Kosovo Votes for New Leaders as Counting Machine Breaks Down.
A man named Kurti leads Kosovo's biggest political group, Vetevendosje. His party won many votes in Sunday's big election but not as many as it did three years ago. He thinks he will stay as the country's leader because his party did well enough.
Something went wrong with the machines that counted all the votes, which worried many people. The country's president, Vjosa Osmani, asked the people in charge of counting to count every vote carefully. Some important people were very upset about the counting machines not working.
A newsgroup called Koha says Kurti's party will win 47 seats in the building where leaders make laws. Other parties will win fewer seats. The people counting votes cannot tell anyone the exact numbers because their computers have stopped working properly.
Kurti became Kosovo's leader in 2021. He is happy about this election and believes he will keep running the country. Many people like him because he stands up for Kosovo's rights, especially in places where many Serb people live. But some big countries like America think he should be more friendly with everyone.
Other political parties want different things for Kosovo. Some want to make friends with America again. Others started their group after fighting in a war many years ago. These parties want to work together to stop Kurti from being the leader.
Kosovo has special rules about who can be in charge. Some seats must go to Serb people, and others must go to different groups who live there. Kosovo used to be part of Serbia but said it wanted to be its own country in 2008. Many countries said this was fine, but Serbia and Russia still think Kosovo should be part of Serbia.
A man named Kurti leads Kosovo's biggest political group, Vetevendosje. His party won many votes in Sunday's big election but not as many as it did three years ago. He thinks he will stay as the country's leader because his party did well enough.
Something went wrong with the machines that counted all the votes, which worried many people. The country's president, Vjosa Osmani, asked the people in charge of counting to count every vote carefully. Some important people were very upset about the counting machines not working.
A newsgroup called Koha says Kurti's party will win 47 seats in the building where leaders make laws. Other parties will win fewer seats. The people counting votes cannot tell anyone the exact numbers because their computers have stopped working properly.
Kurti became Kosovo's leader in 2021. He is happy about this election and believes he will keep running the country. Many people like him because he stands up for Kosovo's rights, especially in places where many Serb people live. But some big countries like America think he should be more friendly with everyone.
Other political parties want different things for Kosovo. Some want to make friends with America again. Others started their group after fighting in a war many years ago. These parties want to work together to stop Kurti from being the leader.
Kosovo has special rules about who can be in charge. Some seats must go to Serb people, and others must go to different groups who live there. Kosovo used to be part of Serbia but said it wanted to be its own country in 2008. Many countries said this was fine, but Serbia and Russia still think Kosovo should be part of Serbia.
