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Kosovo 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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Kosovo's parliament elected Albin Kurti as prime minister on Wednesday, securing the leader a third term and ending a year-long political deadlock in the country.
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.
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