Local elections were held in Kosovo on 22 October 2017. Only 19 municipalities elected a mayor in the first round, and 19 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
The Central Election Commission had certified for municipal elections on October 22, 91 political subjects, of which 35 political parties, one coalition, 30 civic initiatives and 25 independent candidates.
Elected mayors Municipalities Elected mayorPartyDeçanBashkim RamosajAAKDragashShaban ShabaniPDKDrenasRamiz LladrovciPDKFerizajAgim AliuPDKGjakovaArdian GjiniAAKGjilanLutfi HaziriLDKGračanicaSrđan PopovićSLElez HanRufki SumaIndependentIstogHaki RugovaLDKJunikAgron KuçiAAKKaçanikBesim IlaziPDKKamenicëQëndron KastratiVVKlinaZenun ElezajAAKKlokotBožidar DejanovićGi Klokot-VrbovacKosovo PoljeBurim BerishaLDKLeposavićZoran TodićSLLipjanImri AhmetiLDKMalishevëRagip BegajNISMAMamušaAbdülhadi KrasniçKDTPMitrovicaAgim BahtiriAKRNorth MitrovicaGoran RakićSLNovo BrdoSvetislav IvanovićSLObilićXhafer GashiAAKRahovecSmajl LatifiAAKPartešDragan PetkovicSLPejaGazmend MuhaxheriLDKPristinaShpend AhmetiVVPrizrenMytaher HaskukaVVPodujevëAgim VeliuLDKRanilugVladica AritonovićSLSkenderajBekim JashariIndependentŠtrpceBratislav NikolićSLShtimeNaim IsmajliPDKSuva RekaBali MuharremiAAKVitinaSokol HalitiLDKVushtrriXhafer TahiriLDKZubin PotokStevan VulovićSLZvečanVučina JankovićSL PartyMunicipalitiesSL9LDK8AAK7PDK5VV3AKR1NISMA1
Election results Pristina Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesShpend AhmetiVetëvendosje!43,32% 37,572Arban AbrashiDemocratic League of Kosovo35,89%31,126Selim PacolliNew Kosovo Alliance10,40%9,022Lirak ÇelajDemocratic Party of Kosovo5,86%5,086Arber VllahiuAlliance for the Future of Kosovo3,23%2,800Shyqiri BytyqiInitiative for Kosovo0,70%605Rifat DeriThe Alternative (Kosovo)0,30%262Avni ÇamakuPartia Fjala0,29%255
Prizren Candidate for MayorPartyResultsVotesShaqir TotajDemocratic Party of Kosovo29,64%19,340Mytaher HaskukaVetëvendosje!22,36%14,590Hatim BaxhakuDemocratic League of Kosovo19,72%12,865Lulzim KabashiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo8,51%5,555Zafir BerishaInitiative for Kosovo8,16%5,327Sencar KaramuçoTurkish Democratic Party of Kosovo5,57%3,637Emilja RedzepiNova Demokratska Stranka4,55%2,969Osman KrasniqiNew Kosovo Alliance0,64%416Nexhmedin RamadaniPartia Fjala0,53%344Veton QipaThe Alternative (Kosovo)0,31%199
Ferizaj Candidate for MayorPartyResultsVotesAgim AliuDemocratic Party of Kosovo39,18%19.263Muharrem SfarqaDemocratic League of Kosovo30,00%14,748 Faton TopalliVetëvendosje!22,20%10,916Xhavit ZariqiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo4,56%2,240Amir RexhepiNew Kosovo Alliance1,61%790Ćazim RahmaniAshkali Party for Integration1,08%531Besnik BerishaInitiative for Kosovo0,84%411Bashkim FazliuCivic initiatives for Ferizaj0,54%264
Gjilan Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesLutfi HaziriDemocratic League of Kosovo43,40%19,543Sami KurteshiVetëvendosje!27,34%12,310Zenun PajazitiDemocratic Party of Kosovo18,57%8,359Rexhep KadriuAlliance for the Future of Kosovo8,55%3,850Bajram HasaniInitiative for Kosovo1,48%665Naser MorinaJustice Party (Kosovo)0,66%298
Podujevë Candidate for MayorPartyResultsVotesAgim VeliuLidhja Demokratike e Kosovës48,15%18,872Ajet PoteraVetëvendosje29,77%11,671Hajredin HyseniPartia Demokratike e Kosovës18,16%7,120Fatmir HumolliAleanca për Ardhmërinë e Kosovës2,48%971Xhevdet MalokuFjala0,82%322Xhemajl HasaniNisma0,62%242
Gjakova District Gjakova
Deçan
Junik
Rahovec
Mitrovica District Mitrovica South Mitrovica
North Mitrovica
Leposavić
Skenderaj
Vushtrri
Zubin Potok
Zvečan
Peja District Peja
Istog
Klina
Second round
Pristina Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesShpend AhmetiVetëvendosje!50,14%41.401Arban AbrashiDemocratic League of Kosovo49,86%41.164
Prizren Candidate for MayorPartyResultsVotesMytaher HaskukaVetëvendosje!50,32%25.509Shaqir TotajDemocratic Party of Kosovo49,68%25.180
Ferizaj Candidate for MayorPartyResultsVotesAgim AliuDemocratic Party of Kosovo56,17%24,142Muharrem SfarqaDemocratic League of Kosovo43,83%18,841
Gjilan Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesLutfi HaziriDemocratic League of Kosovo63,97%21.067Sami KurteshiVetëvendosje!36,03%11.867
Podujevë Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesAgim VeliuDemocratic League of Kosovo63,78%20.027Ajet PoteraVetëvendosje!36,22%11.373
Gjakova
Istog The second-round vote took place twice in Istog. Gani Dreshaj was initially declared the winner over incumbent mayor Haki Rugova; Rugova had held a lead until the postal votes went overwhelmingly in Dreshaj's favour. Rugova contended that the postal votes were manipulated by organized crime and challenged the result."Rugova kërkon anulimin e të gjitha votave me postë", Telegrafi, 25 November 2017, accessed 10 October 2023. A re-vote was ordered for December 2017, and Rugova was narrowly re-elected."Dreshaj konsideron se i është 'vjedhur fitorja', kërkon rinumërim të votave në Istog"], Telegrafi, 18 December 2017, accessed 10 October 2023."Gjykata Kushtetuese hedh poshtë ankesën e Dreshajt, Haki Rugova mbetet kryetar i Istogut", Telegrafi, 4 February 2019, accessed 10 October 2023.
Klina
South Mitrovica
Agim Bahtiri left the New Kosovo Alliance in 2019 and joined Vetëvendosje."Agim Bahtiri tregon pse iu bashkua Vetëvendosjes", almakos, 15 September 2019, accessed 16 August 2022.
Rahovec
Vushtrri
References