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In 2021, PDK and LDK coordinated tactically in Prishtina and Prizren to defeat VV.

Whether they repeat that cooperation remains uncertain, but it could again prove decisive.VV, meanwhile, has momentum in Mitrovica, Kastriot, Kaçanik, and Fushë Kosova, all potential new gains.

Key battlegrounds and run-off dynamics

All eyes now on:
Prishtina and Prizren, both lost by VV in 2021.
Mitrovica where VV is closing in after a near dead heat.

In 2021, PDK and LDK coordinated tactically in Prishtina and Prizren to defeat VV.

Serb List: Institutional re-entry

Serb List re-entered Kosova’s institutions, running, and winning, in nearly all Serb-majority municipalities.
This ends a period of boycott and institutional withdrawal.
Whether this will ease EU measures remains to be seen.

In 2021, LDK had a strong local result.
This time, it’s struggling to hold ground.
It may retain more easily Viti and Peja, but Prishtina remains its biggest test.

LDK: Weak performance and slipping incumbents

LDK had the weakest first-round showing.
It won Lipjan and Istog, but faces tight races in Prishtina, Peja, and Viti.
In Prishtina, its incumbent mayor faces the toughest challenge yet, the weakest LDK performance there to date.

Krasniqi's poor decision making and inability to win Drenas (PDK stronghold) shows that as a party leader he's not in touch with his electoral base in Drenica.

After the indictment of Thaçi and Veseli, the PDK never effectively replaced their leadership, instead continuing to operate in anticipation of their eventual return. Memli Krasniqi has functioned more as a temporary caretaker than a fully empowered party leader.

PDK risks losing Mitrovica and Kaçanik despite leading marginally.

In Drenas, ex-PDK mayor Ramiz Lladrovci defeated the party’s official candidate, a major blow in a traditional PDK stronghold.

PDK won three municipalities outright, Klina, Skenderaj, and Ferizaj, and leads in Prizren (heading to a run-off).

But cracks are showing. Internal divisions and leadership vacuums are undermining the party’s local strength.

VV incumbents had strong performances, but expansion remains limited.

They head into 11 run-offs (excluding Gjilan).
📊 Neck-and-neck in Prishtina, Mitrovica, Kastriot, Kaçanik
⬇️ Trailing in Prizren, Gjakova, Peja, Viti, Rahovec
⬆️ Leading in Fushë Kosova

Vetëvendosje: Strong incumbents, many run-offs

VV performed solidly, its best local showing to date. For the first time, it won outright in all four municipalities it already governed: Podujeva, Kamenica, Shtime, and Gjilan (the latter likely confirmed after diaspora votes).

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