This special report is a follow-up on the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) Kosovo’s report on community political parties of November 18, which analysed the situation faced by community political parties ahead of the 12 December 2010 general elections. This report follows the announcement by the Central Election Commission of the certified election results, and comes ahead of the government formation, in order to provide insight into the role of community political parties in the current political environment. The first part of the report presents a general analysis of the current political situation regarding community political parties, while the second part provides an in-depth analysis of each community and its political parties. Finally, a full break-down of the election results of both the 2007 and 2010 general elections is provided.
February 10, 2011