Kosovo’s assembly approved a new government led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, but opposition parties challenged the procedure and threatened court action. The 62-vote majority was enough for the Cabinet vote but not enough to settle other institutional positions or the prolonged political crisis. A government now exists after the June election, while deputy-speaker posts, presidential arithmetic and opposition objections remain open.
The reported sequence is specific. Kurti’s government received 62 votes in the 120-member assembly. Opposition lawmakers boycotted the session and said required postelection steps had not been completed. Lawmakers had not elected all deputy speakers before the government vote. Opposition parties said they would bring the procedural dispute to the Constitutional Court. Kosovo has endured more than 18 months of political impasse and two early elections.
The remaining factual record adds operational detail. Kurti’s Vetevendosje party again won the most votes in June but with less support than in the preceding contest. The assembly requires at least 80 members present for the vote that selects a president. Kurti did not demonstrate an 80-member quorum in the government-formation session. Another adverse court decision or failed institutional vote could produce another early election.
The surrounding context helps define what the report does and does not establish. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 after the 1998-99 war and NATO intervention. The United States and most European Union members recognize Kosovo, while Serbia, Russia and China do not. The EU has linked progress by Kosovo and Serbia toward membership to normalization of relations. Government formation and election of a president are distinct constitutional steps with different vote thresholds. A boycott can change quorum and procedure even when it does not erase a simple majority already assembled.
Some points remain unresolved. The Constitutional Court had not accepted or ruled on an opposition filing. The government’s durability depends on future attendance and votes. The next verifiable developments are The promised Constitutional Court challenge. Whether parties reach an agreement on deputy speakers and the presidency.