Kosovo's acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, has warned that the country could face two parliamentary elections within a few months, after failing to secure the necessary majority in the Assembly for his third mandate.
Speaking at a press conference in Pristina, a day after the session in which his cabinet failed to receive a vote of confidence, Kurti said that future political developments, including the election of the president in the spring, could lead the country to elections again.
"Perhaps it is unfortunate that we will have, in addition to the local election runoff in November, two more elections – in the winter and in the spring," Kurti said.
According to him, the lack of a majority to form a Government makes it even more difficult to reach a consensus on the election of the new president, as Vjosa Osmani's current mandate ends in April 2026.
"When we failed to get 61 MPs for a new government, then it is hard to imagine that we will easily get 80 MPs in the spring of next year," he added.
In Sunday's session, only 56 MPs voted for Kurti's proposed cabinet, five short of the required majority of 61 votes. Fifty-two MPs voted against, while four abstained.
Following this result, the Constitution of Kosovo gives President Vjosa Osmani 10 days to mandate another candidate to form the Government. However, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Memli Krasniqi, has rejected the opportunity to take the mandate if offered to him, stating that he does not have a parliamentary majority.
If the second attempt to form a government fails, the president is obliged to announce new elections, which must be held within 40 days.
