Albin Kurti, the Kosovo dissident on the cusp of becoming PM Political prisoner turned parliamentary troublemaker Albin Kurti is within reach of becoming Kosovo's next prime minister after an electoral triumph that could reshape the political scene in Europe's youngest democracy. His left-wing and Albanian-nationalist Vetevendosje party finished first in Sunday's election. He says he will now reach out to the second-ranked party, opposition LDK, to start coalition talks. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES