Following parliamentary elections in February 2025, Kosovo descended into an institutional deadlock. The Western Balkan country was unable to form a government, triggering far-reaching consequences. Fresh elections are scheduled for the end of December 2025. Kosovo voted on February 9, 2025, and for the first time in the history of the young democratic state, Kosovans abroad were allowed to cast their votes at diplomatic missions. Thousands of people in Switzerland also went to the polls that day: almost 4,000 people registered to cast their votes in person at the embassy in Bern and at consulates in Zurich and Geneva. One of them was Sabahet Meta. Having fulfilled his civic duty, he left the Bern embassy on that chilly February morning full of hope. “How far we've already come,” he declared, referring to his country of origin. But as 2025 draws to a close, his euphoria is no longer evident. And the same must be said for many Kosovans in Switzerland and living around the world.
