[1] The elections were triggered by a motion of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Isa Mustafa on 10 May 2017 by a vote of 78–34.

[2] The motion had been proposed by the Social Democratic Initiative over government failures to meet their campaign promises.

The 120 members of the Assembly are elected by open list proportional representation, with 20 seats reserved for national minorities.

[4] After several unsuccessful attempts to elect a new Chairman of the Assembly and a new Prime Minister, on 4 August Behgjet Pacolli announced the AKR's withdrawal from the coalition with the LDK and the formation of a government pact with the PAN Coalition.

[6] The PAN Coalition announced that two LDK deputies, Ukë Rugova and Dardan Gashi, would also join the government.