Kosovo approves new government after months of political deadlock

Kosovo’s parliament has approved a new government led by acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, breaking three months of government paralysis while setting the stage for a constitutional showdown over the presidency. The new government was backed by 62 lawmakers out of the country’s 120-seat assembly, Parliamentary Speaker Albulena Haxhiu said Sunday. Kosovo has faced months of political instability because Kurti’s Vetevendosje (Self-determination) party needs opposition support to secure the two-thirds majority required to elect a president. If parliament fails to elect a new president, ⁠Kosovo will have to hold another snap ⁠election, the fourth in only two years. It is currently unclear when a presidential vote will take place.