Kosovo Set for Third Straight Snap Vote to Break Deadlock

Kosovo is poised for its third snap general election after Prime Minister Albin Kurti failed to find enough allies in parliament to back his pick for president by a midnight deadline.

The Balkan nation’s political landscape has been marked by repeated constitutional disputes and legal challenges at the top court over the past two years. The political deadlock has already hindered reform efforts for the country’s ambitions to join the European Union.