Kosovo Votes in Election Aimed at Breaking Political Deadlock

Kosovo will vote in an election aimed at breaking months of political stalemate that left the economy in limbo and stymied efforts to improve ties with allies and resolve tension with the Serbian minority.

The vote on Dec. 28 comes nine months after an election in February failed to produce a governing majority. Since then, repeated attempts to form a government have collapsed, parliament has remained blocked and an interim administration has been unable to pass laws, approve budgets or ratify international financing deals.