ISTANBUL, Dec 29 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party declared victory Sunday in early parliamentary elections in the Balkan country, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
With approximately 98 per cent of the ballots counted, the Vetevendosje (Self-Determination Movement) party had received 49.62 per cent of the vote.
Speaking to journalists at his party's headquarters, Kurti said his party had achieved the "biggest victory in the history of the country.”
He said that once the final results are announced, they will form the new government and continue their good work.
He also said he expected cooperation from opposition parties so that international agreements could be passed by Parliament.
Kurti later celebrated the election victory with his supporters in the centre of the capital, Pristina.
According to data published on the website of the Kosovo Central Election Commission, Vetevendosje (VV) ranked first with 49.62 per cent, followed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) with 21.17 per cent, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) with 13.68 per cent, and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) with 5.71 per cent.
The Kosovo Democratic Turkish Party (KDTP), which competed to win the two seats guaranteed for Kosovo Turks, received 0.62 per cent of the vote, or 5,332 votes.
For Vetevendosje to form the new government, it will be sufficient to once again reach an agreement with community parties, including the KDTP, which was also a coalition partner in the previous term.
In a preliminary assessment, voter turnout was reported to be 44.99 per cent, but this figure does not include conditional ballots, votes cast at diplomatic missions or votes submitted by mail.
Kosovo police announced that the election process passed calmly without any serious incidents.
In a country with 1,999,204 registered voters, 120 members of Parliament will be elected from among 24 political entities to serve a four-year term.
Vetevendosje has emerged as the party with the most votes in the last three general elections held in the country.
-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU
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