The president is elected indirectly, by the parliament, in a secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of deputies in functions.

[2] The vote in the parliament should take place no later than a month before the end of the incumbent president's term of office.

When Sejdiu resigned from his post on 27 September 2010, Jakup Krasniqi served as acting president.

[4][5] On 22 February 2011, Behgjet Pacolli was elected as a president of Kosovo,[6] which was quickly evaluated as an unconstitutional move.

On 7 April 2011, Atifete Jahjaga, Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police,[9] with the rank of major general,[10] was elected as president.