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Elections 2025

32 MPs from the previous legislature will not be in the new one

Constitutive session - 27th attempt

Photo: Driton Pacharada

The legislature elected on December 28 will not have the 32 deputies who were in the previous legislature. 27 of them failed to be re-elected, according to the results that have finally arrived. And five others were not in the race at all.

The Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League of Kosovo have experienced the most departures, due to the decline in the number of seats won, but also because other faces were elected.

The PDK failed in the race for another mandate Abelard Tahiri, Altin Krasniqi, Eliza Hoxha, Fadil Demaku, Jakup Nura, Kosovare Murseli, Rashit Qalaj e Jewel Geci. Former chairman of PDK, Memli Krasniqi, did not compete at all.

In the LDK, the party that fell from 20 seats to 15, there were no re-elected candidates. Alban Zogaj, Arben Gashi, Arjeta Abazi, Ekrem Hyseni, Krenar Xhaferi, Paris Guri e Serbian MucajMeanwhile, Hysen Cekaj and Marigona Geci They weren't even on the candidate list.

The Vetevendosje Movement did not secure another mandate by vote. Arijeta Rexhepi, Bajram Mavriqi, Bylbyl Sokoli e Hyseni shinesHowever, there are names in the LVV that could return to the Assembly after certain MPs take government positions. Fato Cap and Halil Thaçi They were not on the list because they won in the local elections in Mitrovica and Obiliq.

The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo and Nisma were in coalition on February 9. And on December 28, they competed separately. Of the 8 MPs they had together in the last legislature, only AAK crossed the threshold this time and secured 6 seats. AAK was left out Lahi BrahimajAnd the three MPs from Nisma have also been left out: Arbëreşe Krasniqi, Fatmir Limaj e Jewelry Izmaku.

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Four community MPs also lost their seats: Albert Kinolli to the United Roma Party, Jilta sapling to the KDTP and Branislav Nikolic e Stefan Kovacevic to the Serbian List.

There are 3185 packages of mail-in ballots remaining to be counted from the December 28 elections. This process is expected to be completed soon.

The Vetëvendosje Movement has won 57 seats with 51.01 percent of the vote. The Democratic Party has fallen to 22 seats from 24 in the last elections. This party has won 20.24 percent of the vote. The LDK has secured 15 seats with 13.26 percent of the vote. The AAK with 5.5 percent has secured six seats. According to calculations using the D'Hondt formula, it is unlikely that the distribution of seats in the Assembly will change.