The Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the number of municipal assembly members for the 2025 local elections, based on the latest population census.
According to the Law on Local Self-Government, the number of members of the Municipal Assembly should be proportional to the number of citizens in that municipality, with the exception of the Municipal Assembly of Pristina, which has 51 members.
If the municipality has up to 10 thousand citizens, there will be 15 members, from 10,001 to 20 thousand citizens there will be 19 members, from 20,001 to 30 thousand citizens the municipality will have 21 members, from 30,001 to 50 thousand citizens there will be 27 members, from 50,001 to 70 thousand citizens, the assembly of that municipality will have 31 members, from 70,001 to 100 thousand citizens, then the assembly of that municipality will consist of 35 members, while if the municipality has over 100 thousand citizens then the assembly of that municipality will have 41 members.
"The Central Election Commission announces that within the framework of the preparatory process for the organization of the Local Elections for Mayors and Municipal Assemblies, which will be held this year, it has received the notification letter from the Ministry of Local Government Administration (MLGA) regarding the number of members of the Municipal Assembly. In response to the CEC's request, the MLGA's notification letter is based on the number of residents in the municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo from the population census conducted in 2024," the CEC announcement states.
According to the population census, the municipal assemblies of Prizren and Ferizaj will have 41 members, the municipal assemblies of Peja, Gjilan, Gjakova and Podujevo will have 35 members, while the municipal assemblies of Fushë Kosovë, Mitrovica, Lipjan and Vushtrri will have 31 members each.
Unlike previous elections, there was an increase in the number of assembly members in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje from 27 to 31, Shtërpcë/Shtërpcë from 15 to 19, while there was a decrease in Deçan/Deçan from 27 to 21, Drenas/Drenas from 31 to 27, Dragash/Dragaš from 27 to 21, Kaçanik/Kamenica from 27 to 21, Mitrovica/Mitrovica from 27 to 21, Rahovec/Orahovac from 35 to 31, Viti/Viti from 31 to 27, Suhareka/Suva Reka from 34 to 27, Vushtrri/Vucitrn from 31 to 27, Malisheva/Mališevo from 35 to 31, while there was a decrease in Leposaviq/Leposaviq, Zubin-Potok, North Mitrovica, Junik and Zvecan/Zvecan from 31 to 27.
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15 municipalities will have fewer assembly members, 2 more and 21 others the same
In total, from 1002 assembly members, the number has decreased to 942.
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