Local elections were held in Kosovo on 17 October 2021. Only 17 municipalities elected a mayor in the first round, and 21 will vote again on 14 November 2021. In Hani i Elezit, the election was seriously hampered by election fraud, and a second ballot planned to be held in October/November 2021. On 25 October 2021, the Supreme Court annulled the decision for re-vote in Hani i Elezit.
Electoral system The Mayor and the members of the Assembly will be elected by open list proportional representation, with seats reserved for national minorities, in each Kosovo municipalities
Parties and coalitions
The Central Election Commission has certified for municipal elections on October 17, 48 political subjects, of which 18 political parties, one coalition, 17 civic initiatives and 12 independent candidates.
Mayoral results EmblemMunicipalitiesPopulationIncumbent mayorPartyElected mayorPartySeatsDeçan40,019Bashkim RamosajAAKBashkim RamosajAAK Dragash33,997Shaban ShabaniPDKBexhet XheladiniLDK Ferizaj108,610Agim AliuPDKAgim AliuPDK Gjakova94,556Ardian GjiniAAKArdian GjiniAAK Gjilan90,178Lutfi HaziriLDKAlban HyseniVetëvendosje Drenas58,531Ramiz LladrovciPDKRamiz LladrovciPDK Gračanica10,675Srđan PopovićSLLjiljana ŠubarićSL Hani i Elezit9,403Rufki SumaIndependentMehmet BallazhiPDK Istog39,289Haki RugovaLDKIlir FeratiLDK Junik6,084Agron KuçiAAKRuzhdi ShehuLDK Kaçanik33,409Besim IlaziPDKBesim IlaziPDK Kamenica36,085Qëndron KastratiPSDKadri RahimajVetëvendosje Klina38,496Zenun EleziAAKZenun EleziAAK Klokot2,556Božidar DejanovićGi Klokot-VrbovacVladan BogdanovićSL Kosovo Polje34,827Burim BerishaLDKBurim BerishaLDK Leposavić13,773Zoran TodićSLZoran TodićSL Lipjan57,605Imri AhmetiLDKImri AhmetiLDK Mališevo54,613Ragip BegajNISMAEkrem KastratiNISMA Mamusha5,507Abdülhadi KrasniçKDTPAbdülhadi KrasniçKDTP South Mitrovica71,909Agim BahtiriVVBedri HamzaPDK North Mitrovica12,326Milan Radojević SLMilan RadojevićSL Novo Brdo6,729Svetislav IvanovićSLSaša MiloševićSL Obiliq21,549Xhafer GashiIndependentXhafer GashiIndependent Rahovec56,208Smajl LatifiAAKSmajl LatifiAAK Parteš1,787Dragan PetkovićSLDragan PetkovićSL Pejë96,450Gazmend MuhaxheriLDKGazmend MuhaxheriLDK Pristina198,897Shpend AhmetiIndependentPërparim RamaLDK Prizren177,781Mytaher HaskukaVVShaqir TotajPDK Podujevo88,499Shpejtim BulliqiVVShpejtim BulliqiVV Ranilug3,866Vladica AritonovićSLKatarina Ristić–IlićSL Skenderaj50,858Bekim JashariIndependentFadil NuraPDK Štrpce6,949Bratislav NikolićSLDalibor JevtićSL Shtime27,324Naim IsmajliPDKQemajl AliuVV Suva Reka59,722Bali MuharremiAAKBali MuharremiAAK Viti46,987Sokol HalitiLDKSokol HalitiLDK Vushtrri69,870Xhafer TahiriLDKFerit IdriziPDK Zubin Potok6,616Srđan VulovićSLSrđan VulovićSL Zvečan7,481Vučina JankovićSLDragiša MilovićSL
PartyMunicipalitiesSerb List Democratic Party of Kosovo Democratic League of Kosovo Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Vetëvendosje Social Democratic Initiative Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo Inciativa Qytetare për Obiliq
Results of 1st round
Deçan
Dragash Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesBexhet XheladiniDemocratic League of Kosovo35.69%4,887Shaban ShabaniDemocratic Party of Kosovo32.56%4,459Kaltrina SalihuVetëvendosje17.34%2,375Adnan RedžeplarVakat Coalition11.63%1,593Agron GashiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.05%281Xhevxhet TahiriBalli Kombëtar i Kosovës0.72%99
Ferizaj Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesAgim AliuDemocratic Party of Kosovo62.38%30,627Valon RamadaniVetëvendosje26.05%12,793Sibel HalimiDemocratic League of Kosovo9.34%4,585Arben HaliliAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.23%1,096
Gjakova
Gjilan Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesAlban HyseniVetëvendosje44.71%19,057Lutfi HaziriDemocratic League of Kosovo43.51%18,546Leonora Morina–BunjakiDemocratic Party of Kosovo8.25%3,518Nazim GagicaAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.44%1,042Gani Neziriindependent candidate0.59%252Lulzim Bexhetiindependent candidate0.48%206
