Kosovo headed to the polls in an early parliamentary election on Sunday, with more than 1.9 million registered voters eligible to cast ballots.
A total of 902 candidates from 21 political groups are contesting seats in Kosovo’s 120-member assembly.
The election also includes participation from the diaspora, with 132,212 voters registered to vote from abroad.
Polling stations will remain open until 7 pm local time, while the first unofficial results are expected before midnight.
Kosovo citizens living abroad cast their votes at the country’s diplomatic missions on Saturday.
Despite the absence of recent public opinion surveys, political analysts expect the Self-Determination Movement (Vetevendosje), led by incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti, to emerge as the largest party in the election.
However, observers do not anticipate any political bloc securing the two-thirds parliamentary majority required to elect Kosovo’s next president.
