Gazmend MuhaxheriLDKGazmend MuhaxheriLDK
Pristina198,897Shpend AhmetiIndependentPërparim RamaLDK
Prizren177,781Mytaher HaskukaVVShaqir TotajPDK
Podujevo88,499Shpejtim BulliqiVVShpejtim BulliqiVV
Ranilug3,866Vladica AritonovićSLKatarina Ristić–IlićSL
Skenderaj50,858Bekim JashariIndependentFadil NuraPDK
Štrpce6,949Bratislav NikolićSLDalibor JevtićSL
Shtime27,324Naim IsmajliPDKQemajl AliuVV
Suva Reka59,722Bali MuharremiAAKBali MuharremiAAK
Viti46,987Sokol HalitiLDKSokol HalitiLDK
Vushtrri69,870Xhafer TahiriLDKFerit IdriziPDK
Zubin Potok6,616Srđan VulovićSLSrđan VulovićSL
Zvečan7,481Vučina JankovićSLDragiša MilovićSL
PartyMunicipalities
Serb List
Democratic Party of Kosovo
Democratic League of Kosovo
Alliance for the Future of Kosovo
Vetëvendosje
Social Democratic Initiative
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo
Inciativa Qytetare për Obiliq

Results of 1st round

Dragash

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Bexhet XheladiniDemocratic League of Kosovo35.69%4,887
Shaban ShabaniDemocratic Party of Kosovo32.56%4,459
Kaltrina SalihuVetëvendosje17.34%2,375
Adnan RedžeplarVakat Coalition11.63%1,593
Agron GashiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.05%281
Xhevxhet TahiriBalli Kombëtar i Kosovës0.72%99

Ferizaj

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Agim AliuDemocratic Party of Kosovo62.38%30,627
Valon RamadaniVetëvendosje26.05%12,793
Sibel HalimiDemocratic League of Kosovo9.34%4,585
Arben HaliliAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.23%1,096

Gjilan

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Alban HyseniVetëvendosje44.71%19,057
Lutfi HaziriDemocratic League of Kosovo43.51%18,546
Leonora Morina–BunjakiDemocratic Party of Kosovo8.25%3,518
Nazim GagicaAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.44%1,042
Gani Neziriindependent candidate0.59%252
Lulzim Bexhetiindependent candidate0.48%206

Drenas

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Ramiz LladrovciDemocratic Party of Kosovo45.50%10,419
Driton AjaziDemokratët për Drenasin 30.50%6,984
Fejzi KiqinaVetëvendosje17.10%3,916
Xhavit DrenoriIniciativa Qytetare Green për Drenas 4.16%952
Arta Ahmeti-XhylaniAlliance for the Future of Kosovo1.79%411
Anduena GllarevaDemocratic League of Kosovo0.96%219

Gračanica

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Ljiljana ŠubarićSL77.93%6,506
Branimir Stojanović independent candidate22.07%1,843

Hani i Elezit

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Mehmet BallazhiPDK51.33%2,561
Rufki Sumaindependent candidate42.21%2,106
Sherif BerishaVetëvendosje6.45%322

Fushë Kosova

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Burim BerishaDemocratic League of Kosovo49.72%7,966
Enver BajçincaVetëvendosje25.58%4,098
Rrahim TërnavaDemocratic Party of Kosovo22.35%3,580
Hasan IsmajliAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.35%377

Kaçanik

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Besim IlaziDemocratic Party of Kosovo44.67%7,111
Jeton RakaVetëvendosje33.36%5,311
Shkëlqim JakupiDemocratic League of Kosovo12.29%1,957
Shukri Lutaindependent candidate7.27%1,157
Kastriot Bushiindependent candidate2.41%384

Kamenicë

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Qëndron KastratiSocial Democratic Party35.52%5,408
Kadri RahimajVetëvendosje31.01%5,156
Muhamed KallabaDemocratic Party of Kosovo12.62%2,098
Faton JakupiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo12.48%2,076
Jeton BiqkajDemocratic League of Kosovo10.27%1,707
Albert SermaxhajNISMA1.11%184

