US EditionKosovo Parliament Elects Albin Kurti as PM, Ending Year-Long Political Deadlock
Kurti's government secured 66 parliamentary votes, ending a yearlong stalemate and enabling budget approval and EU-related reforms amid ongoing tensions with Serbia.
- On Feb 11, Kosovo's parliament elected Albin Kurti, Prime Minister, ending a year-long political gridlock with 66 votes in the 120-seat assembly.
- After last year's inconclusive vote, a failure to form a majority prompted a December 28, 2025 snap ballot, causing months of parliamentary stasis and a crippling deadlock last year.
- His Vetevendosje movement won 57 seats and secured backing from several small ethnic minority parties, but the result took weeks to confirm after alleged tally inaccuracies prompted a full recount and arrests of more than 100 election staff.
- Kosovo's new government must now approve the delayed 2026 budget, secure international loans and aid worth hundreds of millions of euros, and elect a new president by March 5 as President Vjosa Osmani's mandate expires.
- Looking beyond immediate tasks, Kurti said he will pursue normalisation with Belgrade and invest one billion euros in defence, amid tensions in the ethnic Serb-majority north.
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After about a year, the political hanging party in the youngest state of Europe is over. However, the next hurdle is already waiting for Kosovo's new cabinet.
Kosovo's parliament on Wednesday re-elected Albin Kurti as prime minister after his party's victory in early elections, ending a year-long institutional deadlock, AFP reports.
Kosovo's parliament on Wednesday approved a new government led by outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti, ending a year of political deadlock in the country. Kurti, who presented his government's program, pledged to strengthen Kosovo's economy and invest in defense.
Kosovo parliament elects Albin Kurti as PM, ending year-long political deadlock
Kosovo’s parliament elected Albin Kurti as prime minister on Wednesday, securing his third term and ending a year-long political stalemate. Kurti, who had served in a caretaker role, won 66 votes in the 120-seat assembly after his Vetevendosje party topped December’s snap election, prompting applause from supporters.
The re-election of the left nationalist who attacks Serbia ends a year of technical government and political paralysis. More than a hundred electoral officials are arrested for falsification of results and corruption.
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