President of Kosovo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of Kosovo |
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| Appointer | Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo |
| Term length | Five years
Renewable once
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| Inaugural holder | Ibrahim Rugova |
| Formation | 4 March 2002 |
| Salary | 2,873 EUR monthly |
| Website | Official website |
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The President of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Kosovës, Serbian: Председник Косова), officially styled the President of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës, Serbian: Председник Републике Косова), is the head of state and chief representative of the Republic of Kosovo in the country and abroad.
The President is elected indirectly, by the Assembly of Kosovo, in a secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of deputies.
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Presidents 2008–present |
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| 1 | Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951) .svg){kind=small} |
17 February 2008 | 27 September 2010 | 2 years, 222 days | LDK | 2008 | |
| – | Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951) Acting .svg){kind=small} |
27 September 2010 | 22 February 2011 | 148 days | PDK | — | |
| 2 | Behgjet Pacolli (born 1951) .svg){kind=small} |
22 February 2011 | 4 April 2011 | 41 days | AKR | 2011 | |
| – | Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951) Acting |
4 April 2011 | 7 April 2011 | 3 days | PDK | — | |
| 3 | Atifete Jahjaga (born 1975) .svg){kind=small} |
7 April 2011 | 7 April 2016 | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | 2011 | |
| 4 | Hashim Thaçi (born 1968) .svg){kind=small} |
7 April 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years, 334 days | PDK | 2016 | |
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