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Session of the new Kosovo parliament on April 25, 2025. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Civil Society Groups Condemn ‘Intolerable’ Deadlock in Parliament

As MPs failed for a 20th time to elect a speaker and inaugurate a new parliament, over 50 civil society organisations issued a joint warning that that 'the functioning of the entire democratic system' was at risk.

Session of the new Kosovo parliament on April 25, 2025. Photo: BIRN

The Costly Precedent That Continues to Haunt Kosovo

More than two months after February’s parliamentary elections, Kosovo is trapped in an institutional crisis as parties cannot find a solution to unblock the election of parliament’s speaker.

Session of the new Kosovo parliament on April 17, 2025. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo’s New Parliament Blocked by Logjam Over MPs’ Verification

Parliament's inauguration was blocked again on Thursday after parties failed to agree to verify the mandates of new MPs – delaying the formation of important institutions stemming from the February 9 elections.

Members of the Parliament vote for the new speaker of the parliament of the Republic of Kosovo in Pristina, Kosovo, 26 December 2019. EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Post-Election Stalemate: Who Can Govern Kosovo?

After the February 2025 parliamentary elections, Kosovo finds itself in a political standstill, as no political party can form a government on its own and the current ruling party Vetëvendosje’s attempt to negotiate with the third biggest party, the Democratic League of Kosovo failed.

The BIRN report on Kosovo's Parliamentary Elections launched on April 2, 2025. Photo: European Union in Kosovo.

Hate Speech Marred Kosovo’s 2025 Election, BIRN Report Finds

Election oversight bodies need new powers to tackle the falsehoods, disinformation and 'dehumanising' abuse that tarnished February's parliamentary polls, a new BIRN report says.