2025 Kosovan parliamentary election explained

Country:Kosovo
Election Date:9 February 2025
Seats For Election:All 120 seats in the Assembly
Majority Seats:61
Previous Election:2021
Ongoing:yes
Party1:Vetëvendosje
Leader1:Albin Kurti
Current Seats1:58
Party2:Democratic Party of Kosovo
Leader2:Bedri Hamza
Current Seats2:18
Party3:LDK-PSHDK
Leader3:Lumir Abdixhiku
Current Seats3:16
Party4:AAKNISMA–CL
Leader4:Ramush Haradinaj
Current Seats4:8
Party5:Serb List (Kosovo)
Leader5:Zlatan Elek
Current Seats5:10
Party6:Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo
Leader6:Fikrim Damka
Current Seats6:2
Party7:Vakat Coalition
Leader7:Bahrim Šabani
Current Seats7:1
Party8:New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo
Leader8:Elbert Krasniqi
Current Seats8:1
Party9:RI
Colour9:
  1. FF3A15
Leader9:Gazmend Salijević
Current Seats9:1
Party10:New Democratic Party (Kosovo)
Leader10:Emilija Redžepi
Current Seats10:1
Party11:SDU
Colour11:
  1. CF312E
Leader11:Duda Balje
Current Seats11:1
Party12:Unique Gorani Party
Leader12:Adem Hodža
Current Seats12:1
Party13:Ashkali Party for Integration
Leader13:Bekim Arifi
Current Seats13:1
Party14:LPRK
Colour14:
  1. cc5500
Leader14:Erxhan Galushi
Current Seats14:1

Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Kosovo on 9 February 2025.[1]

Background

In the 2021 elections Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV) won 58 seats.[2] They created a coalition with minority parties to form a Government.[3]

Electoral system

The 120 members of the Assembly of Kosovo are elected by open list proportional representation, with 20 seats reserved for national minorities.[4] An electoral threshold of 5% is in place for non-minority parties. Seats are allocated using the Webster/Sainte-Laguë method.[5] To form a government, a party or coalition must have a majority of 61 MPs out of 120 seats in the Assembly of Kosovo.

Opinion polls

National polls

PollsterDateLVVLDKPDKAAK-NISMA-CL (Coalition)SLOtherAbstentionLead
LVVAGuxoLDKAKRAAKNISMACLK
UBO3–15 June 202449.60.715.517.08.63.07.42.632.6
Albanian Post 1-10 June 202441.119.219.65.85.19.221.5
ISRN6 May 2024381.518.21.717.212.43.72.219.8
UBO5 April 202449.50.61617.16.95.64.332.4
27 March 2024Bedri Hamza is nominated by the Democratic Party of Kosovo for Prime Minister
PIPOS22 February 202440.90.10.421.520.49.00.44.619.4
17 January 2024AAK, Social Democratic NISMA and Conservative List of Kosovo form an electoral alliance
UBO16–23 December 202348.50.10.817.918.26.81.53.23.030.3
UBO23 December 202242.60.21.319.80.2197.324.33.422.8
PIPOSDecember 202235.5122.20.421.562.40.213.3
UBOSeptember 202237.30.31.522.30.321.77.71.25.12.115
PIPOSAugust 202233.20.20.921.60.218.310.11.511.6
PIPOS7 July 202238.11.225.121.311.92.113
UBO18 June 202239.61.320.321.96.71.94.23.517.7
UBOMay 202238.317.719.76.518.6
UBO7–15 March 202241.91.119.40.421.67.214.22.820.3
PIPOS12 February 202234.724.121.37.70.40.510.6
2021 election14 February 202150.312.7317.017.22.525.0933.29

Seat projections

The projections below are calculated according to the opinion polls from above.

DateLVVLDKPDKAAKSLOther Lead
June 20245517199101036
4922236101026
May 202445212014101024
April 20245618197101037
February 202445232210101022
December 20235320207101033
January 20234822228101026
December 20224226257101016
September 20224225249101017
August 202240262212101014
July 202240262212101014
June 20224423258101019
May 20224721248101023
March 20224622248101022
February 20224027249101013

Leadership approval

PollsterDateKurtiAbdixhikuKrasniqiHamzaHaradinajLimajOsmaniPacolliLead
Albanian PostJune 202456.440.528.943.725.467.8
45.618.620.56.225.1
PIPOSFebruary 2024 3.072.132.051.891.653.060.01
PIPOSDecember 202226.720177.22.911.80.40.46.7
PIPOSAugust 20222.982.922.602.382.133.372.332.310.39
PIPOSFebruary 202228.918.613.36.21.57.30.510.3

Albin Kurti

The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Albin Kurti, prime minister of Kosovo since March 2021.

PollsterDateApproveDisapproveLead
UNDP25 July 202458.341.716.6
UNDP28 February 202448.951.1style="background:red; color:white;" -2.6
UNDP25 April 202351.548.53.0

Glauk Konjufca

The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Glauk Konjufca, chairman of Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo since March 2021.

PollsterDateApproveDisapproveLead
UNDP25 July 202464.435.628.8
UNDP28 February 202452.247.84.7
UNDP25 April 202358.341.716.6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-08-16 . Presidentja Osmani nxjerr dekretin: Zgjedhjet e rregullta parlamentare mbahen më 9 shkurt 2025 . 2024-08-16 . Telegrafi . sq.
  2. http://ndi.org/publications/kosovo-post-election-analysis-february-2021-parliamentary-elections ndi.org
  3. http://prishtinainsight.com/kurti-elected-prime-minister-for-the-second-time/ prishtinainsight.com
  4. http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2797/Kosovo Kosovo
  5. Law No. 03/L-073 on General Elections in the Republic of Kosovo, Article 111.2