2026 Kosovan presidential election

The parliament of Kosovo is due to hold an indirect election for president in 2026, with a second or third round of voting if necessary.

The constitution states that the presidential election must be held on or before 30 days prior to the end of the current president's term. This will be the sixth presidential election in Kosovo since 2008, when Kosovo declared its independence.

An initial attempt to hold the election took place on 5 March, but concluded without a successful vote due to a lack of parliamentary quorum. As the first round of voting has commenced, a 60-day constitutional deadline to elect a new president has officially been triggered; failure to do so within this timeframe will result in the dissolution of the Assembly and early parliamentary elections. In response to the stalled process, the ruling Lëvizja Vetëvendosje submitted a request to the Constitutional Court of Kosovo seeking a temporary suspension of the election deadlines.

On March 6 the incumbent president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani dissolved the Parliament and Kosovo is heading to new snap elections in 45 days. The decree was met with strong criticism and immediate backlash from the ruling Vetëvendosje party, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and legal experts, who argued the move was unconstitutional. Former President of the Constitutional Court, Enver Hasani, and other legal scholars accused Osmani of "usurping" parliamentary competencies, maintaining that the Assembly had a guaranteed 60-day window to elect a president before it could be dissolved. Prime Minister Kurti rejected the decree as a "continuation of the agony" and warned of severe financial consequences for the state. Following the decree, Vetëvendosje formally submitted a case to the Constitutional Court, seeking the complete annulment of the President's decision.

Osmani held a meeting with party leaders to decide on the date of the new elections, a meeting which was boycotted by Kurti.

On March 9, the Constitutional Court approved Kurti’s LVV request and issued an injunction freezing Osmani’s decree dissolving Parliament, blocking all actions related to the dissolution and to new elections until at least March 31, during which time the President is barred from taking any steps toward calling a snap vote and the Assembly is likewise prohibited from carrying out parliamentary business pending the Court’s final ruling on the decree’s constitutionality.