Content_paragraphs:  Following early legislative elections, held on 6 October, in which opposition 
  
  parties made strong inroads, a prolonged period of vote counting, electoral appeals 
  
  and coalition negotiations culminated in the formation of a new Assembly of Kosovo 
  
  on 26 December and a new government on 3 February. The resulting political 
  
  landscape attests to the rise of a new generation of political leaders and the success 
  
  of prominent women candidates, as embodied by the highest percentage of women 
  
  deputies and the election of the first woman President of the Assembly. The new 
  
  government has laid out priorities with a focus on reforming the judiciary, combating 
  
  organized crime and corruption and fostering economic development.