Klokot

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Vladan BogdanovićSL41.01%789
Strahinja SpasićGi Srpska Narodna Sloga36.33%699
Saša MirkovićNarodno Jedinstvo22.66%436

Lipjan

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Imri AhmetiDemocratic League of Kosovo56.42%15,541
Adnan RrustemiVetëvendosje23.36%6,435
Hyzer RizaniDemocratic Party of Kosovo18.88%5,201
Bashkim BudakovaAlliance for the Future of Kosovo1.34%368

Malisheva

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Ekrem KastratiNISMA34.08%7,548
Isni KilajDemocratic Party of Kosovo28.82%6,383
Bajrush HotiDemocratic League of Kosovo16.88%3,738
Alban KrasniqiVetëvendosje15.66%3,469
Kastriot BerishaAlliance for the Future of Kosovo4.21%933
Selajdin Bytyҫiindependent candidate0.35%78

Mamusha

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Abdülhadi KrasniçTurkish Democratic Party of Kosovo48.92%1,430
Arif BütüçKosova Adalet Türk Partisi36.95%1,080
İlyas Bayraktarindependent candidate12.59%368
Riza KrueziIniciativa Erdem1.54%45

Mitrovica

North Mitrovica

Novo Brdo

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Saša MiloševićSL63.19%3,548
Bajrush YmeriDemocratic League of Kosovo24.79%1,392
Abdyl GashiVetëvendosje8.50%477
Selatin NuhiuDemocratic Party of Kosovo3.53%198

Obilić

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Xhafer GashiIniciativa Qytetare për Obiliq 48.12%5,975
Halil ThaçiVetëvendosje20.19%2,507
Mehmet KrasniqiDemocratic League of Kosovo9.52%1,182
Goran Dančetović9.11%1,131
Ajet BerishaLëvizja për Bashkim 7.43%923
Xhelal KrasniqiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo3.17%393
Hanefi MusliuDemocratic Party of Kosovo2.46%306

Parteš

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Dragan PetkovićSL75.35%1,684
Nenad Cvetković Narodna Sloga21.25%475
Jugoslav Jovanovićindependent candidate3.40%76

Prishtina

See main article: 2021 Pristina municipal election.

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Arben VitiaVetëvendosje42.54%36,818
Përparim RamaDemocratic League of Kosovo29.17%25,252
Uran IsmailiDemocratic Party of Kosovo21.69%18,771
Daut HaradinajAlliance for the Future of Kosovo4.48%3,874
Gëzim MehmetiNew Kosovo Alliance1.83%1,588
Avni ÇakmakuFjala 0.18%155
Florim IsufiPartia Balliste 0.12%100

Prizren

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Mytaher HaskukaVetëvendosje40.41%24,378
Shaqir TotajDemocratic Party of Kosovo31.36%18,919
Anton QuniDemocratic League of Kosovo14.99%9,043
Zafir BerishaSocial Democratic Initiative5.72%3,452
Lulzim KabashiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo3.62%2,182
Ćemailj SmailjiNova Demokratska Stranka2.88%1.736
Afrim TejeciNew Kosovo Alliance0.76%459
Milazim Lushajindependent candidate0.25%153

Podujevë

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Ekrem HyseniDemocratic League of Kosovo44,20%16,925
Shpejtim BulliqiVetëvendosje44.16%16,907
Floretë ZejnullahuDemocratic Party of Kosovo6.45%2,471
Besnik TahiriAlliance for the Future of Kosovo4.00%1,531
Gazmend IslamiOrganizata Balli Kombëtar Demokratë0.66%251
Xhemajl HasaniSocial Democratic Initiative0.54%205

Štrpce

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Dalibor JevtićSL59.70%4,148
Slaviša VasiljevićGi Sloboda Štrpce16.02%1,113
Fikrih HasaniBashkë për Shtërpcën12.77%887
Besim IslamiVetëvendosje11.51%800

