Parliamentary elections were held in Kosovo on 11 June 2017.Caktohet data e zgjedhjeve të parakohshme TV Klan, 11 May 2017
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.Snap election to follow Kosovo government collapse after no-confidence vote Deutsche Welle, 10 May 2017 The motion had been proposed by the Social Democratic Initiative over government failures to meet their campaign promises. 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.Kosovo IFES
Parties and coalitions PartyCandidate for Prime MinisterPAN 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 PartyRamush HaradinajLëvizja VetëvendosjeAlbin KurtiLAA Coalition Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) New Kosovo Alliance (AKR) AlternativaAvdullah HotiSerbian parties (10 seats reserved)Serb ListIndependent Liberal Party (SLS)Progressive Democratic Party (PDS)PSK-AGI coalitionOther minority parties (10 seats reserved)VAKAT coalitionSDA-BSDAK coalitionUnique 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 coalitionLDK coalitionVetëvendosjeFjala PartySerbian partiesOther partiesUndecided AbstentionLeadSDR7 June 201734.2%40.4%25.4%–––––6.2%Beta6 June 201733.8%32.5%27.8%––5.9%––1.3%Hulumtime “Alternativa”2 June 201746%27%21%––6%––19%Kantar TNS Index Kosova31 May 201743%27%29%––1%––16%Armend Muja 29 May 201741.8%30.9%16.9%–5.1%5.3%––10.9%Instituti për Hulumtime dhe Analiza Sociale 28 May 201740.8%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
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.
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. 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. The PAN Coalition announced that two LDK deputies, Ukë Rugova and Dardan Gashi, would also join the government.
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.
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