Vetëvendosje
US concerned about any effort to limit Serb participation in Kosovo local elections
The United States is “concerned about any effort” to restrict Serb parties from taking part in Kosovo’s 12 October local elections, the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Pristina, Anu Prattipati, told...
Germany urges implementation of Kosovo Constitutional Court decision on constitutive session
Michael Reiffenstuel, Germany’s Director for the Western Balkans at the Federal Foreign Office, has called on Kosovo’s political actors to respect and implement the Constitutional Court’s decision on the constitutive...
Kosovo deadlock deepens as Kurti rejects Constitutional Court deadline and calls for cooperation
Kosovo’s political crisis shows no sign of resolution, as Vetëvendosje leader Albin Kurti continues to resist pressure from the Constitutional Court and political opponents to help form a new legislature....
Albin Kurti refuses to drop divisive speaker candidate despite continuing parliament deadlocked
Three months after Kosovo’s national elections, caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti reaffirmed Saturday that his party, Vetëvendosje, will not propose a new candidate for speaker of parliament, despite lacking the...
Twelfth attempt to unblock Kosovo parliament fails, transitional government proposal rejected
Kosovo’s deepening institutional deadlock dragged into a fourth week on Tuesday, as the 12th attempt to constitute the new parliament once again failed. The session, like the eleven before it,...
Kosovo political deadlock deepens as LDK leader rejects Kurti’s coalition offer, proposes transitional government
Kosovo’s political crisis took a new turn on Monday as the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Lumir Abdixhiku, rejected a governing coalition proposal from Acting Prime Minister...
Albin Kurti takes first step toward breaking parliamentary deadlock, invites opposition to talks
Kosovo’s caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti has made his first concrete move to resolve the ongoing parliamentary stalemate, after his party, Vetëvendosje, failed eight consecutive times to secure enough votes...
Kosovo stuck in political deadlock after eighth failed attempt to elect speaker
Kosovo’s post-election political stalemate continues, as Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party, despite winning the most votes in the February 9 elections, remains unable to secure the necessary support to form...
Kosovo’s Parliament deadlock continues as VV fails for sixth time to elect Speaker
Kosovo’s political stalemate deepened Thursday as the Assembly failed for the sixth time to elect its Speaker, leaving the country without a functioning parliament more than two months after elections....
Kosovo’s new Parliament is constituted after two failed attempts but uncertainty remains
After two prior delays, the Assembly of Kosovo emerging from the February 9 elections officially convened on Saturday, completing the process of verifying mandates and swearing in newly elected deputies....