The data for this research are taken from the statutes and programmes of political parties, from their election programmes, as well as from the interviews conducted with the members of the leaderships of these parties.

Results of this research show that strengthening of women and youth in the decision-making of political parties in Kosovo depends on the will of the leaders of these parties, who possess the statutory right to propose the full or partial composition of leaderships within their parties. In the leaderships of these political parties, the youth is represented only symbolically, whereas the representation of women varies from 11% (NISMA) up to 21% (LDK).