Kosovo’s ruling party is on track to win the largest number of votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, but fall short of a majority of seats, an exit poll predicts. Vetevendosje, the party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, will win 42% of the vote, which would translate to 47 seats in the 120-seat parliament. The centre-left governing party is expected to come ahead of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) on 21%, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) on 20% and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) on 6%, the exit poll shows. His popularity has been boosted by efforts to extend government control over the ethnic-Serb majority north. But that has antagonised Kosovo’s main backers – the EU and the US. The centre-right LDK has campaigned on joining Nato, and restoring relations with the US. The PDK, also centre-right, was founded by former guerrilla fighters of the Kosovo Liberation Army. We are proud of the campaign and the election day. We await the results, but already we have reason to be optimistic, said Vlora Citaku, deputy PDK leader.
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