At stake in this election:

• 120 seats in the Assembly (Kuvendi/Skupstina)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Fatmir SEJDIU
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Agim CEKU
• Assembly: Kosovo has a unicameral Assembly (Kuvendi/Skupstina) with 120 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by parliament to serve a 3-year term.
• The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
• In the Assembly (Kuvendi/Skupstina), 100 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 3-year terms and 20 members are reserved to represent Kosovo's national minorities to serve 3-year terms.***

*** Electors may vote for up to ten individual candidates within the list they choose.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)
  • Leader: Hashim THACI
  • Seats won in this election: 37
  • Seats won in last election: 30
• Party: Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK)
  • Leader: Fatmir SEJDIU
  • Seats won in this election: 25
  • Seats won in last election: 46
• Party: Alliance for New Kosovo (AKR) / Alliance for New Kosovo
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 13
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Democratic League of Dardania (LDD- PSHDK) / Democratic League of Dardania
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK)
  • Leader: Ramush HARADINAJ
  • Seats won in this election: 10
  • Seats won in last election: 9
• Party: Ora Citizens' List (Ora)
  • Leader: Veton SURROI
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 7
• Party: Kosovo Democratic Turkish Party (KDPT)
  • Leader: Mahir YAGCILAR
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: 3

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 1,900,000 (July 2007 est.)
• Registered Voters: 1,400,000 ( 2004 )