Employees at Kosovo's public broadcaster RTK protested in the capital Pristina on Thursday, as staff said they were yet to receive their October salaries.

RTK is one of several institutions whose budget is decided by the government.

Kosovo has been gripped in political turmoil since elections in February saw Prime Minister Albin Kurti's Self-Determination Movement Party, or Vetevendosje!, emerge as the winner with 42.3% of the vote.

After overcoming an 8-month stalemate in the election of the speaker of parliament, the winning party has still not managed to secure a majority of votes to form a cabinet

President Vjosa Osmani has once again proposed a new candidate from the winning party, after Kurti did not receive the necessary votes in the first round.

The situation has made it impossible for parliament to function.

The biggest concerns are that the state budget will not be able to be voted on, and as a result, civil servants, pensioners, police, and health workers will be left without income from January 2026.

One of the institutions affected is Kosovo's public broadcaster RTK, whose budget is decided by the government.

RTK employees said they have yet to receive their October salaries and staff protested in the capital Pristina on Thursday.

For many analysts, the only way out of the situation is early elections. The deadline to form a new government expires next week.

Not having a cabinet is detrimental to the country as it seeks greater involvement from the European Union in developing its economy and helping it on its path toward the EU membership it seeks.

AP video shot by Florent Bajrami