Kosovo’s ruling party wins vote after year-long political impasse

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Source: scmp.com
Kosovo’s ruling party wins vote after year-long political impasse
Nationalist Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party won more than half of the votes in Sunday’s election, opening the way to ‍create a new government after a year-long political deadlock that has paralysed parliament and delayed key international funding. The vote is the second this year in Kosovo after Kurti’s Vetevendosje party fell short of a majority in February. Months of failed coalition talks prompted President Vjosa Osmani to dissolve parliament in November and call an early election. Kurti’s...