US EditionKosovo’s Kurti promises swift formation of new government after election win
Kurti's Vetevendosje won 50.2% in snap elections, aiming to form a government to end a year-long deadlock and secure €1 billion in EU and World Bank loans.
- On Sunday, Vetevendosje won more than half of the votes in Kosovo's parliamentary election, and Albin Kurti, Prime Minister and leader of Vetevendosje , pledged to quickly form a new government.
- Months of coalition deadlock forced President Vjosa Osmani to dissolve parliament in November and call an early election, the second this year after Vetevendosje fell short in February 9.
- Kurti ran on promises including an extra month of pay for public sector workers, one billion euros per year in capital investment, and a new anti-organised-crime unit, while many voters urged the government to help youth stay.
- Immediate tasks include electing a president in April and ratifying one billion euros in European Union and World Bank loans expiring in the coming months; failure would prolong the crisis.
- Beyond the vote, opposition parties including the Democratic Party of Kosovo and the Democratic League of Kosovo refuse to govern with Kurti, while analysts warn the deadlock has cost at least 30 million euros and left key government institutions left leaderless.
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Kosovo’s ruling party claims convincing win in snap election
Kosovo’s caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti said he intends to swiftly form a new government after preliminary results showed his party on track to comfortably win Sunday’s early parliamentary election. The ruling left-wing Self-Determination Movement won about 49 percent of the votes in an election that was seen as vital to halting a year-long political crisis and kick-starting the country’s stalled hopes of joining the European Union. The ce…
Kosovo’s Kurti Promises Swift Formation of New Government After Election Win
PRISTINA—Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said he will swiftly form a new government after his party won half the votes in Sunday’s election, signalling a possible end to the year-long political deadlock that has paralysed parliament and delayed key international funding. The vote is the second this year in Kosovo after Kurti’s Vetevendosje Party fell short of a majority in February. Months of failed coalition talks prompted President Vjosa Osm…
The left reform leader managed to secure a government majority in the second attempt. His supporters celebrate, but Albin Kurti emphasizes that his team still has a lot of work to do.
In Kosovo, the chances of ending the political blockade increase. Prime Minister Kurti succeeds in a significant increase in the vote in the early parliamentary elections. Among the voters, he scores above all with a clear demarcation from Serbia.
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