President of Kosovo

President of the Republic of Kosovo
Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës (in Albanian) Председник Републике Косова (in Serbian)
Presidential seal
Presidential standard
Incumbent Vjosa Osmani since 4 April 2021
Executive branch of the Government of Kosovo
Style	Madam President Her Excellency
Status	Head of state
Residence	Kosovo Assembly Building
Seat	Pristina
Appointer	Kuvendi
Term length	Five years Renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kosovo
Inaugural holder	Ibrahim Rugova
Formation	25 January 1992 (de jure) 4 March 2002 (de facto)
Deputy	Speaker of the Assembly
Salary	2,873 € monthly[1]
Website	Official website

The president of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Kosovës; Serbian: Председник Косова, romanized: Predsednik Kosova), officially the president of the Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës së Kosovës; Serbian: Председник Републике Косова, romanized: Predsednik Republike Kosova), is the head of state of the Kosovo. The president is elected indirectly, by the parliament, in a secret ballot by a two-thirds majority of deputies in functions. If no candidate achieves a two-thirds majority, at the third ballot the candidate who receives a simple majority is elected.^[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.^[3] The president serves for a five-year term, renewable once.