From Deadlock to Dominance: How Vetëvendosje Reshaped Kosovo’s Political Landscape

Kosovo’s December 2025 snap elections ended a year of political paralysis and produced the most decisive electoral outcome since independence. Vetëvendosje’s majority was not merely a function of popularity but the result of a strategic reconfiguration of domestic politics during a prolonged institutional vacuum, combined with the collapse of the opposition and a shifting international environment.

This policy brief by Donika Emini analyses how the contrast between the February and December 2025 elections reveals a structural realignment of Kosovo’s political system, how Vetëvendosje converted deadlock into dominance, why the opposition imploded, and how global geopolitical shifts now constrain Kosovo’s strategic options.