Kosovo votes again: a fresh mandate for Kurti, or a deadlock the EU wants softened?
Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje won Kosovo's snap election but fell short of a majority, on low turnout. Supporters hail a renewed mandate for sovereignty and reform; the EU congratulated Kurti while pointedly urging 'compromise', amid worries about coalition deadlock and frozen dialogue with Serbia.
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Kurti's Vetevendosje again won the most votes, which his camp casts as a renewed mandate for a sovereign, reformist Kosovo that refuses to bow to Serbia or outside pressure — even if forming a government will require coalition talks after the party fell short of a majority.
Critics note the win came on low turnout and without a majority, leaving Kosovo facing coalition uncertainty. The EU congratulated Kurti but pointedly urged 'compromise' — a nudge back toward the stalled dialogue with Serbia and a Serb minority that his confrontational style has strained.
