Overview
- Voters go to the polls on December 28 after an inconclusive February election and failed coalition talks left Kosovo without a functioning government.
- Caretaker prime minister Albin Kurti and his Vetevendosje party lead polling, yet analysts predict he is unlikely to secure a governing majority.
- Economist Mehmet Gjata and analyst Fatime Hajdari expect VV to finish first but warn the result may again produce no clear path to a cabinet.
- PDK’s Bedri Hamza presents the main challenge, while LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku positions his party as a potential kingmaker in post‑vote bargaining.
- EU sanctions and US criticism followed Kurti’s push to dismantle Serbian parallel structures in the north, as unratified agreements and repeated ballots have left agencies leaderless and cost at least €30 million.