2017 Kosovan local elections
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Local elections were held in Kosovo on 22 October 2017.[1] Only 19 municipalities elected a mayor in the first round, and 19 will voted again on 19 November 2017.
Electoral system[]
The Mayor and the members of the Assembly were elected by open list proportional representation, with seats reserved for national minorities, in each Kosovo municipalities
Parties and coalitions[]
Kosovo municipalities
The Central Election Commission had certified for municipal elections on October 22, 91 political subjects, of which 35 political parties, one coalition, 30 and 25 independent candidates. [2]
The results of round 1
Elected mayors[]
| Municipalities | Elected mayor | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Deçan | Bashkim Ramosaj | AAK |
| Dragash | Shaban Shabani | PDK |
| Ferizaj | Agim Aliu | PDK |
| Gjakova | Ardian Gjini | AAK |
| Gjilan | Lutfi Haziri | LDK |
| Glogovac | Ramiz Lladrovci | PDK |
| Gračanica | Srđan Popović | SL |
| Elez Han | Rufki Suma | Independent |
| Istok | Haki Rugova | LDK |
| Junik | Agron Kuçi | AAK |
| Kaçanik | Besim Ilazi | PDK |
| Kamenicë | Qëndron Kastrati | VV |
| Klina | Zenun Elezi | AAK |
| Klokot | Božidar Dejanović | Gi Klokot-Vrbovac |
| Kosovo Polje | Burim Berisha | LDK |
| Leposavić | Zoran Todić | SL |
| Lipljan | Imri Ahmeti | LDK |
| Malishevë | Ragip Begaj | NISMA |
| Mamuša | Abdülhadi Krasniç | KDTP |
| Mitrovica | Agim Bahtiri | AKR |
| North Mitrovica | Goran Rakić | SL |
| Novo Brdo | Svetislav Ivanović | SL |
| Obilić | Xhafer Gashi | AAK |
| Rahovec | Smajl Latifi | AAK |
| Parteš | Dragan Petkovic | SL |
| Pejë | Gazmend Muhaxheri | LDK |
| Prishtina | Shpend Ahmeti | VV |
| Prizren | Mytaher Haskuka | VV |
| Podujevë | Agim Veliu | LDK |
| Ranilug | Vladica Aritonović | SL |
| Skenderaj | Bekim Jashari | Independent |
| Štrpce | Bratislav Nikolić | SL |
| Štimlje | Naim Ismajli | PDK |
| Suva Reka | Bali Muharremi | AAK |
| Vitina | Sokol Haliti | LDK |
| Vučitrn | Xhafer Tahiri | LDK |
| Zubin Potok | Stevan Vulović | SL |
| Zvečan | Vučina Janković | SL |
| Party | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| SL | 9 |
| LDK | 8 |
| AAK | 7 |
| PDK | 5 |
| VV | 3 |
| AKR | 1 |
| NISMA | 1 |
Election results[]
Prishtina[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shpend Ahmeti | Vetëvendosje! | 43,32% | 37,572 |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 35,89% | 31,126 | |
| Selim Pacolli | New Kosovo Alliance | 10,40% | 9,022 |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 5,86% | 5,086 | |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 3,23% | 2,800 | |
| Initiative for Kosovo | 0,70% | 605 | |
| The Alternative (Kosovo) | 0,30% | 262 | |
| 0,29% | 255 |
Prizren[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 29,64% | 19,340 | |
| Vetëvendosje! | 22,36% | 14,590 | |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 19,72% | 12,865 | |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 8,51% | 5,555 | |
| Initiative for Kosovo | 8,16% | 5,327 | |
| Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo | 5,57% | 3,637 | |
| Nova Demokratska Stranka | 4,55% | 2,969 | |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 0,64% | 416 | |
| 0,53% | 344 | ||
| The Alternative (Kosovo) | 0,31% | 199 |
Ferizaj[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 39,18% | 19.263 | |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 30,00% | 14,748 | |
| Vetëvendosje! | 22,20% | 10,916 | |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 4,56% | 2,240 | |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 1,61% | 790 | |
| Ashkali Party for Integration | 1,08% | 531 | |
| Initiative for Kosovo | 0,84% | 411 | |
| Civic initiatives for Ferizaj | 0,54% | 264 |
Gjilan[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutfi Haziri | Democratic League of Kosovo | 43,40% | 19,543 |
| Vetëvendosje! | 27,34% | 12,310 | |
| Zenun Pajaziti | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 18,57% | 8,359 |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 8,55% | 3,850 | |
| Bajram Hasani | Initiative for Kosovo | 1,48% | 665 |
| Justice Party (Kosovo) | 0,66% | 298 |
Peja[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 50,31% | 21,568 | |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 32,02% | 13,727 | |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 9,28% | 3,977 | |
| Vetëvendosje! | 6,34%% | 2,717 | |
| Sali Kelmendi | Initiative for Kosovo | 0,89% | 382 |
| The Alternative (Kosovo) | 0,66% | 282 | |
| 0,52% | 221 |
Gjakova[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 40,17% | 16,841 | |
| Mimoza Kusari Lila | The Alternative (Kosovo) | 32,04% | 13,434 |
| Vetëvendosje! | 12,66% | 5,308 | |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 8,26% | 3,463 | |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 3,59% | 1,506 | |
