Kosovo: What you need to know about the country's snap elections

Elections are October 6th.

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Rampant corruption, widespread unemployment and sour relations with neighbouring Serbia are themes dominating the poll — and must be addressed if the country is to make progress toward EU membership.

The election was triggered when Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj resigned after a war crimes court in The Hague summoned him for questioning as a suspect. It concerned his role in the 1998-99 insurgency against Serb forces.

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Predominantly Albanian Kosovo declared its independence in February 2008, when Serbia rejected the declaration as illegal but Europe's major powers and the United States recognised the move.

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Both Serbia and Kosovo aspire to EU membership — Serbia as a candidate country and Kosovo as a potential candidate. The EU insists that Serbia must normalise its relations with Kosovo before joining.

In 2013, Kosovo and Serbia agreed to EU-sponsored talks, but little progress has been made since.

link

https://www.euronews.com/2019/10/03/kosovo-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-country-s-snap-elections

note:
In true trumpian fashion, as a result of breakdown in talks between Serbia and Kosovo, Kosovo placed 100% tariffs on all imports from Serbia