Osmani Warns Sunday Vote Could Derail Kosovo's NATO, EU Path if Kurti Wins
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 6
Osmani Warns Sunday Vote Could Derail Kosovo's NATO, EU Path if Kurti Wins
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 6
Summary
Sunday’s snap parliamentary election could decide whether Kosovo stays on track toward NATO and EU membership, former President Vjosa Osmani told POLITICO.
Albin Kurti’s reelection would jeopardize that trajectory, Osmani said, directly targeting the incumbent prime minister ahead of the vote.
Osmani led Kosovo from 2021 until last April, when parliament failed to elect her successor and triggered a constitutional crisis.
The warning casts the election as more than a domestic power contest, tying the result to Kosovo’s Western integration and strategic alignment.