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Kosovo

Court bars Kosovo president from announcing snap election date

President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani speaks during a press conference to dissolve the parliament a day after lawmakers failed to elect a new head ​of state within the constitutional ​deadline, in Pristina, Kosovo March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj
President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani speaks during a press conference to dissolve the parliament a day after lawmakers failed to elect a new head ​of state within the constitutional ​deadline, in Pristina, Kosovo March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

Kosovo president dissolves parliament, calls snap election after failed presidential vote

President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani speaks during a press conference to dissolve the parliament a day after lawmakers failed to elect a new head ​of state within the constitutional ​deadline, in Pristina, Kosovo March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj
President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani speaks during a press conference to dissolve the parliament a day after lawmakers failed to elect a new head ​of state within the constitutional ​deadline, in Pristina, Kosovo March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

Kosovo president dissolves parliament, calls snap election after failed presidential vote

Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani arrives to attend a European Union-Western Balkans summit in Brussels, Belgium December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani arrives to attend a European Union-Western Balkans summit in Brussels, Belgium December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Kosovo's parliament fails to elect president, risking new election

Members of parliament leave the plenary session after failing to elect the new president at the parliament building in Pristina, Kosovo, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj
Members of parliament leave the plenary session after failing to elect the new president at the parliament building in Pristina, Kosovo, March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj

Kosovo's former President Thaci defends innocence ahead of Hague war crimes ruling

FILE PHOTO: Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attends his war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands April 3, 2023.   Koen van Weel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attends his war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands April 3, 2023.   Koen van Weel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Thousands in Kosovo rally against war crimes trial of ex-KLA commanders

Demonstrators attend a protest in support of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and other former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, who are on trial for war crimes at a court in the Netherlands as Kosovars celebrate the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Demonstrators attend a protest in support of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and other former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, who are on trial for war crimes at a court in the Netherlands as Kosovars celebrate the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Kosovo parliament votes in new government after year of deadlock

Kosovo's Prime Minister and Levizja Vetevendosje (Movement for Self-Determination) party leader Albin Kurti speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Kosovo's Prime Minister and Levizja Vetevendosje (Movement for Self-Determination) party leader Albin Kurti speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Lawyers for Kosovo's former President Hashim Thaci seek war crimes acquittal

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci protest on the first day of his war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands, April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci protest on the first day of his war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands, April 3, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

War crimes prosecutors seek 45 years' prison for Kosovo ex-president

FILE PHOTO: Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attends his war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands April 3, 2023.   Koen van Weel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attends his war crimes trial in The Hague, Netherlands April 3, 2023.   Koen van Weel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Kosovo detains 109 after vote tampering probe forces recount

A person votes during a snap parliamentary election, nearly a year after a political deadlock that prevented the formation of a new government, in Pristina, Kosovo, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga
A person votes during a snap parliamentary election, nearly a year after a political deadlock that prevented the formation of a new government, in Pristina, Kosovo, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.