The French Ambassador to Kosovo, Olivier Guerot, has stated that Kosovo needs a government with full powers after the December 28 elections.

Three days before the December 28 elections, he stated that internationals need a partner in Kosovo to work on the EU Growth Plan, the normalization of relations with Serbia, and the development of Kosovo.

"The message is that we need a partner. We are together your foreign supporters, your foreign friends. We need a government, a full government, with which we could work on the Growth Plan, of course, but also on many other issues, whether it's for the normalization of relations with Serbia, but also for the development of Kosovo, Kosovo legislation," he stressed.

Speaking about the political crisis and the failure to form institutions, Guerot added that a year without a government with a full mandate has been difficult for Kosovo.

"This year without a full government has been a bit difficult, I must say. Not that we have not been able to work, as I said, on the wastewater treatment plant project. We have been able to work at a technical level. There were other initiatives that we could do at a technical level, but Kosovo is a democracy. As a democracy, there is a need for a government accountable to parliament," he stressed.

We recall that the European Union decided a few days ago to lift 50 percent of the measures, while committing to lifting all punitive measures against Kosovo by the end of January 2026.