βπ³ π½π° NEW: Polls opened on Sunday for another early election in Kosovoβthe third in just over a yearβas voter frustration mounts over a political deadlock paralyzing Europe's youngest country.
β‘οΈ The snap vote is seen as an effort to unblock the political impasse while the nation continues its push for EU and NATO integration amid a global energy crisis and surging fuel prices.
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βπ³ π½π° Europe Elects: Kosovo National Parliament Election turnout at 3:00 PM CEST, according to the Central Election Commission.
2019: 29.40%
2021: 32.00%
2025-02: 28.32%
2025-12: 28.64%
2026: 21.57%
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2019: 29.40%
2021: 32.00%
2025-02: 28.32%
2025-12: 28.64%
2026: 21.57%
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βπ³ π½π° NEW: Polling stations across Kosovo have officially closed following today's national parliamentary election.
β‘οΈ Preliminary counts from domestic voting locations will be published progressively as ballots are processed and tallied.
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ββοΈπ½π° NEW: Kosovo Police conducted targeted raids in the northern Serb-majority municipality of Zubin Potok following threats directed against Interior Minister Xhelal SveΓ§la.
β‘οΈ During the operation, authorities seized four firearms.
β‘οΈ The suspect, identified as a Kosovo Serb citizen, is currently reported to be abroad.
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βπ³ π½π° NEW: Kosovo exit polls show Kurti's party leading but short of outright majority.
β‘οΈ Exit polls from the parliamentary election indicate that Prime Minister Albin Kurti's VetΓ«vendosje (LVV) remains the largest political force in Kosovo, though initial projections suggest it currently lacks the numbers to form a government or elect a president without an opposition coalition.
β‘οΈ However, because diaspora vote projections have historically underestimated VetΓ«vendosje's final share, analysts note the party could still secure an outright parliamentary majority as official ballot counting begins.
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βπ³ π½π° Europe Elects: Kosovo National Parliament Election turnout at 7:00 PM CEST, according to the Central Election Commission.
2014: 42.62%
2017: 41.30%
2019: 44.56%
2021: 48.78%
2025-02: 46.54%
2025-12: 45.63%
2026: 36.51%
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2014: 42.62%
2017: 41.30%
2019: 44.56%
2021: 48.78%
2025-02: 46.54%
2025-12: 45.63%
2026: 36.51%
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βπ³ π½π° The counting is live.
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βπ³ π½π° Europe Elects: 4.56% boxes counted.
LVV-S&D: 36.2% (-14.9)
PDK-RE: 21.8% (+1.6)
LDK-EPP: 16.3% (+3.1)
AAK-*: 10.1% (+4.6)
LS~EPP: 5.9% (+1.4)
NISMA-*: 0.0% (-1.6)
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LVV-S&D: 36.2% (-14.9)
PDK-RE: 21.8% (+1.6)
LDK-EPP: 16.3% (+3.1)
AAK-*: 10.1% (+4.6)
LS~EPP: 5.9% (+1.4)
NISMA-*: 0.0% (-1.6)
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βπ³ π½π° kos_data: 61% of votes counted.
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βπ³ π½π° Bloomberg: "Prime Minister Albin Kurti is on track to win a third election in Kosovo in 18 months, which sought to break months of political deadlock that hurt efforts to improve ties with allies and the Serbian minority."
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βπ³ π½π° Election Stats: 72,8% of votes counted.
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βπ³ π½π° kos_data: 87% of votes counted.
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βπ³ π½π° WATCH: The electoral process across the northern Serb-majority municipalities concluded peacefully with no security disruptions recorded.
β‘οΈ This calm environment stands in stark contrast to the 2014 elections in the same region, which were heavily marred by widespread violence and the erection of barricades.
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For our subscribers in Kosovo:
βThank you very much to the single Kosovan who voted in our poll.
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ββοΈπ³ π½π° NEW: PM Albin Kurtiβs VetΓ«vendosje has emerged victorious in the parliamentary election, though the party recorded a decline in support compared to the previous vote in December.
β‘οΈ Because the opposition has also failed to secure an alternative majority, the results threaten to prolong the country's ongoing political crisis as difficult coalition negotiations begin.
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