The process of verifying and counting votes is continuing at the Municipal Counting Centers (MCCs) and the Counting and Results Center (CRC), with 98.08% of polling stations nationwide having been processed as of Saturday morning.
“Up to now (Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 09:00), the verification and counting process is continuing at the Municipal Counting Center in Pristina, where 214 out of 262 polling stations in the municipality have been processed. The total number of polling stations processed across all 38 MCCs is 2,450 out of 2,498 polling stations, or 98.08%,” Valmir Elezi, spokesperson for the Central Election Commission (CEC).
Meanwhile, the Counting and Results Center continues to count ballots cast outside Kosovo at diplomatic missions. This process began on June 11, and by Saturday morning, ballots from 46 of the 47 polling stations established at diplomatic missions had been counted.
Voting at diplomatic missions took place on June 6 in 30 diplomatic representations across 18 different countries. Of the 27,724 citizens registered to vote, 22,860 cast their ballots, representing a turnout of 82.46%.
“As of Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 09:00, ballots from 46 of the 47 polling stations at diplomatic missions have been counted. On June 6, voting was conducted in 30 diplomatic missions across 18 countries. Of the 27,724 registered voters, 22,860 participated, or 82.46%. These ballots are currently being counted,” Elezi added.
In addition, the counting of the first postal ballots began on the evening of June 12. Following the evaluation process, envelopes containing ballots were sorted into ballot boxes according to the voters’ respective municipalities.
Postal voting was open from May 21 to June 6, 2026, and approximately 105,000 Kosovo citizens were registered to vote through this method.
At the same time, the CRC continues to evaluate packages believed to contain postal ballots. By the end of Friday, more than 60,000 packages had been reviewed, of which 59,973 were approved and 2,244 were rejected.
Elezi stated that the primary reason for rejection was the absence of the voter registration certificate, a document containing unique voter information that is sent by the Central Election Commission to registered voters. This reason accounted for 2,066 of the rejected cases.
