Local elections were held in Kosovo on 12 October 2025. A second round of voting has been held on 9 November 2025 in 21 municipalities where no candidate won a majority (50%) of the votes. On 11 November 2025, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) has filed a complaint to ECAP (Election Complaints and Appeals Panel) claiming that there was election fraud and manipulation of votes in South Mitrovica after the counting of votes by QKN has been cancelled on 10 November 2025 but resumed the next day after a decision from the Supreme Court to continue it with supervision from the police.
Electoral system
The Mayor and the members of the Assembly will be elected by open list proportional representation, with seats reserved for national minorities, in each Kosovo municipalities. Based on Article 36, paragraph 1, of Law No. 03/L-040 on Local Self-Government, the number of members in the Municipal Assembly of a municipality must be proportional, depending on the number of citizens in the municipality, except for the Municipal Assembly of Pristina, which, according to paragraph 2, consists of 51 members.
If the municipality has up to 10,000 citizens, the assembly of that municipality consists of 15 members;
If the municipality has from 10,001 to 20,000 citizens, the assembly of that municipality consists of 19 members;
If the municipality has from 20,001 to 30,000 citizens, the assembly of that municipality consists of 21 members;
If the municipality has from 30,001 to 50,000 citizens, the assembly of that municipality consists of 27 members;
If the municipality has from 50,001 to 70,000 citizens, the assembly of that municipality consists of 31 members;
If the municipality has from 70,001 to 100,000 citizens, the assembly of that municipality consists of 35 members;
If the municipality has more than 100,000 citizens, the assembly of that municipality consists of 41 members.
Parties and coalitions
+Candidate for mayor or municipal assemblyParty, coalition or individual candidateParty, coalition or individual candidate100 Aleanca Shqiptare146 Iniciativa Qytetare për Skënderaj101 Për Drenasin Kampion me Ramiz Lladrovcin147 Vakat Coalition102 Nedžmidin Sejdalar148 Bekim Avdiu104 Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo150 Arbër Emini106 Ujedinjenje151 Lëvizja e Pavarur e Kaçanikut107 Muhamet Ademaj152 Agron Kajtazi108 Ne Mundemi153 Selajdin Bytyçi109 Shaban Miftari154 Inciativa Demokracia110 Zëri i Drejtësisë155 SDU–Naša inicijativa111 Fatmir Selimi156 United Roma Party of Kosovo112 Lulzim Shoshi157 Xhavit Murati115 Lidhja e Prishtinës158 Srpska Narodna Sloga116 Građanska inicijativa "Koreni" – Ivan Vučković159 Iniciativa Qytetare për Mogillën117 Forca e Diasporës160 Social Democratic Union (Kosovo)119 Avdiu Aliu161 Iniciativa Balli120 Gani Veselaj162 New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo120 Kosovski Savez163 Bashkim Fazliu121 Artin Velijaj164 Vatra122 New Kosovo Alliance165 Prishtina në dorën tënde123 Srpski Narodni Pokret166 Rrahim Morina124 Iniciativa Qytetare Mitrovica167 Nova Demokratska Stranka125 Lëvizja për Bashkimin e Shqiptarëve168 Iniciativa Qytetare për Ndryshim Lokal126 Novo Lice – Narodna Pravda169 Serb Democracy127 Ura170 Serb List128 Epoka e Hyjneshës në Prishtinë171 Granit Prestreshi129 Ndryshe UDK172 Zastovo Pravdo Opstanak130 Lulzim Syla173 Kosova Adalet Turk Partisi131 Kadri Hasani176 Hasan Ismajli132 Shqipe Muja177 Pravda i Jednakost133 Ilir Pallqa178 Mamuşa Halk Hareketi134 Bošnjačka stranka Kosova179 Balli Kombëtar135 Unioni i Blakçorëve180 Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo136 Ahmet Vishi181 Rufki Suma137 Egyptian Liberal Party182 Iniciativa për Mitrovicën Veriore138 Për Drenas e Kosovë183 Unique Gorani Party139 Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma184 Bashkimi për Ndryshim Anamorava140 Ardian Foniqi185 Yenilikçi Türk Hareket Partisi141 E vërteta187 Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo142 Inciativa Shqiptare Mogill Kllokot188 Katarina Adančić143 Jeton Abazaj189 Ljubiša Rakinac144 Bashkimi Demokratik i Prizrenit190 Vizioni për Zhvillimin e Kaçanikut145 Bashkimi Demokratik192 Forca e Re Kombëtare