Shtime

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Qemajl AliuVetëvendosje45.29%5,964
Naim IsmajliDemocratic Party of Kosovo44.23%5,824
Bedri ZeqiriDemocratic League of Kosovo10.49%1,381

Suhareka

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Bali MuharremajAlliance for the Future of Kosovo51.30%14,483
Ardian ShalaDemocratic League of Kosovo30.57%8,629
Salih ZybaVetëvendosje9.53%2,690
Murtez ZekolliDemocratic Party of Kosovo8.60%2,428

Vitia

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Sokol HalitiDemocratic League of Kosovo41.30%8,326
Arsim AdemiVetëvendosje34.50%6.955
Bekim AziziDemocratic Party of Kosovo24.20%4,879

Zvečan

Results of 2nd round

Dragash

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Shaban ShabaniDemocratic Party of Kosovo50.21%5,648
Bexhet XheladiniDemocratic League of Kosovo49.79%5,601

Gjilan

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Alban HyseniVetëvendosje51.01%21,800
Lutfi HaziriDemocratic League of Kosovo48.90%20,865

Drenas

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Ramiz LladrovciDemocratic Party of Kosovo54.16%11,904
Driton AjaziDemokratët për Drenasin 45.84%10,076

Kaçanik

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Besim IlaziDemocratic Party of Kosovo53.91%7,373
Jeton RakaVetëvendosje46.09%6,304

Kamenicë

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Kadri RahimajVetëvendosje53.34%8,248
Qëndron KastratiSocial Democratic Party46.66%7,248

Klokot

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Vladan BogdanovićSL55.12%1,029
Strahinja SpasićGi Srpska Narodna Sloga44,88%838

Fushë Kosova

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Burim BerishaDemocratic League of Kosovo65.45%7,978
Enver BajçincaVetëvendosje34.55%4,212

Malishevë

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Ekrem KastratiNISMA53.10%10,572
Isni KilajDemocratic Party of Kosovo46.90%9,337

Mamuša

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Abdülhadi KrasniçTurkish Democratic Party of Kosovo63.19%1,629
Arif BütüçKosova Adalet Türk Partisi36.81%949

Obilić

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Xhafer GashiIniciativa Qytetare për Obiliq 61.30%6,522
Halil ThaçiVetëvendosje38.70%4,117

Prishtina

See main article: 2021 Pristina municipal election.

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Përparim RamaDemocratic League of Kosovo50.98%41,746
Arben VitiaVetëvendosje49.02%40,143

Prizren

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Shaqir TotajDemocratic Party of Kosovo50.93%27,689
Mytaher HaskukaVetëvendosje49.07%26,680

Podujevë

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Shpejtim BulliqiVetëvendosje52.06%20,788
Ekrem HyseniDemocratic League of Kosovo47.94%19,141

Shtime

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Qemajl AliuVetëvendosje50.67%7,029
Naim IsmajliDemocratic Party of Kosovo49.33%6,844

Vitia

Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotes
Sokol HalitiDemocratic League of Kosovo51.44%8,797
Arsim AdemiVetëvendosje48.56%8,303

Vushtrri

Opinion polls

Gjakova

PollsterDateLVVLDKAAKPDKOtherAbstentionLead
Albanian Post10 October34.37.150.72.95.7–16.4
UBO Consulting4–8 October33.23.659.01.5–2.525.8

Vushtrria

Notes and References

  1. News: Vendoset data kur do të mbahen zgjedhjet lokale në Kosovë. Politiko.al.
  2. News: Cilat komuna shkojnë në balotazh?. Radio Evropa e Lirë.
  3. News: Anulohen zgjedhjet në Han të Elezit. Gazeta Express.
  4. News: Supremja anulon vendimin e PZAP-it, nuk ka rivotim në Han të Elezit. Telegrafi.
  5. News: KQZ certifikon 48 subjekte politike me 552 kandidatë për Zgjedhjet Lokale 2021. KQZ.

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