Kosovo's ruling Vetevendosje party came first in Sunday's parliamentary election, but fell short of an outright majority needed to rule without coalition partners, preliminary results showed on Monday.

Kosovos ruling Vetevendosje party, led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, secured the most votes in Sundays parliamentary election but fell short of a majority, requiring coalition talks to form a government.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti's leftwing party has won most seats in the weekend parliamentary election but was left without a majority in the house, forcing it to look for an ally to form the next government.

Kosovo looked set for a period of political uncertainty on Monday as the major political parties ruled out coalition building after an election in which the ruling party fell short of an outright majority.

Kosovo faces a post-election deadlock after no party secured a majority in the 120-seat parliament. Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje won 41.1% of votes but fell short of a majority, while opposition parties rule out coalition talks,

Prime Minister Albin Kurti's governing party secured the most seats in Kosovo's parliament after a weekend election but without winning a majority, according to a near-complete tally on Monday evening.