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| Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës (Albanian) Председник Републике Косова (Serbian) | |
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Vjosa Osmani since 4 April 2021 | |
| Executive branch of the Government of Kosovo | |
| Style | Madam President Her Excellency |
| Status | Head of state |
| Residence | Kosovo Assembly Building |
| Seat | Pristina |
| Appointer | Kuvendi |
| Term length | Five years Renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Kosovo |
| Inaugural holder | Ibrahim Rugova |
| Formation | 25 January 1992 (de jure) 4 March 2002 (de facto) |
| Deputy | Chairman of the Assembly |
| Salary | 2,873 € monthly[1] |
| Website | Official website |
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The president of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës, Serbian: Председник Републике Косова, romanized: Predsednik Republike Kosova), is the head of state and chief representative of the Republic of Kosovo in the country and abroad.
The president is elected indirectly, by the Assembly of Kosovo, in a secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of deputies in functions. If no candidate achieves a two-thirds majority, at the third ballot the candidate who receives a simple majority is elected.[2]
The vote in the Assembly should take place no later than a month before the end of the incumbent president's term of office.[3] The president serves for a five-year term, renewable once.
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.[4][5] On 22 February 2011, Behgjet Pacolli was elected as a president of Kosovo,[6] which was quickly evaluated as unconstitutional move.[7] On 4 April 2011, Behgjet Pacolli stepped down[8] 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,[9] with the rank of major general,[10] was elected as president.
Political parties: LDK PDK AKR Independent Guxo Vetëvendosje
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| Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006)  | 25 January 1992 | 1 February 2000 | 8 years, 7 days | LDK | 1992 |
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| Ibrahim Rugova (1944–2006) | 4 March 2002 | 21 January 2006 (Died in office) | 3 years, 323 days | LDK | 2002 |
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| Nexhat Daci (born 1944) Acting  | 21 January 2006 | 10 February 2006 | 20 days | LDK | — |
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| Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951)  | 10 February 2006 | 17 February 2008 | 2 years, 7 days | LDK | 2006 |
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| Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951) | 17 February 2008 | 27 September 2010 | 2 years, 222 days | LDK | 2008 |
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| Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951) Acting  | 27 September 2010 | 22 February 2011 | 148 days | PDK | — |
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| Behgjet Pacolli (born 1951)  | 22 February 2011 | 4 April 2011 | 41 days | AKR | 2011 |
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| Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951) Acting | 4 April 2011 | 7 April 2011 | 3 days | PDK | — |
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| Atifete Jahjaga (born 1975)  | 7 April 2011 | 7 April 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | 2011 |
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| Hashim Thaçi (born 1968)  | 7 April 2016 | 5 November 2020 | 4 years, 212 days | PDK | 2016 |
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| Vjosa Osmani (born 1982) Acting  | 5 November 2020 | 22 March 2021 | 137 days | Guxo | — |
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| Glauk Konjufca (born 1981) Acting  | 22 March 2021 | 4 April 2021 | 13 days | Vetëvendosje | — |
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| Vjosa Osmani (born 1982) | 4 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 81 days | Guxo | 2021 |
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 Republic of Kosova(Recognized only by Albania) (1992–2000) |
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 UN-administered Kosovo(2000–2008) |
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 Republic of Kosovo(Recognized by 114 UN member states) (2008–present) |
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