Kosovo government collapses, early elections on June 25

The Kosovo Assembly in Pristina passed a motion of no confidence in the Kosovo government, during an extraordinary session, B92's reporter said on Wednesday.

The request to vote the current government out of office was submitted by the Initiative for Kosovo, with the support of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, and the Self-Determination Movement, as well as 12 MPs from the ruling parties.

In the end, 78 members of the assembly voted in favor, 25 were against, while three abstained. Among those who helped topple the government were members of the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo, PM Isa Mustafa's coalition partners.

The likely date for early elections is June 25.

Speaking at the beginning of the session today, Mustafa said that the motion of no confidence was "political, without arguments, and aiming to hide previous corruption scandals."

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