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Parliament Assembly of Kosovo

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Type
  
Unicameral

Last election
  
8 June 2014

Seats
  
120

Parliament Assembly of Kosovo

Chairman
  
Kadri Veseli, PDK Since 9 December 2014

Political groups
  
Government Coalition (84)   PDK: 36 seats   LDK: 33 seats   Srpska: 11 seats   KDTP: 2 seats   Vakat: 2 seats Opposition (33)   Vetëvendosje: 16 seats   AAK: 8 seats   NISMA: 6 seats   Alternativa: 1 seat   Other minor parties: 2 seats Unaffiliated (3)   Independent: 3 seats

The Parliament Assembly of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Косова / Skupština Kosova) was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001 to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'.

On February 17, 2008, representatives of the people of Kosovo declared that Kosovo is independent from Serbia and subsequently adopted a constitution, which came into effect on 15 June 2008.

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is regulated by the Constitution of Kosovo and has 120 members; of these, 100 are directly voted into the Assembly whilst the rest are reserved as follows:

  • 10 seats for the representatives of the Serbs.
  • 4 seats for the representatives of the Romani, Ashkali and Egyptians.
  • 3 seats for the Bosniaks.
  • 2 seats for the Turks.
  • 1 seat for the Gorans.

    • Committees

    The Kosovo Assembly has 19 committees:

  • Budget Committee
  • Committee for Finance and Economy
  • Committee for Education, Science and Technology
  • Committee for Health
  • Committee for Labour and Social Welfare
  • Committee for Public Services
  • Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Committee on Judicial, Legislative and Constitutional Framework Matters
  • Committee on Missing Persons – it is a relatively unique committee that deals with the issue of large number of missing persons and prisoners of war as a result of the Kosovo War.
  • Committee on Media
  • Committee on the Rights and Interests of Communities
  • Committee for Trade and Industry
  • Committee for Culture, Youth and Sports
  • Committee for Environment and Spatial Planning
  • Committee for Transport and Communications
  • Committee for Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
  • Committee on Emergency Preparedness
  • Committee on Public Petitions and Claims
  • Committee on Gender Equality

    • References

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