Pristina, June 7, (dpa/GNA) – Kosovo’s left-wing ruling party Vetëvendosje (Self-Determination Movement), was projected to win 43% of the vote in the country’s snap parliamentary election on Sunday, according to an exit poll.
The poll, conducted by TV7 and the Albanian Post newspaper, put the liberal Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) on track for 22%, while the centre-right Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) was projected to win 18% and the conservative Alliance for the Future (AAK) 7%.
The number of respondents was not initially disclosed. Polling stations closed at 7 pm (1700 GMT), with meaningful partial results from the electoral commission expected over the course of Sunday evening.
Vetëvendosje, led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, was the clear favourite going into the election. The electoral commission in Pristina said turnout stood at 18.6% at 1 pm, 3.2 percentage points lower than at the same time during the last parliamentary election in December 2025.
That election, also a snap vote, was called because Kurti was unable to form a government due to the balance of power in the parliament elected in February 2025.
Vetëvendosje, along with lawmakers from ethnic minority groups, secured a majority in December’s election and managed to form a government. However, on April 4, the term of office of the incumbent president, Vjosa Osmani, expired.
Parliament’s attempts to elect a successor within the required timeframe then failed, as not enough lawmakers attended a session to choose Osmani’s replacement. Under Kosovo’s constitution, at least 80 of the 120 lawmakers must be present in parliament to elect a successor.
The election of a successor to Osmani remains the task of the future parliament. The quorum stipulated by the constitution forces the government camp to reach a certain level of consensus with the opposition.
If no agreement can be reached by a new parliament on the country’s head of state, the small Balkan country could find itself caught in a cycle of regular parliamentary elections.
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