| Initiative for Kosovo | 2,25% | 943 | |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 1,03% | 431 |
Podujeva[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës | 48,15% | 18,872 | |
| Vetëvendosje | 29,77% | 11,671 | |
| 18,16% | 7,120 | ||
| Aleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës | 2,48% | 971 | |
| 0,82% | 322 | ||
| 0,62% | 242 |
Mitrovica District[]
Leposavić[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoran Todić | Serb List | 63,20% | 5,105 |
| Dragan Jablanović (incumbent) | Party of Kosovo Serbs | 34,75% | 2,807 |
| Nenad Radosavljević | Civic Initiative: "People's Justice" | 2,05% | 166 |
| Municipal Assembly Results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Serb List | 4,158 | 56.27 | 12 |
| Party of Kosovo Serbs | 2,111 | 28.57 | 6 |
| Civic Initiative "Democratic Initiative" | 343 | 4.64 | 1 |
| Social Democratic Initiative | 164 | 2.22 | - |
| Civic Initiative "SDP – Oliver Ivanović | 162 | 2.19 | - |
| Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 98 | 1.33 | - |
| Civic Initiative "Citizens' Initiative Together" | 98 | 1.33 | - |
| Civic Initiative "Equal for All" | 89 | 1.20 | - |
| Civic Initiative "People's Justice" | 79 | 1.07 | - |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 62 | 0.84 | - |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 20 | 0.27 | - |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 6 | 0.08 | - |
| Totals | 7,390 | 100 | 19 |
Mitrovica[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valdete Idrizi | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 29,63% | 9,013 |
| Agim Bahtiri (incumbent) | New Kosovo Alliance | 27,03% | 8,222 |
| Safet Kamberi | Democratic League of Kosovo | 21,66% | 6,588 |
| Fehmi Ferati | Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 15,67% | 4,766 |
| Esat Peci | Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 1,90% | 579 |
| Qazim Shala | Initiative for Kosovo | 1,14% | 348 |
| Basri Brahimi | Independent | 1,08% | 328 |
| Fisnik Gjinaj | Independent | 0,69% | 210 |
| Mehmet Mehmeti | The Alternative | 0,60% | 181 |
| Nyset Pretini | The Word | 0,59% | 180 |
| Municipal Assembly Results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 8,253 | 29.00 | 11 |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 5,761 | 20.24 | 7 |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 5,001 | 17.57 | 7 |
| Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 4,820 | 16.93 | 6 |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 1,604 | 5.64 | 2 |
| Initiative for Kosovo | 1,037 | 3.64 | 1 |
| Justice Party | 864 | 3.04 | 1 |
| The Alternative | 343 | 1.21 | - |
| Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo | 325 | 1.14 | - |
| The Word | 222 | 0.78 | - |
| Partia Ura | 122 | 0.43 | - |
| Salih Meha | 111 | 0.39 | - |
| Totals | 28,463 | 100 | 35 |
North Mitrovica[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goran Rakić (incumbent) | Serb List | 67,45% | 5,372 |
| Oliver Ivanović | Civic Initiative "SDP - Oliver Ivanović" | 18,52% | 1,475 |
| Gonxhe Çaushi | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 9,58% | 763 |
| Betim Osmani | New Kosovo Alliance | 4,45% | 354 |
| Municipal Assembly Results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Serb List | 4,918 | 67.14 | 14 |
| Civic Initiative "SDP - Oliver Ivanović | 1,051 | 14.35 | 3 |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 598 | 8.16 | 2 |
| Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 171 | 2.33 | - |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 156 | 2.13 | - |
| Vakat Coalition | 152 | 2.08 | - |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 125 | 1.71 | - |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 109 | 1.49 | - |
| Partia Ura | 45 | 0.61 | - |
| Totals | 7,325 | 100 | 19 |
Skenderaj[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekim Jashari | Independent List Bekim Jashari | 85,52% | 13,982 |
| Musa Dervishaj | New Kosovo Alliance | 9,02% | 1,474 |
| Hysni Mehani | Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 3,24% | 529 |
| Isa Fejzullahi | Democratic League of Kosovo | 2,23% | 365 |
| Municipal Assembly Results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 9,746 | 62.12 | 20 |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 1,576 | 10.05 | 3 |
| Civic Initiative "Forty-One Thousand" | 909 | 5.79 | 2 |
| Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 892 | 5.69 | 2 |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 714 | 4.55 | 1 |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 476 | 3.03 | 1 |
| The Word | 364 | 2.32 | 1 |
| Initiative for Kosovo | 288 | 1.84 | 1 |
| Justice Party | 239 | 1.52 | - |
| Adem Beqiri | 204 | 1.30 | - |
| Bekim Ibishi | 176 | 1.12 | - |
