CEC announces final election results in Kosovo/ clears way for their certification

2026-06-27 15:31:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

CEC announces final election results in Kosovo/ clears way for their

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the final results of the elections held on June 7, paving the way for their official certification and the start of the process of establishing new institutions to end the almost two-year political crisis.

The final results were announced on Saturday at a CEC meeting in Pristina.

Their certification is expected to take place on Monday, when a 48-hour appeals period ends, said CEC chairman Kreshnik Radoniqi during the commission meeting.

According to the final results, the ruling party of the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, the Vetevendosje Movement (LVV), has won 47.13% of the vote, or 53 seats in the 120-member Parliament.

The opposition parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) won 19.44%, or 22 seats; the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) 16.69%, or 18 seats; and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) 6.74%, or seven seats.

What now?

Now that the final results have been announced, the election commission will wait until Monday at noon for any possible complaints and, if there are none, will certify these results.

Certification means that the process for forming a new Assembly and forming a new Government can begin.

SEE ALSO: Who with whom? Clear positions, but bargaining still far away
Looking at the number of seats won, the ruling party is not expected to have trouble forming the Government, for which 61 votes are needed in the 120-seat Assembly.

But she will not have the votes to elect the country's new president, an issue that has caused a political crisis this year.

The presence of 2/3 of the deputies in the 120-seat Assembly is required for the vote for the president of Kosovo to be valid.

The parties' failure to reach an agreement on the election of the president led to the dissolution of the Assembly in late April - less than three months after its constitution - and the holding of early elections on June 7.

So far, political parties have not held talks on a possible agreement for the president.

Another failure to reach agreement on this largely ceremonial post could lead to another pair of snap elections - the fourth in two years. /REL