Kosovo’s electoral body certified snap election results, clearing the way for government negotiations to end months of political gridlock.
PRISTINA: Kosovo’s electoral body on Wednesday certified final results from snap elections last month, paving the way for negotiations on a new government to overcome political gridlock.
The Central Election Commission said Vetevendosje, the party of acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, won 47.13% of the vote, giving it 53 seats in the 120-seat parliament.
The vote comes after a polarised parliament failed to elect a president in April, deepening a political crisis triggered three parliamentary elections in less than a year and a half.
But the results do not guarantee an end to the political deadlock, as the government now needs opposition support to secure the two-thirds majority required to elect a president.
Kosovo, one of Europe’s poorest economies, is lagging on EU reforms due to the political crisis, putting it at risk of losing some pre-accession funds.
