US Edition'No winner': Kosovo snap poll unlikely to end damaging deadlock
The snap election follows a year-long stalemate after February's inconclusive vote, with the Self-Determination party winning 44% but failing to secure a majority, risking continued deadlock.
- Caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti put Kosovo back to voters on December 28 after months of stalled parliament, but experts say the vote is unlikely to end the deadlock.
- After an inconclusive Feb. 9 vote that left no majority, Vetevendosje failed to secure partners and largest opposition parties refused coalition talks amid tensions over Serbian state structures in Kosovo's north.
- Exit polls signalled little change in party standings as Vetevendosje won about 42% in February and aims to surpass 50%, while the PDK polled nearly 27%, LDK nearly 16%, AAK about 7%, and Klan Kosova projected 49 seats, only one more than February.
- Kosovo's stalled institutions have already cost taxpayers at least 30 million euros this year, delayed approval of a state budget for the coming year, and risk losing over 200 million euros and ratifying around €1 billion in European Union and World Bank loan agreements.
- Failure to secure a majority could lead to yet another early vote, as Kosovo's main political parties remain unwilling to compromise and the LDK may become kingmaker.
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Kurti's VV Party Scores Clear Victory In Kosovo Vote, Looks To End Political Deadlock
Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje (VV) party scored a clear victory in Kosovo's parliamentary elections, setting it in position to form a new government and potentially end the small Western Balkan nation's year-long political deadlock.
Two million eligible Kosovo citizens are heading to the parliamentary elections for the second time this year. Despite a landslide victory in February, Prime Minister Albin Kurti failed to secure a majority in parliament and form a government.
The formation of government has failed, the Kosovars vote on Sunday new. Clear majorities again do not seem in sight.
The party of caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti is expected to win, but without being self-sufficient.
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