2025 Kosovan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Kosovo on 9 February 2025.[1]

2025 Kosovan parliamentary election
Kosovo
← 2021 9 February 2025

All 120 seats in the Assembly
61 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Vetëvendosje Albin Kurti 53
PDK Bedri Hamza[a] 18
LDKPSHDK Lumir Abdixhiku 17
AAKNISMA–CL Ramush Haradinaj 8
AKRPD Behgjet Pacolli 3
Independents 2
Minority lists
Serb List Zlatan Elek 10
KDTP Fikrim Damka 2
Vakat Bahrim Šabani 1
IRDK Elbert Krasniqi 1
RI Gazmend Salijević 1
NDS Emilija Redžepi 1
SDU Duda Balje 1
JGP Adem Hodža 1
PAI Bekim Arifi 1
LPRK Erxhan Galushi 1

Background

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In the 2021 elections Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV) won 58 seats.[2] They created a coalition with minority parties to form a Government.[3]

Electoral system

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The 120 members of the Assembly of Kosovo are elected by open list proportional representation, with 20 seats reserved for national minorities.[4] An electoral threshold of 5% is in place for non-minority parties. Seats are allocated using the Webster/Sainte-Laguë method.[5] To form a government, a party or coalition must have a majority of 61 MPs out of 120 seats in the Assembly of Kosovo.

Opinion polls

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Graphic representation

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National polls

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Pollster Date LVV LDK PDK AAK-NISMA-CL (Coalition) Family List Coalition SL Other Abstention Lead
LVV A Guxo AAK NISMA CLK AKR PD
UBO 3–15 June 2024 49.6 0.7 15.5 17.0 8.6 3.0 7.4 2.6 32.6
Albanian Post 1-10 June 2024 41.1 19.2 19.6 5.8 5.1 9.2 21.5
ISRN 6 May 2024 38 1.5 18.2 17.2 12.4 1.7 3.7 2.2 19.8
UBO 5 April 2024 49.5 0.6 16 17.1 6.9 5.6 4.3 32.4
PIPOS 22 February 2024 40.9 0.1 0.4 21.5 20.4 9.0 0.4 4.6 19.4
UBO 16–23 December 2023 48.5 0.1 0.8 17.9 18.2 6.8 1.5 3.2 3.0 30.3
UBO 23 December 2022 42.6 0.2 1.3 19.8 19 7.3 2 0.2 4.3 3.4 22.8
PIPOS December 2022 35.5 1 22.2 21.5 6 2.4 0.4 0.2 13.3
UBO September 2022 37.3 0.3 1.5 22.3 21.7 7.7 1.2 0.3 5.1 2.1 15
PIPOS August 2022 33.2 0.2 0.9 21.6 18.3 10.1 1.5 0.2 11.6
PIPOS 7 July 2022 38.1 1.2 25.1 21.3 11.9 2.1 13
UBO 18 June 2022 39.6 1.3 20.3 21.9 6.7 1.9 4.2 3.5 17.7
UBO May 2022 38.3 17.7 19.7 6.5 18.6
UBO 7–15 March 2022 41.9 1.1 19.4 21.6 7.2 1 0.4 4.2 2.8 20.3
PIPOS 12 February 2022 34.7 24.1 21.3 7.7 0.4 0.5 10.6
2021 election 14 February 2021 50.3 12.73 17.01 7.2 2.52 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘋𝘒 5.09 33.29

Seat projections

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The projections below are calculated according to the opinion polls from above.

Date LVV LDK PDK AAK SL Other Lead
June 2024 55 17 19 9[b] 10 10 36
49 22 23 6[b] 10 10 26
May 2024 45 21 20 14[b] 10 10 24
April 2024 56 18 19 7[b] 10 10 37
February 2024 45 23 22 10[b] 10 10 22
December 2023 53 20 20 7 10 10 33
January 2023 48 22 22 8 10 10 26
December 2022 42 26 25 7 10 10 16
September 2022 42 25 24 9 10 10 17
August 2022 40 26 22 12 10 10 14
July 2022 40 26 22 12 10 10 14
June 2022 44 23 25 8 10 10 19
May 2022 47 21 24 8 10 10 23
March 2022 46 22 24 8 10 10 22
February 2022 40 27 24 9 10 10 13

Leadership approval

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Dates
conducted
Pollster Sample
size
Vjosa Osmani Albin Kurti Lumir Abdixhiku Memli Krasniqi Ramush Haradinaj
Pos. Neg. Net Pos. Neg. Net Pos. Neg. Net Pos. Neg. Net Pos. Neg. Net
6-27 May 2024 UBO 1,200 64% 30% +34% 59% 35% +24% 35% 54% -19% 28% 63% -35% 21% 66% -45%
Pollster Date Kurti Abdixhiku Krasniqi Hamza Haradinaj Limaj Osmani Pacolli Kusari-Lila Lead
Albanian Post June 2024 56.4 40.5 28.9 43.7 25.4 67.8 [c]
45.6 18.6 20.5 6.2 25.1
PIPOS February 2024 3.07 2.13 2.05 1.89 1.65 3.06 0.01
PIPOS December 2022 26.7 20 17 7.2 2.9 11.8 0.4 0.4 6.7
PIPOS August 2022 2.98 2.92 2.60 2.38 2.13 3.37 2.33 2.31 0.39
PIPOS February 2022 28.9 18.6 13.3 6.2 1.5 7.3 0.5 10.3

Albin Kurti

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The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Albin Kurti, prime minister of Kosovo since March 2021.

Pollster Date Approve Disapprove Lead
UNDP 25 July 2024 58.3 41.7 16.6
UNDP 28 February 2024 48.9 51.1 -2.6
UNDP 25 April 2023 51.5 48.5 3.0

Glauk Konjufca

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The polls below asked voters for their opinion of Glauk Konjufca, chairman of Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo since March 2021.

Pollster Date Approve Disapprove Lead
UNDP 25 July 2024 64.4 35.6 28.8
UNDP 28 February 2024 52.2 47.8 4.7
UNDP 25 April 2023 58.3 41.7 16.6

Notes

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  1. ^ Although Memli Krasniqi is leader of the PDK, Bedri Hamza will be its candidate for Prime Minister
  2. ^ a b c d e AAK-NISMA-CL coalition
  3. ^ Poll asked for the positive opinion and isn't a comparison of leaders

References

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  1. ^ "Presidentja Osmani nxjerr dekretin: Zgjedhjet e rregullta parlamentare mbahen më 9 shkurt 2025". Telegrafi (in Albanian). 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  2. ^ ndi.org
  3. ^ prishtinainsight.com
  4. ^ Kosovo IFES
  5. ^ Law No. 03/L-073 on General Elections in the Republic of Kosovo, Article 111.2