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Kosovo Sets New Elections After Parliament Fails to Elect President

An opposition boycott blocked the two-thirds quorum required to open the vote for the largely ceremonial post.

Dem tief gespaltenen Parlament des Kosovo ist es nicht gelungen, einen neuen Präsidenten zu wählen. Innerhalb der verfassungsmäßigen Frist von 45 Tagen sollen nun Neuwahlen abgehalten werden.

Overview

  • Interim President Albulena Haxhiu said new parliamentary elections will be held within 45 days after Tuesday's court deadline to elect a head of state expired.
  • The boycott left fewer than the required 80 of 120 lawmakers in the chamber, which prevented the quorum needed to start the presidential ballot.
  • Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje holds a majority with non‑Serb minority partners, yet the constitution requires cross-party attendance for the presidency.
  • Vetëvendosje named Feride Rushiti and Hatixhe Hoxha as candidates and offered to withdraw Hoxha if the opposition fielded someone, which opposition leaders rejected.
  • This will be the third parliamentary vote in roughly 15 months as Kosovo remains without a president since early April, extending a political stalemate that has slowed basic government decisions.