Mayor of Pristina


The Mayor of Pristina is the head of the City of Pristina. He or she acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Pristina. In the Preliminary results of the 2011 census the population of Pristina was numbered around 198,000. The majority of population is Albanian, but there are also smaller communities including Bosniaks, Serbs, Romani and others. The surface of Pristina is 854 km². Pristina is known as the center of cultural, economical and political developments. Since 2013 the current Mayor is Shpend Ahmeti. The city is home of Universiteti i Prishtinës, Pristina International Airport, the Government Building and the Parliament of Kosovo.

Office

According to the current legislation, the Mayor is elected along with members of the City Assembly at the direct secret ballot for the period of four years. The Mayor may not be a councilor of the City Assembly.

List of mayors