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Kosovo parliament dissolved; snap elections called
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Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani dissolved parliament and called snap elections after lawmakers failed to elect a new head of state by the constitutional deadline (midnight Thursday).
Why it matters
Parliament had until midnight on Thursday to choose a president before Osmani’s term concludes in April. Opposition parties refused to participate in the vote. Under Kosovo law, the failure to elect a president within the deadline triggers fresh parliamentary elections. Osmani dissolved parliament and called snap elections. She is scheduled to meet political parties on Friday to determine the election date. The vote will be the third election in just over a year, following a snap election on 28 December after a previous poll failed to form a government.
Implications
- • Parliament is dissolved and a snap parliamentary election process is triggered under Kosovo law.
- • Political parties are scheduled to meet with the president on Friday to determine the election date.
- • The upcoming vote will be Kosovo’s third election in just over a year.
Who is affected
- • Kosovo presidency
- • Members of parliament
- • Political parties
- • Election administration bodies
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