SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
KOSOVO AUTONOMOUS REGION
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 2007
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Source: OSCE website

Introduction
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Kosovo is technically an Autonomous Region of the Republic of 
Serbia. In 1999 the then Yugoslav regime attempted to expel the 
entire majority ethnic Albanian population from the region. This 
led to international intervention and the placing of the region 
under the administration of the United Nations Interim 
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The long-term future of 
the region is yet to be determined. 

These elections were for an Assembly of 120 members. The Assembly 
elects a President and has a defined area of legislative competence 
under the UNMIK administration. One hundred Assembly members are 
elected at large by proportional representation. Ten seats are 
reserved for the Serb minority, and another ten for other ethnic 
communities: Roma (Gypsies) four, Bosniaks three, Turks two and 
Goranis (Kurds) one.


Parties
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* AAK - Aleanca pėr Ardhmėrinė e Kosovės (Alliance for the Future of 
   Kosovo)
* AKR - Aleanca Kosova e Re (New Kosovo Alliance)
* LDD-PShDK - Lidhja Demokratike e Dardanisė - Partia Shquiptare 
   Demokristiane e Kosovės (Democratic League of Dardania – Albanian 
  Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo)
* LDK - Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovės (Kosovo Democratic League)
* ORA - Partia Reformiste ORA (Reformist Party ORA)
* PD - Partia e Drejtėsisė (Justice Party)
* PDK - Partia Demokratike e Kosovės (Kosovo Democratic Party)

* KDTP - Kosova Demokratik Turk Partisi (Kosovo Turkish Democratic 
   Party)
* PShDK - Partia Shquiptare Demokristiane e Kosovės (Albanian 
   Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo)

PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Total Electorate:         1,570,000 *
Total Ballots Cast:         628,630   40.1
Invalid Ballots:             56,863   09.0
Total Valid Ballots:        571,767   91.0
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Party                         Votes   %               Seats
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AAK                          54,611   09.5  (+01.2)    10  (+01)
AKR                          70,165   12.3             13
LDD-PShDK                    57,002   10.0             11
LDK                         129,410   22.6  (-22.7)    25  (-24)
ORA                          23,722   04.1  (-04.2)     -  (-09)
PD                            9,890   01.7  (+00.7)     -  (-02)
PDK                         196,207   34.3  (+05.7)    37  (+06)
Others                       30,760                    24
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Total                       571,767                   120
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* This figure is an estimate.


The 24 seats classed as "others" were won by parties representing 
ethnic minorities. Ten seats are allocated to the Serb minority and
ten to other minorities. Ethnic parties also won four of the "open" 
seats. No separate voting figures are available for these parties. 
The following parties won seats:

Serb parties

* ND - Nova Demokratija (New Democracy): 1
* SDSKM - Srpska Demokratska Stranka Kosova i Metohije (Serb 
   Democratic Party of Kosovo and Metohija): 3 
* SLS - Samostalna Liberalna Stranka (Independent Liberal 
   Party): 3
* SNS - Srpska Narodna Stranka (Serb People's Party): 1
* SNSKM - Savez Nezavisnih Socijaldemokrata Kosova i Metohije 
   (Union of Independent Social Democrats of Kosovo and 
   Metohija): 1 
* SKMS - Srpska Kosovsko Metohijka Stranka (Serb Kosovo-Metohija 
   Party): 1

Other parties

* GIG - Gradanska Inicijativa Gore (Civic Initiative of Gora): 1 
* IRDK - Iniciativa e Re Demokrarike e Kosovės (New Democratic 
   Initiative of Kosovo): 1
* KDTP - Kosova Demokratik Türk Partisi (Turkish Democratic Party 
   of Kosovo): 3
* PDAK - Partia Demokratike e Ashkanlive tė Kosovės (Democratic 
   Ashkali Party of Kosovo): 3
* PRBK - Partia Rome e Bashkuar e Kosovės (United Roma Party of 
   Kosovo): 1 
* SDA- Stranka Demokratske Akcije (Party of Democratic Action): 2
* VK - Koalicija Vakat (Vakat Coalition): 3

The GIG represents Kurds, known as Gora in Kosovo.
The PDAK represents the Ashkali, a Roma community. The IRDK and
the PRBK also represent Roma. 
The VK and the SDA represent Bosniaks.