President of the Republic of Kosovo | |
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Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës (Albanian) Председник Републике Косова (Serbian) | |
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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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Constitution and law |
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.