Democracy in Action (DnV) issued a statement to the media on Sunday afternoon, providing updates on the progress of Kosovo’s snap parliamentary elections.
According to DnV, voter turnout has been significantly lower than in the two parliamentary elections held in 2025. Based on observations gathered by its monitoring teams, turnout by 5:00 p.m. stood at approximately 29%.
At the same time during the two previous parliamentary elections in 2025, turnout was around 39%, making this year’s participation rate about 10 percentage points lower.
DnV also reported several operational issues, particularly involving voters arriving at incorrect polling stations. From the opening of polling centers until 5:00 p.m., such difficulties were reported in 65% of polling stations, with up to ten cases recorded at many locations. In the Pristina and Peja regions, some polling stations reported as many as 30 cases.
Assisted voting remained generally unchanged throughout the day, accounting for approximately 0.2% of all votes cast, although it was observed in 55% of polling stations. Around 78% of assisted-voting cases involved female voters.
DnV noted that assisted voting was not properly recorded in 6% of polling stations, with up to ten such cases reported. In addition, election commissioners at more than 65% of polling stations continued to request medical documentation from voters seeking assistance while voting.
Furthermore, in 45% of polling stations, voters were not allowed to receive assistance without presenting medical documentation, despite their objections, particularly in the Pristina area.
By 5:00 p.m., cases of voting with expired identification documents had been recorded in 25% of polling stations, with up to four instances reported per station.
Observers also documented 25 cases of ballot photographing, occurring in approximately 4% of polling stations.
DnV further reported several incidents involving attempts by individuals to vote on behalf of family members. However, all such cases were handled professionally by the police, according to the organization.
The monitoring group stated that despite these irregularities, the election process generally continued without major disruptions.
