Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
It has been claimed through a Facebook post that the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) candidate for MP, Ragip Xhaka, received only 34 votes in the February 9 parliamentary elections.
"This is how it is when you compare Albin to Serbia, not even your whole family votes for you!" is written in Post of the account “Zyliha Demaj” in the group “Mërgata me Këljamistini” on February 19. The post contains a photo of Xhaka, with the sentence “RAGIP XHAKA ONLY GOT 34 VOTES.”
What is the truth?
Ragip Xhaka, as the candidate with number 34 on the PDK list, received 14 thousand 421 votes, from the processing of 96.05 percent of the polling stations in the counting of votes for candidates for deputies. (See here). It does not include about 70 thousand packages from the diaspora in postal voting and over 15 thousand votes in diplomatic missions. Also, about 15 thousand conditional votes and votes from people with disabilities are not included.
Facebook post:
Results from municipal counting centers (after processing 96.05% of polling stations), according to the website Central Election Commission:
The post in this Facebook group, by the time of writing, has received more than 300 comments and 430 reactions. The post was then shared on several Facebook pages. (See here and here)
Analyze:
Through a Facebook post, it was claimed that PDK's candidate for MP, Ragip Xhaka, received "only 34 votes" in the February 9 parliamentary elections.
But the truth is that from the processing of about 96 percent of the data from municipal counting centers, he received over 14 thousand votes.
The publication was initially made in a group and then shared on the Facebook page.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Fake News".
rationale
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