France, June 7 -- Polling stations opened at 7:00 am local time and are due to close 12 hours later, with exit polls expected soon afterwards. Preliminary results are expected late on Sunday.

The vote follows the failure of Kosovo's polarised parliament to elect a president in April, a breakdown that deepened a political crisis that has gripped the country since inconclusive parliamentary elections in February 2025.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Vetevendosje party topped the polls in February last year but fell short of the majority needed to form a government, triggering months of bitter division among MPs and eventually forcing a snap election in December.

Vetevendosje - which blends a leftist agenda with strong nationalism - again ca...