# Justina Shiroka Pula: Kosovo’s new president, elected during a crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/89586

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 11:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/justina-shiroka-pula-kosovos-new-president-elected-during-a-crisis?traffic_source=rss

> Kosovo’s parliament elected academic and former minister Justina Shiroka Pula president during protests, with 81 votes. The governing Vetevendosje Movement and opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo agreed on her candidacy, averting another early parliamentary election amid political deadlock.

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