Pristina: Polls opened on Sunday for another snap election in Kosovo, its third in just over a year, as voter frustration mounts at a grinding political gridlock in Europe’s youngest country.
The ballot comes after a polarized parliament failed to elect a president in April, deepening a political crisis that has gripped the country since inconclusive parliamentary elections in February 2025.
“Enough is enough,” retired teacher Gezim Selimi told AFP after casting his vote in the capital Pristina.
“I expect parties to finally come to their senses and work for Kosovo, instead of wasting time fighting for power through one snap election after another.”
Despite topping the polls in February’s vote, Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party fell short of the majority needed to form a government, triggering months of bitter division among MPs and eventually forcing a snap election in December.
