The dubious portal "GazetaProgresi.com" has published an article claiming that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has requested that Serbian politician and leader of the Serbian List, Goran Rakić, become president of Kosovo.
This article contains a false title and content, which is deliberately fabricated considering the current political developments in Kosovo and the numerous debates about who the country's next president could be.
From the research and verification conducted by hibrid.info through search engines, no such statement made by Vučić has been found.
Text of the article published on GazetaProgresi.com:
Aleksandar Vučić wants Goran Rakić to become president of Kosovo
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, during today's press conference, requested from the European Union that Goran Rakic become president of Kosovo, he said that it would be something wonderful if this were done.
Vucic said: 'Kosovo is part of Serbia, and the Serbian language is even spoken there. I demand that Goran Rakic become the president of Kosovo.' Here's what Vucic said
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