Drenas Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesRamiz LladrovciDemocratic Party of Kosovo45.50%10,419Driton AjaziDemokratët për Drenasin 30.50%6,984Fejzi KiqinaVetëvendosje17.10%3,916Xhavit DrenoriIniciativa Qytetare Green për Drenas 4.16%952Arta Ahmeti-XhylaniAlliance for the Future of Kosovo1.79%411Anduena GllarevaDemocratic League of Kosovo0.96%219
Gračanica Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesLjiljana ŠubarićSL77.93%6,506Branimir Stojanović independent candidate22.07%1,843
Hani i Elezit
Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesMehmet BallazhiPDK51.33%2,561Rufki Sumaindependent candidate42.21%2,106Sherif BerishaVetëvendosje6.45%322
Fushë Kosova Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesBurim BerishaDemocratic League of Kosovo49.72%7,966Enver BajçincaVetëvendosje25.58%4,098Rrahim TërnavaDemocratic Party of Kosovo22.35%3,580Hasan IsmajliAlliance for the Future of Kosovo2.35%377
Istog
Junik
Kaçanik Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesBesim IlaziDemocratic Party of Kosovo44.67%7,111Jeton RakaVetëvendosje33.36%5,311Shkëlqim JakupiDemocratic League of Kosovo12.29%1,957Shukri Lutaindependent candidate7.27%1,157Kastriot Bushiindependent candidate2.41%384
Kamenicë Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesQëndron KastratiSocial Democratic Party35.52%5,408Kadri RahimajVetëvendosje31.01%5,156Muhamed KallabaDemocratic Party of Kosovo12.62%2,098Faton JakupiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo12.48%2,076Jeton BiqkajDemocratic League of Kosovo10.27%1,707Albert SermaxhajNISMA1.11%184
Klina
Klokot Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesVladan BogdanovićSL41.01%789Strahinja SpasićGi Srpska Narodna Sloga36.33%699Saša MirkovićNarodno Jedinstvo22.66%436
Leposavić
Lipjan Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesImri AhmetiDemocratic League of Kosovo56.42%15,541Adnan RrustemiVetëvendosje23.36%6,435Hyzer RizaniDemocratic Party of Kosovo18.88%5,201Bashkim BudakovaAlliance for the Future of Kosovo1.34%368
Malisheva Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesEkrem KastratiNISMA34.08%7,548Isni KilajDemocratic Party of Kosovo28.82%6,383Bajrush HotiDemocratic League of Kosovo16.88%3,738Alban KrasniqiVetëvendosje15.66%3,469Kastriot BerishaAlliance for the Future of Kosovo4.21%933Selajdin Bytyҫiindependent candidate0.35%78
Mamusha Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesAbdülhadi KrasniçTurkish Democratic Party of Kosovo48.92%1,430Arif BütüçKosova Adalet Türk Partisi36.95%1,080İlyas Bayraktarindependent candidate12.59%368Riza KrueziIniciativa Erdem1.54%45
Mitrovica South Mitrovica
North Mitrovica
Novo Brdo Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesSaša MiloševićSL63.19%3,548Bajrush YmeriDemocratic League of Kosovo24.79%1,392Abdyl GashiVetëvendosje8.50%477Selatin NuhiuDemocratic Party of Kosovo3.53%198
Obilić Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesXhafer GashiIniciativa Qytetare për Obiliq 48.12%5,975Halil ThaçiVetëvendosje20.19%2,507Mehmet KrasniqiDemocratic League of Kosovo9.52%1,182Goran DančetovićSL 9.11%1,131Ajet BerishaLëvizja për Bashkim 7.43%923Xhelal KrasniqiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo3.17%393Hanefi MusliuDemocratic Party of Kosovo2.46%306
Rahovec
Parteš Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesDragan PetkovićSL75.35%1,684Nenad Cvetković Narodna Sloga21.25%475Jugoslav Jovanovićindependent candidate3.40%76
Peja
Prishtina
Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesArben VitiaVetëvendosje42.54%36,818Përparim RamaDemocratic League of Kosovo29.17%25,252Uran IsmailiDemocratic Party of Kosovo21.69%18,771Daut HaradinajAlliance for the Future of Kosovo4.48%3,874Gëzim MehmetiNew Kosovo Alliance1.83%1,588Avni ÇakmakuFjala 0.18%155Florim IsufiPartia Balliste 0.12%100
Prizren Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesMytaher HaskukaVetëvendosje40.41%24,378Shaqir TotajDemocratic Party of Kosovo31.36%18,919Anton QuniDemocratic League of Kosovo14.99%9,043Zafir BerishaSocial Democratic Initiative5.72%3,452Lulzim KabashiAlliance for the Future of Kosovo3.62%2,182Ćemailj SmailjiNova Demokratska Stranka2.88%1.736Afrim TejeciNew Kosovo Alliance0.76%459Milazim Lushajindependent candidate0.25%153
