Ever since Kosovo ended its war with Serbia two decades ago, its dominant political figures have all been men who rose to prominence as fighters and held onto power despite failing to secure a lasting peace and presiding over a floundering economy.
But in parliamentary elections on Sunday, a new generation of politicians offered them a serious challenge for the first time. Opposition parties gained ground and the ruling party appeared to take a solid beating at the polls, according to Kosovo Election Commission projections based on 80 percent of votes counted on Sunday night.
