PRISTINA, Kosovo: Kosovo ‘s Prime Minister Albin Kurti appeared set for another term in office after his party on Sunday convincingly won an early parliamentary election in the Balkan country, preliminary results showed.
The Vetevendosje, or Self-Determination, party won nearly 50 percent of the ballots, far ahead of the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo with 21 percent, and the Democratic League of Kosovo with nearly 14 percent, the state election, authorities said after nearly all the ballots were counted.
“Congratulations on the biggest victory in the history of the country,” a cheerful Kurti said after results were announced. “Now we have a lot of work ahead of us.”
The snap ballot on Sunday was scheduled after the Self-Determination party failed to form a government despite also winning the most votes in a Feb. 9 election, which led to a monthslong political deadlock.
It was not immediately clear whether the Self-Determination party has won 61 seats in the 120-member parliament to be able to rule alone. Kurti said a new parliament and a government will be formed as soon as possible.