Mayoral results
EmblemMunicipalitiesPopulationIncumbent mayorPartyElected mayorPartySeatsDeçan27,775Bashkim RamosajAAKBashkim RamosajAAK Dragash28,896Bexhet XheladiniLDKBexhet XheladiniLDK Drenas48,079Ramiz LladrovciPDKRamiz LladrovciPDK-RLL Ferizaj109,255Agim AliuPDKAgim AliuPDK Gjakova78,699Ardian GjiniAAKArdian GjiniAAK Gjilan82,980Alban HyseniVVAlban HyseniVV Gračanica18,486Ljiljana ŠubarićSLNovak ŽivićSL Hani i Elezit8,533Mehmet BallazhiPDKMehmet BallazhiPDK Istog33,008Ilir FeratiLDKIlir FeratiLDK Junik3,943Ruzhdi ShehuLDKRuzhdi ShehuLDK Kaçanik27,716Besim IlaziPDKSabedin VishiPDK Kamenica22,868Kadri RahimajVVKadri RahimajVV Klina30,503Zenun EleziAAKZenun EleziAAK Klokot3,041Vladan BogdanovićSLBožidar DejanovićSL Fushë Kosovë63,949Burim BerishaLDKValon PrebrezaVV Leposavić9,485Lulzim HetemiVVZoran TadićSL Lipjan55,044Imri AhmetiLDKImri AhmetiLDK Malisheva43,888Ekrem KastratiNISMAEkrem KastratiNISMA Mamusha5,607Abdülhadi KrasniçKDTPAbdülhadi KrasniçKDTP Mitrovica64,742Bedri HamzaPDKFaton PeciVV North Mitrovica7,920Erden AtićVVMilan RadojevićSL Novo Brdo4,493Saša MiloševićSLSaša MiloševićSL Obiliq22,815Xhafer GashiLDKHalil ThaçiVV Parteš3,240Dragan PetkovićSLDragan PetkovićSL Peja82,745Gazmend MuhaxheriLDKGazmend MuhaxheriLDK Pristina227,466Përparim RamaLDKPërparim RamaLDK Prizren147,246Shaqir TotajPDKShaqir TotajPDK Podujevë70,975Shpejtim BulliqiVVShpejtim BulliqiVV Rahovec41,799Smajl LatifiAAKSmajl LatifiAAK Ranilug2,481Katarina Ristić–IlićSLTanja AntićSL Skenderaj40,664Fadil NuraPDKSami LushtakuPDK Štrpce10,771Dalibor JevtićSLIvica TanasijevićSL Shtime24,308Qemajl AliuVVQemajl AliuVV Suva Reka45,749Bali MuharremiAAKBali MuharremiAAK Viti35,566Sokol HalitiLDKSokol HalitiLDK Vushtrri61,528Ferit IdriziPDKFerit IdriziPDK Zubin Potok3,358Izmir ZeqiriPDKMiloš PerovićSL Zvečan2,867Ilir PeciPDKDragiša MilovićSL
Results of 1st & 2nd Round
Deçan
On 21 August, the Central Election Commission recommended not certifying Korab Mushkolaj as a candidate of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, on the grounds that he is a member of the foreign service. The CEC recommendation passed with 9 votes in favor and 2 against. On 1 September, PDK presented Jetmir Prekalla as the new candidate for mayor.
Dragash
Drenas
Ferizaj
Gjakovë
On 21 September, the candidate of the Albanian Democratic National Front Party for the mayor of Gjakova, Nikollë Perkaj, passed away. Despite his passing, Nikollë Perkaj will remain on the ballot on election day.
Gjilan On 12 September, the Guxo candidate Ilir Poroshtica withdrew from the race for mayor of Gjilan for personal reasons. Even though he withdrew, on election day his name will still appear on the ballots because his withdrawal came after his certification as a candidate.
Graçanicë
Hani i Elezit
Istog
Junik
Kamenica
Kaçanik
Klinë
Kllokot On 3 November, the Srpska Narodna Sloga candidate Srećko Spasić withdrew from the mayoral race in Kllokot after joining the Serb List. One day after the second round of the election, he was appointed head of the Provisional Municipal Body of Vitina, a Serbian parallel administrative structure in Kosovo. Despite his withdrawal, his name remained on the ballot, as it occurred after his certification as a candidate.
Fushë Kosovë
Leposaviq
Lipjan
Malisheva
Mamusha
Mitrovicë e Jugut
Mitrovicë e Veriut
Novobërdë
Obiliq
Partesh
Peja
Pristina On 8 September, Nedime Belegu withdrew from the race due to health reasons, even though she had been certified by the Central Election Commission.
