Kosovo heads to elections again after failed presidential vote – POLITICO

Kosovo will head back to the polls for the second time in just a few months after the country’s parliament failed to elect a president.

President Vjosa Osmani dissolved parliament Friday morning after lawmakers failed to reach the quorum required to vote for a new head of state before the constitutional deadline, paving the way for triggering new parliamentary elections.

The opposition boycotted the vote as Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and his ruling Vetëvendosje party put forward their own presidential candidate, Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca, instead of agreeing on a consensus name for the post with the opposition.