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Kosovo acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party has won the 2025 snap elections by securing around 49.3 per cent of the vote share, according to preliminary results declared early Monday in which most votes had been counted, officials said.

Though his left-wing Self-Determination party fell short by approximately one per cent of an absolute majority, it remains to be seen whether he will require a coalition to form a government.

In a televised victory speech, Kurti praised his supporters, saying: “After fair, democratic, and free elections, we are even more victorious today than we were in early February”.

“Once the results are certified, we will swiftly reconstitute the parliament and then immediately form a new government in the country,” he added.

This was the country’s second election in 2025, following an early election held in February of this year.

 

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Kurti’s main rival, the Democratic Party of Kosovo, secured 21 per cent of the vote, while the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) took 13.6 per cent and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) secured 5.7 per cent, after 99 per cent of the votes had been counted.

Kosovo remained in political uncertainty throughout 2025 after Kurti lost the absolute majority that his party had secured in 2021. After months of unsuccessful coalition talks, President Vjosa Osmani dissolved the parliament in November and called for an early election.

Kurti, a populist leader who has governed the country since 2021, was hoping to secure a decisive victory in the elections. While he appears set to form the government, he may require some support from one of the opposition parties to secure a stable majority, as per the Kosovo constitution.

A failure to form a government, however, would extend the political crisis in the country, which is at a critical juncture. Legislators must then elect a new president in April and approve around €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in loan agreements with the European Union and the World Bank, which are set to expire in the coming months.