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Kosovo votes again in snap election as frustration grows over political gridlock

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti casts his ballot at a polling station on the day of general elections in Pristina on 7 June 2026.
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti casts his ballot at a polling station on the day of general elections in Pristina on 7 June 2026. AFP - ARMEND NIMANI

Kosovans began voting on Sunday in another snap election, the country’s third in just over a year, as mounting frustration over political deadlock tests the patience of voters in Europe’s youngest state.

Polling stations opened at 7:00 am local time and are due to close 12 hours later, with exit polls expected soon afterwards. Preliminary results are expected late on Sunday.

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