After snap elections failed to transform the parliamentary landscape, the question is whether the rival parties can now reach an understanding to elect a president and so end Kosovo’s political deadlock.
Xhorxhina Bami
“Kosovo did not need these elections – and the results proved this,” acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti told a meeting of his acting government on Wednesday.
He was referencing snap parliamentary elections on June 7 held because of parliament’s failure to elect a president.
But the polls did not substantially change the number of seats held by the parties compared to the two previous elections in 2025.
Kurti’s Vetevendosje Movement won 53 of the 120 seats, down four from the last December 2025 election.
The second biggest party, the Kosovo Democratic Party, PDK, remained on 22 seats. The Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK won three more seats than in December 2025, taking 18. The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK won seven seats.
A repeat of the parliamentary deadlock that paralysed the country for much of 2025, when no party had enough seats to elect parliamentary officials and form a government, has likely been avoided, however.
