More than 98.08 percent of the votes were counted in the early general elections held in the Balkan country Kosovo. According to inconclusive results, the Decide Yourself Movement (Vetevendosje) led by current Prime Minister Albin Kurti won the election. However, it remains unclear whether the results will end the political crisis in the country.
According to the data of the Kosovo Central Election Commission, Vetevendosje took first place with 43.04 percent of the votes counted. The Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) received 21.11 percent of the votes, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) received 17.68 percent, and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) received 7.21 percent.
The vote of the Kosovo Democratic Turkish Party (KDTP), which was entitled to receive the 2 seats guaranteed to Kosovo Turks, was 0.78 percent.
According to the latest data shared on the KQZ website, 722 thousand 845 out of 1 million 959 thousand 962 registered voters, that is, 36.88 percent of the voters, voted in the early general election.
PRESIDENT’S KNOT
Whether it will be sufficient for Vetevendosje to form a coalition with community parties, including KDTP, to form a new government will be determined after the conditional votes and the votes cast in foreign representative offices and by mail are counted. Vetevendosje will need to sit down with PDK, LDK and AAK in order to achieve the two-thirds Parliamentary majority required to elect Kosovo’s new president.
3 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 16 MONTHS
General elections were held in Kosovo on February 9, 2025, and early general elections were held on December 28, 2025. Vetevendosje received 51.1 percent of the votes in the early general election in December, and the government led by Albin Kurti received a vote of confidence from the Parliament on February 11.
Former President Vjosa Osmani temporarily handed over her duties to Kosovo Parliament Speaker Albulena Haxhiu on April 4, after her 5-year term ended.
The Kosovo Assembly was dissolved on April 29 due to the failure of the deputies to elect the new president within the period stipulated in the Constitution. The new Parliament that will be established after the election will elect the new president of the country in a short time.
