Last night at 24:00, the deadline for political parties registered in Kosovo to notify the CEC of participation or non-participation in elections and formation of coalitions ended. These obligations were only for the 53 political parties that are currently part of the register of political parties registered in the Republic of Kosovo.
Until the end of the deadline (May 1 – May 7, 2026), the CEC has received notification of participation in the elections from 22 political parties, non-participation from 9 political parties and 3 coalitions, consisting of 9 political parties.
The political parties that have announced their participation in the elections so far are:
1. Social Democratic Party;
2. Kosovaki Nevi Romani Party;
3. Social Democratic Party of Ashkali;
4. Za Slobodu Pravdu i Opstanak;
5. Srpska Lista;
6. Yenilikçi Türk Hareket Party;
7. Democratic League of Kosovo;
8. The word;
9. Progressive Movement of the Roma of Kosovo;
10. United Roma Party of Kosovo – PREBK;
11. Social Democratic Union;
12. The United Goran Party;
13. Kosovo Democratic Türk Party;
14. Nova Demokratska Stranka;
15. New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo;
16. Kosovski Savez;
17. Ballista Party;
18. Civic Party for Social Welfare;
19. Egyptian Liberal Party;
20. Alliance for the Future of Kosovo;
21. Stranka Demokratske Akcije;
22. Democratic Party of Kosovo.
The political parties that have announced their non-participation in the elections are:
1. Unity Democratic Party;
2. National Front of Kosovo;
3. Civic Movement Vatra;
4. Union for Change Anamorava;
5. Party of Justice;
6. Srpski Narodni Pokret;
7. Democratic Reform Party;
8. New Kosovo Alliance;
9. Social Democratic Initiative.
Political parties that have announced the formation of the coalition:
1. Demokratska Stranka Bošnjaka and Demokratska Stranka Vatan (VAKAT Coalition);
(2). Party of Ashkali for Integration, Democratic Party of Ashkali of Kosovo and Movement for Cooperation (United Ashkali)
3. Vetëvendosje Movement, Guxo, Alternativa and Albanian Democratic Christian Party (VETËVENDOSJE Movement!).
According to the CEC, the announcement by registered political parties of participation or non-participation in the elections and the formation of coalitions is a different process from the application for certification of new political entities and the submission of the list of candidates for deputies.
According to the spokesperson of the CEC, Valmir Elezit, the deadline for applying for certification of new political entities (coalitions, citizen initiatives and independent candidates) started on May 2 and will end on May 10. According to the Law on General Elections, the political party is considered automatically certified, so this process will only apply to new political entities, which in this case are coalitions, citizen initiatives and independent candidates.
Meanwhile, according to him, the submission of the list of candidates for MPs from political entities (political parties, coalitions, civic initiatives and independent candidates) started on May 2 and will end on May 12, 2026. /Kosovapress/
