US EditionKosovo Assembly Elects Dimal Basha as Speaker After Months of Deadlock
Dimal Basha was elected speaker with 73 votes, ending a six-month stalemate that blocked government formation after inconclusive elections in February.
- On August 26, 2025, Kosovo’s parliament chose Dimal Basha to serve as speaker, resolving a six-month deadlock in Pristina.
- The vote followed an inconclusive February 9 election where Kurti's Vetëvendosje party won the most seats but lacked a majority amid opposition refusal to join a coalition.
- Basha, a three-term MP from Vetëvendosje, received 73 votes in the 120-seat Assembly after more than 50 ballots and was urged to focus on cooperation across party lines.
- Basha described parliament as the central institution of democracy where the perspectives of all individuals are represented, and he acknowledged the significant responsibility given to him.
- Basha's election clears the way for a new government formation, but if efforts fail, a snap election remains possible, highlighting ongoing political divisions and challenges.
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After numerous attempts to constitute the Assembly of Kosovo, the 58th attempt was partially successful. The deputies elected the Speaker of the Assembly, Dimal Basha, and four deputy speakers, but the constitution is not considered complete, as the deputy speaker from the Serbian List was not elected. Basha received the confidence of 73 deputies, 30 were against and eight abstained. Meanwhile, the deputy speakers from the three largest Albanian…
Self-Determination MP Albin Kurti, a citizen of the United States Dimal Basha, a politician who "lived and worked, studied in the USA, in New York", as Arberi Nagavci from Kurti's party proudly emphasized when nominating him for the new position, is the new president of the assembly of the fake state of Kosovo.
On Tuesday, the Kosovo MPs elected the Speaker of Parliament, six months after the parliamentary elections, putting an end to the political impasse and paving the way for the formation of a new government. ...
The Straits Times
Kosovo elects parliament speaker, ending months of political stalemate
PRISTINA - Kosovo's parliament on Tuesday elected a new speaker, ending a six-month legislative crisis that had blocked efforts by the outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti to form a new government after an inconclusive election in February. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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