Snap elections loom in Kosovo as Kurti fails to form govt

Pristina [Kosovo], October 27: Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti, in office since 2021, has failed in his attempt to form a new government, potentially putting the country on a path to snap elections.
In a parliamentary vote in Pristina, his proposed administration received only 56 votes, short of the 61 required for approval.
Kurti's leftist Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) movement won parliamentary elections in February but, unlike four years ago, fell short of a governing majority. He has been serving as prime minister in a caretaker capacity.
In Sunday's vote, only a few minority representatives supported his programme alongside the outgoing ruling party. Lawmakers from the main opposition parties voted against it, with 48 votes opposed and four abstentions. Twelve of the 120 deputies did not take part in the ballot.
Following Kurti's failure to form a government, President Vjosa Osmani must, within 10 days, nominate another politician to try. The most likely candidate would come from the conservative Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), which finished second in the February election. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune