Pristina, April 29 (QNA) - Kosovo is set for another snap election after parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday, ​pitching Europe's youngest nation back into the thick ‌of a political crisis.

Parliament had until midnight on Tuesday to choose a head of state after President Vjosa Osmani's term ended in ​early April, but Prime Minister Albin Kurti failed to ​bring on board opposition parties to vote for his candidate.

Two-thirds of the 120-seat parliament must be present for the ​vote to be valid. The opposition boycotted the session, and only MPs of the ruling Vetevendosje party and minorities were present in the parliamentary hall.

"Based on the (Constitutional Court) verdict, the parliament is considered dissolved," said the speaker of the parliament and acting president Albulena Haxhiu at midnight. She added that new elections would be called within the 45-day constitutional deadline.

This puts the country on course for a third election in just over a year, following an inconclusive general election held early last year that led to snap elections in December.

During December's snap poll, Kurti's party won with over 51 percent of the vote. It secured 57 seats in the 120-seat assembly, though insufficient to govern alone.

The ‌move extends a political deadlock in Kosovo, which has aspirations to join the European Union. The Balkan country had no functioning government for most of last year as the fractured ​parliament threatens much-needed international funding. (QNA)