Podujevë Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesEkrem HyseniDemocratic League of Kosovo44,20%16,925Shpejtim BulliqiVetëvendosje44.16%16,907Floretë ZejnullahuDemocratic Party of Kosovo6.45%2,471Besnik TahiriAlliance for the Future of Kosovo4.00%1,531Gazmend IslamiOrganizata Balli Kombëtar Demokratë0.66%251Xhemajl HasaniSocial Democratic Initiative0.54%205
Ranilug Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesKatarina Ristić–IlićSL100%2,427
Skenderaj
Štrpce Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesDalibor JevtićSL59.70%4,148Slaviša VasiljevićGi Sloboda Štrpce16.02%1,113Fikrih HasaniBashkë për Shtërpcën12.77%887Besim IslamiVetëvendosje11.51%800
Shtime Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesQemajl AliuVetëvendosje45.29%5,964Naim IsmajliDemocratic Party of Kosovo44.23%5,824Bedri ZeqiriDemocratic League of Kosovo10.49%1,381
Suhareka Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesBali MuharremajAlliance for the Future of Kosovo51.30%14,483Ardian ShalaDemocratic League of Kosovo30.57%8,629Salih ZybaVetëvendosje9.53%2,690Murtez ZekolliDemocratic Party of Kosovo8.60%2,428
Vitia Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesSokol HalitiDemocratic League of Kosovo41.30%8,326Arsim AdemiVetëvendosje34.50%6.955Bekim AziziDemocratic Party of Kosovo24.20%4,879
Vushtrri
Zubin Potok
Zvečan
Results of 2nd round
Dragash Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesShaban ShabaniDemocratic Party of Kosovo50.21%5,648Bexhet XheladiniDemocratic League of Kosovo49.79%5,601
Gjakova
Gjilan Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesAlban HyseniVetëvendosje51.01%21,800Lutfi HaziriDemocratic League of Kosovo48.90%20,865
Drenas Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesRamiz LladrovciDemocratic Party of Kosovo54.16%11,904Driton AjaziDemokratët për Drenasin 45.84%10,076
Istog
Junik
Kaçanik Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesBesim IlaziDemocratic Party of Kosovo53.91%7,373Jeton RakaVetëvendosje46.09%6,304
Kamenicë Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesKadri RahimajVetëvendosje53.34%8,248Qëndron KastratiSocial Democratic Party46.66%7,248
Klina
Klokot Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesVladan BogdanovićSL55.12%1,029Strahinja SpasićGi Srpska Narodna Sloga44,88%838
Fushë Kosova Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesBurim BerishaDemocratic League of Kosovo65.45%7,978Enver BajçincaVetëvendosje34.55%4,212
Malishevë Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesEkrem KastratiNISMA53.10%10,572Isni KilajDemocratic Party of Kosovo46.90%9,337
Mamuša Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesAbdülhadi KrasniçTurkish Democratic Party of Kosovo63.19%1,629Arif BütüçKosova Adalet Türk Partisi36.81%949
Obilić Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesXhafer GashiIniciativa Qytetare për Obiliq 61.30%6,522Halil ThaçiVetëvendosje38.70%4,117
Rahovec
Prishtina
Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesPërparim RamaDemocratic League of Kosovo50.98%41,746Arben VitiaVetëvendosje49.02%40,143
Prizren Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesShaqir TotajDemocratic Party of Kosovo50.93%27,689Mytaher HaskukaVetëvendosje49.07%26,680
Podujevë Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesShpejtim BulliqiVetëvendosje52.06%20,788Ekrem HyseniDemocratic League of Kosovo47.94%19,141
Shtime Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesQemajl AliuVetëvendosje50.67%7,029Naim IsmajliDemocratic Party of Kosovo49.33%6,844
Vitia Candidate for MayorPartyResultVotesSokol HalitiDemocratic League of Kosovo51.44%8,797Arsim AdemiVetëvendosje48.56%8,303
Vushtrri
Opinion polls
Gjakova Pollster DateLVVLDKAAKPDKOtherAbstentionLeadAlbanian Post10 October34.37.150.72.95.7–16.4UBO Consulting4–8 October33.23.659.01.5–2.525.8
Gjilan Pollster DateLVVLDKAAKPDKOtherAbstentionLeadUBO Consulting21–28 September43.050.91.93.7–0.77.9
Istog Pollster DateLVVLDKAAKPDKOtherAbstentionLeadUBO Consulting21–26 September24.343.224.74.6––18.5
Peja Pollster DateLVVLDKAAKOtherAbstentionLeadUBO Consulting29 September–4 October18.764.816.00.5–46.1
Prizren Pollster DateLVVLDKAAKPDKOtherAbstentionLeadAlbanian Post11 October42.78.42.317.6–25.925.1
Vushtrria