President of Kosovo

The president of Kosovo (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), officially the president of the Republic of Kosovo (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is the head of state of Kosovo. The president is elected indirectly by the parliament through a secret ballot, requiring a two-thirds majority of deputies in office. If no candidate achieves the two-thirds majority, in the third round of voting, the candidate who receives a simple majority is elected.<ref>Balkan Update</ref> The vote in parliament must take place no later than one month before the end of the incumbent president's term.<ref>A New President for Kosovo, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, 20 January 2016</ref> The president serves a five-year term, which is renewable once.

History

The 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 22 February 2011, Behgjet Pacolli was elected as a president of Kosovo,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which was quickly evaluated as an unconstitutional move.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 4 April 2011, Pacolli stepped down<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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,<ref name="police">Koha, "Në krye të Policisë së Kosovës, Atifete Jahjaga" Shqip TIME.mk 16 October 2010 (accessed 6 April 2011)</ref> with the rank of major general,<ref name="election/rank">"Atifete Jahjaga zgjidhet presidente e Republikës" Telegrafi.com 7 April 2011 (accessed 6 April 2011)</ref> was elected as president.

Officeholders

President

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Acting President

The Acting President of Kosovo (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a temporary position held by the Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo (Template:Langx,Template:Efn Template:Langx) when the President is unable to perform their duties.

The Speaker assumes this role during periods of absence, incapacity, or vacancy in the presidency, serving as the acting head of state until the President resumes office or a new President is elected. The position is limited in duration and cannot be held for more than six months. The Speaker of the Assembly is the first in the presidential line of succession in the Republic of Kosovo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Officeholder table start Template:Officeholder table Template:Officeholder table Template:Officeholder table Template:Officeholder table |}

Timeline

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Latest election

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See also

• Prime Minister of Kosovo
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
• President of the Presidency of SAP Kosovo

External links

• Official Website Template:In lang