Following acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, President Vjosa Osmani has also warned that Kosovo could face two rounds of elections in the coming months — one in December and another in March.
President Osmani stated that the ongoing difficulties in electing a new president — a process that requires at least 80 votes in the Assembly — could lead to such a scenario.
“This issue was raised by several participants to warn of a situation our country may face. Suppose we have elections in December; it will take a few months to form new institutions, and once we finally have a government, the lack of a two-thirds quorum could immediately send the country back to elections because of a failure to elect the president. Such a situation was mentioned to underline that we may have two rounds of elections within three to four months — a difficult situation not only for the Central Election Commission (CEC) but also for citizens who may go for an extended period without functioning institutions,” Osmani said.
Her remarks align with those made earlier by Kurti, who also warned of potential repeat elections.
“We haven’t received an invitation from President Vjosa Osmani yet. We know that the decision on the mandate to form the government is now at her discretion. From what we heard yesterday, it seems everyone is preparing for new elections and for the runoffs in the local contests,” Kurti said.
“It’s unfortunate — besides the runoffs, we could have two more elections. Winter elections and spring elections. When we couldn’t gather 61 deputies to form a new government, it becomes nearly impossible to secure 80 votes to elect a president. We could have at least avoided the December elections,” he added.
If the predictions of both Kurti and Osmani prove correct, Kosovo citizens may have to cast their votes up to five times in a single year — the general elections in February, local elections in October, the November runoffs, the parliamentary elections in December, and potentially another round in March.
It remains to be seen whether, after March, a stable coalition will finally emerge — one capable of securing enough votes for the presidency — or if the country will once again face another electoral cycle.
