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Article 4
 

Date and Announcement of Elections


4.1 After consultation with political parties, the President of Kosovo shall set and announce the date of elections for the Assembly of Kosovo.


4.2 Elections for the Assembly of Kosovo shall take place on a Sunday every four (4) years. Elections may not be held earlier than sixty (60) days and shall be held no later than thirty (30) days before the end of the mandate.


4.3 According to the powers vested in the President by the Constitution, the decree of the President setting the date of elections shall be made not less than six (6) and not more than four (4) months ahead of the election date. The decree shall contain the date of the elections.


4.4 The Assembly of Kosovo shall be elected for a mandate of four (4) years, starting from the day of the constitutive session, which shall be held within thirty (30) days from the official announcement of the election results.


4.5 Upon dissolution of the Assembly of Kosovo early elections shall be called by the President no later than ten (10) days after the dissolution. Early elections may not be held earlier than thirty (30) days and no later than forty-five (45) days after the dissolution. Early elections shall be regulated by the same laws and CEC rules as other elections, except that CEC may change time frames as needed in accordance with the circumstances.


4.6 The decision on calling for the election shall be made public in the ‘Official Gazette of Kosovo’.