Kosovo's new parliament sworn in, Kurti left without an outright majority

Deputies of the new composition of the Kosovo parliament, elected in the snap parliamentary elections on June 7, 2026, took their oaths at an inaugural session today, reported the newspaper "Koha Ditore".

The next item on the agenda is the election of the speaker and deputy speakers of parliament. According to the "Ekonomia Online" agency, "119" out of a total of "120" members of parliament are present in the chamber, and the session is temporarily chaired by the oldest deputy, Avni Dehari.

According to the final results of the June 7 vote, Albin Kurti's "Vetëvendosje" Movement (LVV) won "47.13%" of the votes or "53" seats in the 120-seat parliament. The following positions are held by the largest opposition force – the center-right Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) led by Bedri Hamza – with "19.44%" and "22" mandates; the center-right Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) led by Lumir Abdixhiku with "16.69%" and "18" seats; and the right-wing Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) led by Ardian Gjini, which received "6.74%" of the votes and "7" mandates.

Minority communities have "20" guaranteed seats in the parliament, regardless of whether they pass the 5 percent threshold – "10" mandates are reserved for the Serb community and a total of "10" for Turks, Bosniaks, Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, and Gorani.

To elect the speaker of parliament, as well as to form a government, "61" parliamentary votes are required, which means that with this result, Kurti's party will again be unable to govern alone and will have to seek a coalition agreement.

The snap elections on June 7 were the third such vote in less than 18 months, after the country fell into a prolonged political crisis following the parliamentary elections without a clear winner in February 2025. In December 2025, snap elections were also held, where the "Vetëvendosje" Movement managed to secure the necessary majority to form a cabinet, but Kurti's proposals for president did not gather the required "80" out of "120" votes in the first round of voting, which led to the dissolution of parliament and the scheduling of new elections.

The term of Kosovo's former president Vjosa Osmani expired at the beginning of April, and the post was temporarily assumed by the speaker of parliament Albulena Haxhiu. The constitution provides for the new parliament to elect a head of state, but this will require broad parliamentary consensus – an additional test for political forces following a series of snap votes.