Balkan Leaders: Albin Kurti

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Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti was enthusiastically voted into power two years ago after pushing out entrenched establishment parties, winning by the highest margin in Kosovo's democratic history.

Since then, he's become a persistent thorn in the side of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in the dialogue between the two countries in Brussels.

Kurti went from being perhaps the most famous political protester in the Western Balkans, whose party was known for stunts ranging from turning over UN cars, setting the government building on fire and smuggling tear gas into parliament.

Now, he's translated the same take-no-prisoners attitude towards protesting to politics, and some believe that he might be hurting Kosovo in the process.

Aleksandar calls journalist Una Hajdari to talk about the enigmatic leader of Kosovo, especially as Prishtina and Belgrade are rumored to be close to signing a final agreement to solve the ongoing issues between the two.

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