Kurti claims victory in Kosovo election, but stalemate on coalition looms

As the clock neared 7PM on Sunday (9 February), journalists and camera crews gathered outside the headquarters of Kosovo’s ruling Self-Determination Movement (Vetëvendosje) in Pristina, Kosovo's capital.

Some party officials were waiting in a nearby tavern in the Mahalla e Muhaxhereve neighbourhood, eager for election results. Journalists were left outside, as...