Overview
- President Vjosa Osmani announced the dissolution after lawmakers missed the midnight deadline to choose her successor.
- The ruling Vetëvendosje party nominated candidates from its own ranks, including Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca, while opposition parties demanded a consensus pick and refused to attend.
- Kosovo’s constitution requires early parliamentary elections when a president is not elected within the prescribed period before the incumbent’s term expires, and a date has not yet been set.
- It will be the country’s third parliamentary contest in just over a year, following Vetëvendosje’s roughly 51% win in December 2025 and Albin Kurti’s return as prime minister in February.
- Osmani’s term ends on April 4; she had signaled readiness for a second term but was not renominated by Kurti, and analysts warn the turmoil could further slow talks with Serbia and EU-related processes.