Kurti wins vote, lacks majority

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti won the parliamentary election but remains short of the seats needed to govern alone.

Final results gave Kurti’s Vetëvendosje movement 53 seats in the 120-member parliament, eight short of a majority.

The Democratic Party of Kosovo won 22 seats, while the Democratic League of Kosovo secured 18.

The result leaves Kosovo facing coalition talks, with no party able to form a government on its own.

Kurti was also the most-voted individual candidate, receiving more than 324,000 preferential votes.

The new parliament must now be formed before lawmakers can choose a speaker and start work on the next government.