Vjosa Osmani

A former Democratic League of Kosovo member who founded the Guxo party in 2021, she was Speaker of the Assembly, acting president from 2020 and President of Kosovo from April 2021 to 4 April 2026. She is named among the contenders for the 2026 presidential election.

Career

Osmani studied law at the University of Pristina (BA 2004) and the University of Pittsburgh (LLM 2005, SJD 2015), and taught at both and at RIT Kosovo. A Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) activist, she was chief of staff to President Fatmir Sejdiu in 2009 and served three terms as an MP. She was the LDK's prime ministerial candidate in 2019, and became Speaker of the Assembly in February 2020. Removed as LDK deputy leader in June 2020, she left the party in September 2020. After President Hashim Thaçi resigned in November 2020 she became acting president. She stood on Vetëvendosje's list in the 2021 election, gaining over 300,000 votes. The Assembly elected her president in the third round, with 71 of 82 votes, and she took office on 4 April 2021 after stepping down as Guxo leader. Her term ended on 4 April 2026 without a successor being elected.

Positions

Wikipedia describes her platform as anti-corruption, favouring normalised relations with Serbia while calling for a Serbian apology and war-crimes prosecutions. According to Balkan Insight in April 2026, she hinted at a return to the LDK, and its leader Lumir Abdixhiku said she would be the party's presidential candidate if they agreed.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · Balkan Insight · Wikipedia

Photo: Presidency of Kosovo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)