Kosovo on Sunday, June 7, held its third consecutive election within a period of a year and a half.
According to the preliminary results of the Central Election Commission, based on 99.40 percent of votes counted, the Vetëvendosje Movement is ranked first with 42.92 percent of the vote.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo secured 21.06 percent of the votes, the Democratic League of Kosovo 17.61 percent, and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo 7.17 percent.
Turnout in the June 7 elections was significantly lower compared to the December 28 elections. According to preliminary data, about 176,000 fewer citizens voted in these elections.
Compared to the December 28 elections, the Vetëvendosje Movement has recorded the largest drop in the number of votes. Excluding the votes of the diaspora in both electoral processes, this party has received about 136 thousand fewer votes.
The Democratic Party of Kosovo has also recorded a decline, losing around 38 thousand votes, while the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo lost around 46 votes.
On the other hand, the Democratic League of Kosovo is the only major party that has recorded growth, winning about 2,000 more votes compared to the last elections.
Based on current projections of the June 7 election results, LVV currently holds around 48 MPs.
PDK 24 MPs, LDK 20 MPs and AAK 8 MPs.
The allocation of these seats is calculated without about 100,000 votes from abroad which have not yet been processed.
Based on the trends of last year’s elections, they could affect the distribution of around five mandates among political parties.
Based on these projections, it appears that these elections will produce yet another crisis and consequently send the country back to elections.
Given the number of MPs won, the LVV could probably form a government with a slim majority, but it would be impossible to elect the country’s new president without cooperation with the main political parties in the country. Since over 80 votes are needed to elect the president. (AP)