Kosovo President dissolves Parliament, calls snap election after failed presidential vote

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Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu. File.

Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu. File. | Photo Credit: AP

 President Vjosa Osmani connected ​Friday (March 6, 2026) dissolved Parliament and called ‌snap elections, the 3rd ​in conscionable implicit a ⁠year, a time aft lawmakers failed to elite ‌a caller caput of authorities wrong the ‌constitutional deadline. The 120-seat ‌Parliament ⁠had until midnight ⁠on Thursday (March 5, 2026) to take a President, but Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ​ruling Vetevendosje enactment ‌was incapable to unafraid the required quorum oregon rally absorption lawmakers down ‌its nominee, Foreign ​Minister Glauk Konjufca.

“A parliament that cannot elite ⁠a president cannot proceed indefinitely to resistance retired the ‌process arsenic is being attempted.”

The absorption parties person asked for a consensual candidate, but Mr. Kurti has nominated his ‌Foreign Minister, Glauk Konjufca.

Kosovo already ​held a drawback predetermination connected December 28 ⁠after failing to signifier a ⁠government pursuing the February 2025 poll.

Published - March 06, 2026 02:48 p.m. IST

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