Facebook Pages "Minuti Newspaper","ABC Report”And“Post News" published on Monday (June 15) a content titled "PDK comes out with a new stance on coalition with LVV."
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After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, the title of the article does not match the content.
The article provided by these pages contains the statement of the candidate for deputy from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Besa Kabashi-Ramaj, given on the show "5" on RTV DukagjiniDuring this interview, she did not talk about a concrete coalition with the LVV, while the statement speaks of openness to post-election discussions in general, not about readiness or specific negotiations for a coalition with the Vetevendosje Movement (LVV).
"PDK will always be institutionalist, it will respect the institutions of Kosovo. It is open to discussions, we have not had any red lines with Albanian parties. However, unfortunately, as we see, we have nothing in common with the form and function of VV, nor with their positions, whether towards institutions or towards history," Kabashi-Ramaj said (see here).
In Besa Kabashi-Ramaj's statement, there is no clear change from PDK's previous positions, as claimed in the title.
On June 13, PDK leadership member Mërgim Lushtaku, in a statement for KosovaPress, stated that PDK should not enter into a coalition with LVV and should not discuss any position with them in these circumstances, as he said that it has been seen what such a power, according to him, divisive, has brought to Kosovo.
"Personally, I believe that PDK should not be willing and I believe that it should stand with the PDK's loyal electorate not to enter into a coalition with Vetëvendosje and not to discuss any position in these circumstances because we have seen what such a divisive power has brought to Kosovo, such a power that for it is more important a dead liberator than a liberator in Kosovo and in power," Lushtaku said about KosovaPress.
So, the title "PDK comes out with a new stance on coalition with LVV" is not supported by the content of the article. Kabashi-Ramaj's statement does not represent any clear change in PDK's position towards LVV, nor does it speak of a concrete coalition with this party.
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Several Facebook pages have published an article with a headline suggesting that PDK has changed its stance on a coalition with LVV.
After verifying the facts, it was confirmed that this title does not match the content. In the statement, Besa Kabashi-Ramaj does not speak of a concrete coalition with LVV, but only of a general openness to post-election discussions, also emphasizing the differences with this political entity. Also, previous positions of PDK show a lack of readiness for a coalition with LVV, therefore there is no “new position”, as the title suggests.
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