Overview
- Lawmakers voted 66–49 to back Albin Kurti’s cabinet, closing more than a year of political paralysis.
- Vetevendosje holds 57 of 120 seats from December’s snap election, so the cabinet advanced with support beyond the party’s ranks.
- The government’s immediate agenda centers on passing the delayed 2026 budget and securing major international loans and aid.
- Kurti outlined plans to raise defense investment to €1 billion, including domestic production of combat drones.
- Parliament must elect a president by March 5 with a two-thirds threshold, a test that may require opposition backing or risk another snap election.