New election likely as political parties fail to agree on electing a president and protesters keep up pressure for adoption of law curbing powers of Kosovo Specialist Chambers, following its conviction of wartime guerrilla leaders.

Kosovo's prime minister presses opposition to agree on a new head of state before October 6 deadline triggers fresh parliamentary polls.

Constitutional Court sets October 6 deadline for MPs to elect new head of state – if they want to avoid new snap parliamentary elections.

Political crisis worsens as opposition PDK contests legality of Albin Kurti's re-election as Prime Minister, and Bekim Sejdiu withdraws his bid to become President.

Parliament faces new impasse over election of deputy speakers – with the state president's election also unresolved – as an opposition party says it will lay the issue before the country's top court.

There is very little certainty about what will happen when Kosovo’s parliament resumes its inaugural session on Wednesday.

Election of new head of state and end to political crisis now looks less likely after several Democratic League of Kosovo MPs said they would not support a joint candidate backed by their party leader.

Kosovo's governing Vetevendosje party and opposition Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK agreed on a joint presidential candidate - which could end the country's political deadlock and allow a new parliament to be constituted.

The deputy leader of the governing Vetevendosje said that his party can now talk to the opposition Democratic League of Kosovo about “concrete names” for the new country’s next president, following months of political deadlock.

As the country's political crisis continues, the three largest opposition parties in Kosovo skipped a meeting with the acting president, claiming she no longer holds the post legitimately.

Opposition LDK party says it is withdrawing its demand to name the next head of state out of concern that Kosovo's current crisis "does not seem to have an end – and is getting worse".

Kosovo’s MPs have failed for weeks to elect new leadership, creating a fresh institutional logjam that could trigger a fourth election in less than two years.

Kosovo’s ruling Vetevendosje party postpones vote on new speaker – arguing that more time is needed for coalition talks.

Ahead of the opening of the new parliament, opposition calls on Kurti to compromise over decision making – unless he wants yet another election.

Vetevendosje and the LDK will likely resume coalition talks following Lumir Abdixhiku’s confirmation as LDK leader – but his narrow victory has weakened his authority over his MPs, experts warn.

Crisis within the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, forces its embattled leader to break off talks to form a governing coalition with Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje.

Calls are growing for Democratic League of Kosovo leader Lumir Abdixhiku to stand aside and let someone else try and restore the party’s standing, lost two decades ago when its founding father and Kosovo independence icon Ibrahim Rugova died.

After snap elections failed to transform the parliamentary landscape, the question is whether the rival parties can now reach an understanding to elect a president and so end Kosovo’s political deadlock.

Three elections in 16 months have ended up with the same outcome and the same deadlock. But new elections are not the solution – political compromise is.

Albin Kurti’s election gamble paid off – but he must take note of the signal the country sent in a lower turnout and a drop in his party’s votes, experts told BIRN.