The
Electoral System
The
Electoral System
The electoral system which is set down in the Constitutional Framework is very straightforward and done for reasons of transparency, practicality, and sustainability. The seats in the Assembly are being elected by proportional representation . That means that the seats are allocated in proportion to the number of votes each political party, coalition, citizens’ initiative, and independent candidate wins.
The
Assembly
The Assembly will have 120 seats. All political entities – political parties, coalitions, citizens’ initiative, and independent candidates – that are running in the election are competing for 100 of these seats. 20 of these seats are being reserved for the smaller communities – 10 of them are for the Serbian community and 10 will be divided among the other communities. These are called set-aside seats. The set-aside seats will be added to whatever seats the smaller communities may win out of the 100 available for open competition.
To see how votes will translate into seats for the Assembly :
The set-aside seats are just one way that the interests of all communities in Kosovo can be protected in the future development of Kosovo.
To see how the concept of the set-aside seats will work :
Source : site de l'osce - http://www.osce.org