[2] Berisha projects a "larger than life" persona and has been profiled in the Kosovan media for his love of sports, his habit of swimming in icy waters, and his prodigious consumption of coffee.
[5] Berisha began his political career at the municipal level in Istog, appearing in the eleventh position on the AAK's electoral list in the 2007 Kosovan local elections.
On the former occasion, he finished eleventh amongst the party's candidates; the AAK won twelve seats in total, but a requirement for one-third female representation prevented him from receiving a mandate.
[13] The PDK and AAK formed a coalition government after the election, and Berisha was awarded a mandate in September 2017 to replace Pal Lekaj, who had resigned to take a ministerial position.
In December 2022, against the backdrop of the ongoing North Kosovo crisis, he charged that barricades in the predominantly Serb areas could be removed in an hour if the political will existed.
[26] Berisha ran for mayor of Istog in the 2021 Kosovan local elections and was defeated by Ilir Ferati of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) in the second round of voting.