PRISTINA – Kosovo had an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Some 1.8 million eligible voters on Sunday started to cast their ballots in 2,400 polling stations. They’re electing 120 lawmakers among more than 1,000 candidates from 28 political groups. Some 100,000 Kosovars in diaspora are also eligible to vote by post.
Those infected by COVID-19 was able to vote through mobile polling teams.
Political parties have failed to respect many of the virus control measures, including mandatory mask wearing, social distancing, limits on gatherings of no more than 50 people, and an overnight curfew.(AP)
