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Article 5
 

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



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.



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. 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.



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.


 


6. 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.



7. Upon announcement of the date for holding the elections, CEC shall approve the time limits
and the plan of the election activities.



8. The decision on the announcement of the elections shall be made public in the Official
Gazette of the Republic of Kosovo.