Kosovo votes in snap election in bid to end a year of political deadlock - RocketNews

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Lawmakers must elect a new president in April and ratify 1 billion euros ($1.2bn) in loan agreements from the European Union and World Bank that expire ⁠in the coming months.The Balkan country's opposition parties have refused to govern with Kurti, criticising his handling of ties with Western allies and his approach to Kosovo's ethnically divided north, where a Serb minority lives.
46% : It is seen as a potential candidate for accession to the EU.Tensions with Serbia flared in 2023, prompting the EU to impose sanctions on Kosovo.The bloc said this month it would lift them after ethnic Serb mayors were elected in northern municipalities, but the measures likely cost Kosovo hundreds of millions of euros.Kosovo remains one of the poorest countries in Europe.

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