Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) or the Kuvendi,[g] is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly elected by the people every four years.

It was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001[9] to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'.

The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo is regulated by the Constitution of Kosovo and has 120 directly elected members; 20 are reserved for national minorities as follows: Albanian is the official language of the majority, but all languages of minorities such as Serbian, Turkish and Bosnian are used, with simultaneous interpretation.

The Assembly Building is located at Ibrahim Rugova Square in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo.

[12] The building, which dates from the 1950s, underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2004 which included the complete redesign of the plenary chamber.