Blerim Reka (Macedonian: Блерим Река) is an ethnic Albanian academic from North Macedonia.

Reka has also held diplomatic and legal advisory positions such as Advisor to the President of the Republic of Kosovo for EU Integration.

Reka was the Legal Council of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and Member of the Expert Team for National Strategy and Integration to the EU.

According to a statement issued by the Alliance for Albanians and BESA parties, Reka's candidacy was supported by over 11,000 citizens.

On 5 January the President of Serbia, Aleksadar Vučić, claimed that nine countries did not recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state anymore.