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Presidential elections were held in Kosovo on 26 February 2016. They had originally been planned for 2013 following constitutional changes expected to be passed after the compromise reached after the indirect 2011 election.[1] However, on 6 July 2012, the Constitutional Court ruled that the presidential term could not be cut short in this way.[2]
Former Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi was elected after a third round of voting, defeating Rafet Rama.
Electoral system
In order to be elected, a candidate was required to receive at least 80 votes in the first two rounds of voting, equivalent to two-thirds of the 120 members of the Assembly. In the third round, the requirement was reduced to a simple majority of 60 votes.[3]
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | Third round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Hashim Thaçi | Democratic Party | 50 | 92.6 | 64 | 97.0 | 71 | 100 |
| Rafet Rama | Democratic Party | 4 | 7.4 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 27 | – | 15 | – | 10 | – | |
| Total | 81 | 100 | 81 | 100 | 81 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 120 | 67.5 | 120 | 67.5 | 120 | 67.5 | |
| Source: Albeu Archived 2019-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, Balkan Insight | |||||||
References
- ↑ Kosovo Elects New President To Resolve Political Impasse RTT News, 4 August 2011
- ↑ Judgement of 20.07.2012 n° KO 29/12 and KO 48/12 Archived 2017-02-21 at the Wayback Machine; Constitutional Court says political deal cannot shorten Kosovo president's 5-year mandate The Washington Post, 6 July 2012
- ↑ Hashim Thaci is the new president of Kosovo Archived 2019-06-21 at the Wayback Machine Albeu, 26 January 2016
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