Prizren
Podujevë
Rahovec
Ranillug
Skenderaj
Štrpce
Shtime
Suva Reka
Viti
Vushtrri
Zubin Potok
Zveçan
Results by municipality (Council Seats) Municipality LDK LVV PDK AAK SL Others Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Deçan4,37927.4668045.0411781.1208,07950.66112,50915.733 Dragash5,05435.7782,18515.4733,92427.776 2,96520.984 Drenas5482.341 1,826 7.7828,61036.70103411.450 12,137 52.0614 Ferizaj8,16916.527 10,37620.99821,23342.95183,7417.573 5,921 11.97 4 Gjakova5,01612.8757,16818.3975,88615.105 12,611 32.35 11 8,306 21.317 Gjilan12,42429.181016,25838.19136,15514.4652,7846.54 2 1,092 2.56 1 3,8619.084 Gračanica 6,91663.92133,90436.086 Hani i Elezit93918.743 1,12422.4331,97639.43697319.413 Istog9,82350.83142,10510.8934,07721.1061,6908.752 265 1.370 1,3657.062 Junik1,44540.37664017.883571.5901,33937.416 98 2.74 0 Kaçanik2,12513.093 4,88330.0865,87736.2088115.001 2,53715.623 Kamenica1,87412.613 5,91339.7891,0046.7512,31315.5638575.76 1 2,90519.544 Klina2,52014.174 8674.8815,51831.0498,37847.1313 160 0.90 03351.880 Klokot2109.992 1547.3211698.0411436.80185140.476 54627.394 Kosovo Polje5,86829.0196,90234.1210 4,029 19.92 6 399 1.97 1 338 1.67 1 2,693 13.30 4 Leposavić1061.5601442.1405,08775.1012 1,436 21.20 3 Lipjan13,61247.5216 4,512 15.75 5 8,874 30.98103721.300 316 1.10 0 957 3.34 0 Malisheva3,06815.0642,46112.0894,23120.7789994.9019,61447.1913 Mamusha 471.470842.630 3,067 95.91 15 Mitrovica3,73612.084 7,04722.86712,45140.24134981.610 7,180 24.82 7 North Mitrovica500.660 607 8.02 13214.2414,71963.3610 1,870 23.72 3 Novo Brdo1,11719.663 4988.7611061.8702083.6613,48961.399 265 4.66 1 Obiliq5,12242.849 5,079 42.48 9 245 2.05 0 303 2.53 1 1,143 9.56 2 63 0.53 0 Parteš1,91696.1414 77 3.86 1 Peja16,04339.9614 8,29120.6574,40410.9748,34220.788 372 0.93 0 2,691 6.712 Pristina29,06329.1015 21,853 21.88 12 22,409 22.44 12 10,006 10.02 5 16,54016.567 Prizren8,31013.736 12,91621.33919,58232.34133,1405.192 16,59827.4111 Podujeva13,05635.431315,96443.32153,93110.6748832.401 3,0208.182 Rahovec 4,743 23.52 7 3,975 19.71 5 3,689 18.29 57,26036.0010 498 2.47 0 Ranilug2,19781.4912 49918.513 Skenderaj2101.410 1,3929.35311,91980.04213362.261 1,0346.942 Štrpce4557.191 2493.9315158.1423,92662.0212 1,18518.723 Shtime2,98722.2155,40240.1784,47333.267630.470 5243.891 Suva Reka7,98929.9483,84614.4144,67117.5059,33434.989 8453.171 Viti7,00736.1510 5,23727.0275,47828.2688344.301 8274.261 Vushtrri6,21721.5877,57626.30810,97938.12121,1784.0918342.9012,0197.002 Zubin Potok391.0002185.6111965.0512,917 75.12 11 51313.212 Zvečan922.4001293.3713,32586.7713 2867.471 Total183,21824.27203168,57322.33182187,52424.8420886,35811.449840,7205.3911788,49411.73140
Municipalities won by the parties PartyMunicipalitiesChangePopulationSerb ListGračanica, Klokot, Leposavić, North Mitrovica, Novo Brdo, Parteš, Ranilug, Štrpce, Zubin Potok, Zvečan 458,222Democratic League of KosovoDragash, Istog, Junik, Lipjan, Peja, Pristina, Viti 2466,668VetëvendosjeGjilan, Fushë Kosova, Kamenica, Mitrovica, Obiliq, Podujevë, Shtime 1352,637Democratic Party of KosovoFerizaj, Hani i Elezit, Kaçanik, Prizren, Skenderaj, Vushtrri 3394,942Alliance for the Future of KosovoDeçan, Gjakova, Klina, Rahovec, Suva Reka 0224,525Social Democratic InitiativeMalisheva 043,888Për Drenasin Kampion me Ramiz LladrovcinDrenasNew48,079Turkish Democratic Party of KosovoMamusha 05,607
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