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Coverage dated October 6, 2026 to October 7, 2026

Kosovo lawmakers elect a new president in a late-night vote to avert snap election

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Lawmakers in Kosovo elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country’s new president in a marathon late-night session, moments before a constitutional deadline that would have forced a snap election.

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  1. Bloomberg

    Kosovo Averts Early Elections as Lawmakers Back New President (opens Bloomberg)

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    Kosovo averted a snap vote as political parties reached a last-minute agreement to limit the powers of a war crimes court and elect Justina Shiroka-Pula as president.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Kosovo lawmakers elect a new president in a late-night vote to avert snap election (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Lawmakers in Kosovo elected economist and academic Justina Shiroka Pula as the country’s new president in a marathon late-night session, moments before a constitutional deadline that would have forced a snap election.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Justina Shiroka Pula: Kosovo’s new president, elected during a crisis (opens Al Jazeera)

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    An academic, former minister and a compromise choice, Pula was voted in by parliament amid protests.

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