2017 Kosovan parliamentary election

2017 Kosovan parliamentary election

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All 120 seats in the Assembly 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.16% ( 1.47pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Albanian lists (100 seats) PAN Coalition Ramush Haradinaj 33.74 39 −15 LVV Albin Kurti [a] 27.49 32 +16 LAA Coalition Avdullah Hoti [b] 25.53 29 −1 Minority lists (20 seats) SL Goran Rakić 6.12 9 0 KDTP Mahir Yagcilar 1.08 2 0 Vakat Rasim Demiri 0.89 2 0 NDS Emilija Redžepi 0.49 1 0 SLS Slobodan Petrović 0.49 1 +1 PDAK Danush Ademi 0.33 1 0 PLE Isuf Berisha 0.33 1 0 JGP Adem Hodža 0.33 1 New PAI Etem Arifi 0.29 1 0 PREBK Albert Kinolli 0.13 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Most voted-for party by municipality   PANA   LVV   LAA   SL   KDTP Prime Minister before Appointed Prime Minister Isa Mustafa LDK Ramush Haradinaj AAK

Parliamentary elections were held in Kosovo on 11 June 2017. ^[1]

Background

The elections were triggered by a motion of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa on 10 May 2017 by a vote of 78–34. ^[2] The motion had been proposed by the Social Democratic Initiative over government failures to meet their campaign promises. ^[2] The constitution requires fresh elections to be held by 18 June 2017.

Electoral system

The 120 members of the Assembly are elected by open list proportional representation, with 20 seats reserved for national minorities. ^[3]

Parties and coalitions

Party	Candidate for Prime Minister
PAN Coalition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) NISMA Justice Party Movement for Unification Albanian Christian Democratic Party Conservative Party of Kosovo Democratic Alternative of Kosovo Republicans of Kosovo Party of the Front Social Democratic Party of Kosovo Albanian National Front Party	Ramush Haradinaj
Lëvizja Vetëvendosje	Albin Kurti
LAA Coalition Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) Alternativa	Avdullah Hoti
Serbian parties (10 seats reserved)
Serb List
Independent Liberal Party (SLS)
Progressive Democratic Party (PDS)
PSK-AGI coalition
Other minority parties (10 seats reserved)
VAKAT coalition
SDA-BSDAK coalition
Unique Gorani Party (JGP)
Partia e Ashkalinjëve për Integrim (PAI)
Partia Demokratike e Ashkanlive të Kosovës (PDAK)
Kosovaki Nevi Romani Partia (KNRP)
Pokret za Gora (PG)

Opinion polls

Pollster	Date	PDK coalition	LDK coalition	Vetëvendosje	Fjala Party	Serbian parties	Other parties	Undecided	Abstention	Lead
SDR	7 June 2017	34.2%	40.4%	25.4%	–	–	–	–	–	6.2%
Beta	6 June 2017	33.8%	32.5%	27.8%	–	–	5.9%	–	–	1.3%
Hulumtime “Alternativa”	2 June 2017	46%	27%	21%	–	–	6%	–	–	19%
Kantar TNS Index Kosova	31 May 2017	43%	27%	29%	–	–	1%	–	–	16%
Armend Muja Archived 25 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine	29 May 2017	41.8%	30.9%	16.9%	–	5.1%	5.3%	–	–	10.9%
Instituti për Hulumtime dhe Analiza Sociale Archived 20 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine	28 May 2017	40.8%	30.2%	19.5%	2.7%	–	6.8%	–	–	10.6%
Indeksonline	25 May 2017	40.3%	22.1%	16.3%	–	–	3.9%	14.1%	–	18.2%

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	PAN Coalition	245,646	33.74	39	–15
	Vetëvendosje	200,138	27.49	32	+16
	LAA Coalition	185,892	25.53	29	–1
	Serb List	44,578	6.12	9	0
	Fjala	7,991	1.10	0	New
	Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo	7,852	1.08	2	0
	Vakat Coalition	6,444	0.89	2	0
	New Democratic Party	3,561	0.49	1	0
	Independent Liberal Party	3,539	0.49	1	+1
	Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo	2,424	0.33	1	0
	Egyptian Liberal Party	2,415	0.33	1	0
	Unique Gorani Party	2,369	0.33	1	New
	Party of Kosovo Serbs–Active	2,123	0.29	0	New
	Ashkali Party for Integration	2,107	0.29	1	0
	Progressive Democratic Party	1,697	0.23	0	–1
	New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo	1,520	0.21	0	0
	Turkish Justice Party of Kosovo	1,438	0.20	0	0
	SDA Coalition	1,355	0.19	0	0
	Movement for Gora	1,020	0.14	0	0
	United Roma Party of Kosovo	955	0.13	1	+1
	Kosovar New Romani Party	950	0.13	0	–1
	Coalition for Gora	813	0.11	0	–1
	Partia Demokratike e Unitetit	478	0.07	0	New
	For a Prosperous Kosovo	312	0.04	0	New
	Eromendje Alternativa	244	0.03	0	New
	Napredna Snaga Kosova	226	0.03	0	New
Total		728,087	100.00	120	0
Valid votes		728,087	93.69
Invalid/blank votes		49,006	6.31
Total votes		777,093	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,888,059	41.16
Source: KQZ, KQZ, KQZ

Aftermath

No party obtained enough seats to form government alone. However, PDK coalition leader Ramush Haradinaj stated that he has the necessary votes to form a government, counting on the 39 seats of his coalition, the 20 seats of the ethnic minorities and some members of the LDK coalition. ^[4]

After several unsuccessful attempts to elect a new Chairman of the Assembly and a new Prime Minister, on 4 August Behgjet Pacolli announced the AKR's withdrawal from the coalition with the LDK and the formation of a government pact with the PAN Coalition. ^[5] As a result, the AKR was promised several ministries in the new government, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Land Management, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economic Development. ^[6] The PAN Coalition announced that two LDK deputies, Ukë Rugova and Dardan Gashi, would also join the government. ^[7]

Finally on September 9 the new government was voted, and Ramush Haradinaj was elected new prime minister with 61 votes in favor. This votes include Ramush Haradinaj pre-election coalition PAN Coalition, AKR, the national minorities and the Serb List. The new government included 21 ministers with ethnic Albanians, Bosniaks, Turks and Serbs.

Notes

1. Although Visar Ymeri was leader of the LVV, Albin Kurti was its candidate for Prime Minister
2. Although Isa Mustafa was leader of the LDK, Avdullah Hoti was its candidate for Prime Minister

References

1. Caktohet data e zgjedhjeve të parakohshme TV Klan, 11 May 2017
2. Snap election to follow Kosovo government collapse after no-confidence vote Deutsche Welle, 10 May 2017
3. Kosovo IFES
4. "Haradinaj: I kam numrat për Qeverinë, formohet javën e ardhshme (Video)". GazetaExpress. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
5. "Zyrtare: Nënshkruhet marrëveshja PAN-AKR". GazetaExpress. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
6. "Këto janë ministritë të cilat do t'i udhëheqë AKR". GazetaExpress. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
7. "Ukë Rugova e Dardan Gashi do të jenë pjesë e Qeverisë". GazetaExpress. 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2017.