Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through publications in the media and on Facebook, it has been claimed that the leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, has said that if there are new parliamentary elections, he will take 80 deputies.
"Kurti is convinced if there are elections: I will take 80 MPs", was the dominant headline of these claims published on March 6.
The publication was found on information portals "gazetainfokus.com","worldofnews.info","kosovapost.net" while the findings show that it was also published in other media or even official social media pages ("zeri.info", "gazeta10.com","news.net”), but that the contents no longer appear on their pages. The publication was also shared by Facebook pages like “Info Peja","VushtrriOnline","Zerogasht.com". Together they have generated thousands of comments.
What is wrong with this content?
Kurti has not made such a statement. At the press conference after President Vjosa Osmani dissolved the Parliament, Kurti said that 80 MPs are needed for the post of president and it cannot be expected that if the next elections are held now, he will seek to secure 80 seats in the Parliament.
What did Kurti say? (Video)
"I have previously seen readiness for elections, but I have not seen zeal for new, repeated elections. Now I am also seeing zeal for new, repeated elections, which will take us more time. It could be elections, I do not see right now how it could be a solution. Because it is about the quorum of 80 deputies in the hall that we must all ensure together. We cannot wait to start new elections in repeated campaigns where we now have to say that I get at least 80 MPs. So it's not a question of 61, it's a question of 80, which falls to 2/3. And in this situation I don't believe that repeated elections are a new solution. On the contrary, there will be some continuation of the institutional legislative agony in general, which is unnecessary in addition to being unfair. And at least the elections will cost about 10 million euros. It's hard to get out of another pair of elections without 10 million euros to repeat the result. There may be some small movement, but I don't see big differences. That's why we are waiting for the verdict of the Constitutional Court so that within these 60 days, starting from last night, we can conclude the process of electing the President of the Republic", said Kurti.
The publication was made at the time Kurti was holding the press conference.
The spokesperson for the Vetëvendosje Movement, Arlind Manjhuka, reacted to the case.This is not true. The Prime Minister even said the opposite.", he wrote in Facebook by sharing the posts of “zeri.info” and “Kanal10” (“Gazeta10”) on Facebook with the claim being addressed. The claim no longer appears in either of these media outlets. However, in some cases being addressed (with archived links above) it can be seen that “zeri.info” is cited.
Also, the search in "Google"with the title "Kurti confident if there are elections: I will take 80 MPs"" refers to the content published with this claim.
Context:
Kurti in this conference had spoken about the failure to elect a new president in the Kosovo Assembly on March 5. The session did not have the necessary quorum of 2/3 of the 120 deputies to vote for the post of president. He accused the opposition of not being present in the hall.
President Vjosa Osmani decreed the dissolution of the Assembly on the grounds that the election of a new president had failed. This was opposed by Kurti, who said that the process had begun and that it would take 60 days to complete. He and Vetëvendosje have warned that the decree would be sent to the Constitutional Court. According to him, the dissolution of the Assembly should only be carried out if it failed in the third round of voting for the president. (see here)
In the last elections, on December 28, 2025, the Vetëvendosje Movement secured 57 MPs (see here).
Analyze:
The claim that the leader of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, has said that if there are new parliamentary elections, he will receive 80 MPs is incorrect.
At the press conference, he mentioned the number 80, referring to the quorum of two-thirds of deputies needed to elect the president, not as a prediction of the election result.
Some media outlets misinterpreted this statement.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Disinformation".
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