President of Kosovo

President of the Republic of Kosovo
Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës (Albanian) Председник Републике Косова (Serbian)
Presidential seal
Presidential standard
Incumbent Vjosa Osmani since 4 April 2021
Executive branch of the Government of Kosovo
Style	Madam President Her Excellency
Status	Head of state
Residence	Kosovo Assembly Building
Seat	Pristina
Appointer	Kuvendi
Term length	Five years Renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kosovo
Inaugural holder	Mehmed Hoxhaa Fadil Hoxhab Xhavid Nimanic Ibrahim Rugovad
Formation	1 January 1944a 11 July 1945b May 1974c 25 January 1992 (de jure)d 4 March 2002 (de facto)d 17 February 2008 (official)
Deputy	Chairman of the Assembly
Salary	2,873 € monthly[1]
Website	Official website
a. As Chairman of the People's Liberation Committee of SAP Kosovo. b. As President of the Assembly of SAP Kosovo. c. As President of the Presidency of SAP Kosovo. d. As President of Kosovo.

Politics of Kosovo
Constitution and law
Executive President Vjosa Osmani Prime Minister Albin Kurti Second Kurti cabinet Government
Legislature Assembly Chairman: Glauk Konjufca
Judiciary Constitutional Court Kosovo Judicial Council
Administrative divisions Districts Municipalities
Recent elections Presidential: 2011 2016 2021 Parliamentary: 2014 2017 2019 Local: 2009 2013 2017 2021 Referendums: 1991 2012 2024 Political parties PDK LDK AAK SLS VV AKR
Foreign policy Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign relations Visa policy Declaration of independence Diplomatic recognition ICJ advisory opinion Accession to European Union Diplomatic missions in Kosovo / of Kosovo Brussels Agreement Belgrade–Pristina negotiations
Other countries
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The president of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës, Serbian: Председник Републике Косова, romanized: Predsednik Republike Kosova), 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 in functions. If no candidate achieves a two-thirds majority, at the third ballot the candidate who receives a simple majority is elected.^[2]

The vote in the Assembly should take place no later than a month before the end of the incumbent president's term of office.^[3] The president serves for a five-year term, renewable once..