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The campaign officially starts on December 17, while the CEC has taken measures for the Diaspora vote. The latter is considered a storehouse of votes for Kurti's VV, based on the results of the past parliamentary elections...
The early parliamentary elections of December 28, 2025 are considered an important moment not only for the political but also democratic life of Kosovo.
The campaign officially starts on December 17th and based on a previous decision by the Central Election Commission, it will last only 12 days.
On the eve of the elections, none of the political parties are willing to openly declare whether they would be willing to enter into post-election coalitions, to avoid another political crisis.
The early elections were announced as a result of political and institutional developments that led to the impossibility of the normal continuation of the Assembly's mandate, forcing it to return to its decision-making.
The December 28 election process is considered a test for democracy, as early elections often reflect political tensions, but they also present opportunities for refreshing the scene and for the politics of democratic policies.
Albin Kurti, as the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, will attempt to obtain a governing mandate, not simply to win the elections, without having the opportunity to govern.
On the other hand, PDK and LDK are two of the main opposition parties, which, given the situation in Kosovo, cannot be ruled out from co-governing if they manage to obtain the necessary number of mandates in the Kosovo Assembly.
Kurti's strongest weapon in these elections are some strong positions that he has maintained, especially in relation to Belgrade, even though he has faced sanctions or 'threats' from the international community. This could give Kurti and the VV led by him greater electoral support, especially when it comes to the votes of the diaspora. The latter could be the storehouse of votes for the VV, which also emerged victorious in the past parliamentary elections against the two parties PDK and LDK.
How will the Diaspora vote?
The Central Election Commission has announced that to facilitate the voting process outside Kosovo, for voters registered to vote by mail, mailboxes in 23 different countries are operational.
According to the CEC, mailboxes are functional in these 23 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Canada, Kosovo, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, United Kingdom, Norway, USA, Albania, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and Switzerland.
On December 14, the CEC began the process of sending ballot packages to approximately 58,000 voters registered abroad for postal voting in the early elections for the Assembly of Kosovo.
"The ballots, which were printed in Slovenia, arrived in Kosovo on Friday, December 12, and after that, the CEC voting service prepared individual packages for each registered voter.
"A special tracking number has been assigned to each postal delivery and sent to registered voters, who can continuously see the location of the ballot package," the CEC announces.
Voting by mail ends on December 27, 2025. Packages must be delivered to the address of one of the CEC mailboxes in the state where voters live, or to the nearest mailboxes.
The CEC encourages registered voters to do this as soon as possible, so that the package arrives in time at the mailbox from where it will be withdrawn and sent to Kosovo for the counting process.
Accusations against Kurti
Despite the fact that the campaign for early elections has not officially started, there is no shortage of public accusations directed at Albin Kurti, the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo.
LDK candidate for MP Ermal Sadiku has spoken about the distribution of a bonus of 100 euros by the Kosovo Government, ahead of the early elections on December 28.
In his denunciation, Sadiku states that such practices constitute a "crime" and "buying power" with citizens' money. Sadiku harshly criticized the decisions on the distribution of funds and the increase in salaries just before the election period. "It is not left-wing politics to distribute 100 euros just before the elections. It is not left-wing politics to increase salaries before the elections," he declared. According to him, the use of state money to secure votes is neither left-wing nor right-wing politics, but a pure crime.
Meanwhile, Abelard Tahiri from the PDK has reacted. He states that the PDK is on a clear growth trend and aims to win the elections.
"I strongly believe that PDK will grow and we are in the race to win the elections. Bedri Hamza is doing an extraordinary job. His program and political commitment are hope for a better life for the citizens of Kosovo," said Tahiri.
He added that PDK is today in the best political position to challenge the misgovernance of these years and to offer a serious alternative, which primarily aims to improve the lives of Kosovo citizens. /Pamphlet/
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