Pristina, Kosovo. Editorial credit: Bas van den Heuvel / Shutterstock.com

Kosovo

Kosovo holds credible and relatively well-administered elections, but its institutions remain weak, and rampant corruption has given rise to deep public distrust in the government.

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Freedom in the World — Kosovo Country Report

Kosovo is rated Partly Free in Freedom in the World 2023, Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide. 

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Nations in Transit — Kosovo Country Report

Categorized as a Transitional or Hybrid regime, Kosovo scored 38 out of 100 in the Nations in Transit 2022 report.