What are the candidates for Prishtina promising?

In seeking a second term, Rama has entered the race with his Prishtina Beyond vision, which according to the chatbot created on the platform to showcase the projects of his first term aims to “go beyond the usual and expected boundaries of developing a city.” In his campaign, Rama casts himself as the architect to shape the city, who now aims to complete the blueprints he began in his first term. Half of his election program consists of projects, which according to him, he has already begun implementing in his first term.

The program of mobility seeks to make public transport the most attractive option for citizens by 2030. Rama promises to complete the outer ring of the capital with seven exit and entry points, connecting neighborhoods without burdening the center and avoiding transit traffic. At the core of the program is TRIP (New Transport of Prishtina), which he says will provide a modern fleet of fully electric buses that will run every six minutes on main lines by 2026. This system would be complemented by TRIM (New Transport Metropolitan), an inter-municipal authority connecting Prishtina with Podujevo, Obiliq, Lipjan and Gračanica, offering special and zone-based tickets and a fleet of electric buses. Rama also promises to operationalize the Prishtina–Fushë Kosovë electric tram.

For healthcare, Rama promises a radical transformation of public services by building and renovating modern infrastructure and expanding their range of services. The plan also envisages the construction of a 200-bed capital hospital dedicated exclusively to Prishtina residents, which would provide specialist services and reduce overload at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK).

The education plan highlights full-day education, which is currently implemented in 12 schools with around 5,000 students, offering free hot meals, extracurricular activities and safe environments. Over the next four years, the plan is to extend this standard to all primary schools in the capital. Rama also promises that Prishtina will have, for the first time, an arts high school, offering specialized education in drama, music and visual arts for talented children.

For culture, youth and sports, Rama promises to turn Prishtina into a dynamic and creative center. He pledges a full reconstruction of cultural infrastructure, including the Palace of Youth and Sports, the Dodona Theater and the ABC Cinema, as well as transforming the Tulltore into an Art-Tech center. The program also foresees new cultural centers in neighborhoods such as Dardani, Llukar and Ulpianë. Rama promises support for the independent scene through funds for artists and festivals, guaranteeing international events such as the Sunny Hill Festival and the Ramë Lahaj International Opera Festival — positioning Prishtina on the global cultural map. In sports, the program includes building a new stadium in Hajvali, adding new stands for football clubs such as Flamurtari and Ramiz Sadiku, and renovating 22 sports fields in schools and neighborhoods to ensure every school has space for physical activity.

Ultimately, Rama’s program envisions a visionary, dynamic, digital capital, well connected to surrounding villages and municipalities through construction of an inner ring for urban circulation and a large ring for transit traffic.