Kosovo is headed for its third parliamentary election in just over a year after repeated failures by lawmakers to elect a new president plunged the young Balkan nation back into political uncertainty.
Parliament, which is tasked with choosing the president, on Tuesday faced a midnight deadline to choose a successor to Vjosa Osmani, whose term expired earlier this month. When it failed to do so, the legislature was automatically dissolved.
The early election must be held within the next 45 days, but a date was not immediately announced.
Political analyst Ilir Deda predicted that the election is likely to be held in June. The vote, Deda added, will test "whether people are willing to hold politicians accountable.”
The small Balkan country of 2 million people has faced political turmoil since an election in February 2025 ended inconclusively.
