Kosovo approves new government after months of political deadlock
A newly approved government offers Kosovo only brief respite before a contentious presidential vote.
Kosovo’s parliament has approved a new government led by acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, breaking three months of government paralysis while setting the stage for a constitutional showdown over the presidency.
The new government was backed by 62 lawmakers out of the country’s 120-seat assembly, Parliamentary Speaker Albulena Haxhiu said Sunday.
Kosovo has faced months of political instability because Kurti’s Vetevendosje (Self-determination) party needs opposition support to secure the two-thirds majority required to elect a president.
Kurti’s party has come on top in three legislative elections held since February 2025, including two snap polls in December 2025 and June 2026, but it has failed to garner enough support to install the largely symbolic president.