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Diaspora vote counting begins, Kurti: More commitment is needed, citizens expect us to form institutions

2025-02-26 19:24:52 / KOSOVA ALFA PRESS

Diaspora vote counting begins, Kurti: More commitment is needed, citizens expect

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called on the Central Election Commission on Wednesday for more commitment in concluding the vote counting process from the February 9 elections, in order to pave the way for the creation of new institutions.

He made these comments at a meeting of the Kosovo government, on the day the Central Election Commission began counting votes cast by citizens living outside Kosovo at the country's diplomatic missions.

"We have entered the final phase of the vote counting process for the February 9 elections. Today, the counting of diaspora votes begins according to the announcements of the Central Election Commission, we are expected to have the final results for political entities by next week at the latest."

"As the clear winner of the elections, citizens expect us to fulfill our obligation to form institutions in the ninth legislature as soon as possible," said Prime Minister Kurti.

After counting the votes cast by citizens living outside Kosovo, the counting of votes sent by mail is expected to begin, which would mark another step towards the complete conclusion of this process, which has been met with criticism for delays and technical problems.

Over 15,300 votes were cast at Kosovo's diplomatic missions, while over 68,700 votes were sent by mail, of which nearly 63,000 were approved.

"While we all expect from the CEC even more commitment to completing the counting process and increased care in protecting the will of voters to thus conclude a free, regular, fair and democratic electoral process with massive participation of citizens," said Prime Minister Kurti.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party, the Vetëvendosje movement, came first in these elections with approximately 41 percent of the vote, followed by the Democratic Party with about 22 percent, the Democratic League with about 17 percent, and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo with its partners with about 7 percent.

Officials of the Vetëvendosje Movement have not yet commented on possible cooperation with any other political entity while they are waiting for all votes to be counted.

But, according to observers of the electoral processes in Kosovo, the diaspora votes are not expected to bring major changes to the current result, which according to them has left open several possibilities for the formation of the government, since none of the political parties seems to be able to form the new government alone.

 

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