| Civic Initiative "SDP - Oliver Ivanović" | 104 | 0.66 | - |
| Totals | 15,688 | 100 | 31 |
Vushtrri[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferit Idrizi | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 33,29% | 10,184 |
| Xhafer Tahiri | Democratic League of Kosovo | 25,64% | 7,842 |
| Besim Muzaqi | Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 25,10% | 7,679 |
| Nasuf Aliu | New Kosovo Alliance | 7,98% | 2,442 |
| Lutfi Bilalli | Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 5,20% | 1,591 |
| Abdullah Vojvoda | Initiative for Kosovo | 2,79% | 852 |
| Municipal Assembly Results[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 8,870 | 30.74 | 11 |
| Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 5,800 | 20.10 | 7 |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 5,302 | 18.38 | 6 |
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 2,277 | 7.89 | 3 |
| New Kosovo Alliance | 2,249 | 7.79 | 3 |
| Movement for Unification | 1,234 | 4.28 | 2 |
| Initiative for Kosovo | 1,124 | 3.90 | 1 |
| Serb List | 675 | 2.34 | 1 |
| Justice Party | 534 | 1.85 | 1 |
| Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo | 273 | 0.95 | - |
| The Alternative | 271 | 0.94 | - |
| Independent Liberal Party | 156 | 0.54 | - |
| The Word | 87 | 0.30 | - |
| Totals | 28,852 | 100 | 35 |
Zubin Potok[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Vulović (incumbent) | Serb List | 79,85% | 2,691 |
| Slaviša Biševac | Civic Initiative "For Zubin Potok" | 20,15% | 679 |
| Municipal Assembly Results[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Serb List | 2,445 | 71.76 | 13 |
| Civic Initiative: "For Zubin Potok" | 408 | 11.98 | 2 |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 285 | 8.37 | 2 |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 142 | 4.17 | 1 |
| Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 127 | 3.73 | 1 |
| Totals | 3,407 | 100 | 19 |
Zvečan[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vučina Janković (incumbent) | Serb List | 70,59% | 2,863 |
| Dragiša Milović | Civic Initiative "For Our Zvečan" | 29,41% | 1,193 |
| Municipal Assembly Results[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| Serb List | 2,601 | 69.30 | 13 |
| Civic Initiative: "For Our Zvečan" | 911 | 24.27 | 5 |
| Levizja Vetëvendosje! | 100 | 2.66 | 1 |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 94 | 2.50 | - |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 47 | 1.25 | - |
| Totals | 3,753 | 100 | 19 |
Second round[]
Prishtina[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shpend Ahmeti | Vetëvendosje! | 50,14% | 41.401 |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 49,86% | 41.164 |
Prizren[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetëvendosje! | 50,32% | 25.509 | |
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 49,68% | 25.180 |
Ferizaj[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Kosovo | 56,17% | 24,142 | |
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 43,83% | 18,841 |
Gjilan[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutfi Haziri | Democratic League of Kosovo | 63,97% | 21.067 |
| Vetëvendosje! | 36,03% | 11.867 |
Gjakova[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | 53,49% | 21.607 | |
| Mimoza Kusari Lila | The Alternative (Kosovo) | 46,51% | 18.791 |
Podujeva[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic League of Kosovo | 63,78% | 20.027 | |
| Vetëvendosje! | 36,22% | 11.373 |
Mitrovica[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Results | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agim Bahtiri (incumbent) | New Kosovo Alliance | 57,33% | 16,233 |
| Valdete Idrizi | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 42,67% | 12,084 |
Vushtrri[]
| Candidate for Mayor | Party | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xhafer Tahiri | Democratic League of Kosovo | 54,24% | 15,122 |
| Ferit Idrizi | Democratic Party of Kosovo | 45,76% | 12,758 |
References[]
- ^ "Zgjedhjet lokale në Kosovë më 22 tetor". Zeri i Amerikes.
- ^ "Certifikohen 91 subjekte politike për zgjedhjet e 22 tetorit". Koha.net.
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- ^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KUVENDIN KOMUNAL 2017 – REZULTATET PËRFUNDIMTARE NGA QNR, Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve, p. 13, accessed 17 January 2022.
- ^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KUVENDIN KOMUNAL 2017 – REZULTATET PËRFUNDIMTARE NGA QNR, Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve, p. 41, accessed 17 January 2022.
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- ^ ZGJEDHJET PËR KUVENDIN KOMUNAL 2017 – REZULTATET PËRFUNDIMTARE NGA QNR, Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve, p. 31, accessed 17 January 2022.
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