The Central Election Commission (CEC) has published updated data on the allocation of seats in municipal assemblies, based on the 2024 population census. According to these figures, the total number of assembly members across all municipalities in Kosovo will be 942, distributed proportionally to the size of each municipality’s population.
This reorganization of representation carries significant weight for the October 12 local elections, as the results will now be reflected in municipal assemblies composed in accordance with the most recent census.
Under Article 36, paragraph 1, of Law No. 03/L-040 on Local Self-Government, the number of members in a municipal assembly must be proportional to the municipality’s population. The Municipality of Prishtina is an exception—according to paragraph 2, its assembly is composed of 51 members.
The largest municipalities and their respective assembly sizes:
- Prishtina – 227,466 inhabitants → 51 members
- Prizren – 147,246 inhabitants → 41 members
- Ferizaj – 109,255 inhabitants → 41 members
- Gjilan – 82,980 inhabitants → 35 members
- Peja – 82,745 inhabitants → 35 members
- Gjakova – 78,699 inhabitants → 35 members
- Podujeva – 70,975 inhabitants → 35 members
Meanwhile, smaller municipalities such as Ranillug, Zvečan, and Klokot, as well as others with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, will each have 15 assembly members.
Ultimately, the new composition will more accurately reflect Kosovo’s demographic structure, while the runoff elections on November 9 will determine how seats are distributed among political parties—revealing the new balance of political power at the local level.
