Kosovo approves new government after months of political deadlock

Kosovo’s parliament has approved a new government led by acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, breaking three months of government paralysis while setting the stage for a constitutional showdown over the presidency.

The new government was backed by 62 lawmakers out of the country’s 120-seat assembly, Parliamentary Speaker Albulena Haxhiu said Sunday.

Kosovo has faced months of political instability because Kurti’s Vetevendosje (Self-determination) party needs opposition support to secure the two-thirds majority required to elect a president.

If parliament fails to elect a new president, ⁠Kosovo will have to hold another snap ⁠election, the fourth in only two years.

It is currently unclear when a presidential vote will take place.

Kurti’s party has come on top in three legislative elections held since February 2025, including two snap polls in December 2025 and June 2026 , but it has failed to garner enough support to install the largely symbolic president.

The political crisis over electing a head of state is expected to persist.

In late August, Kurti reached a deal with the opposition Democratic League ‌of Kosovo (LDK), which has 18 MPs, to back law professor Bekim Sejdiu as the country’s new president. A day later, six LDK lawmakers said they would not respect their leader’s decision.