Wrote: Festim Rizanaj
An image has been published showing the leader of the LDK, Lumir Abdixhiku, with the caption "During the LDK council meeting, Lumir Abdixhiku claims the position of PRESIDENT of Kosovo".
Also, inside the photo is written: "Lumir Abdixhiku claims the position of PRESIDENT of Kosovo!".
it visual content was published on Tuesday (January 20) on Facebook, by an account called "Change Began".
The content has received nearly 600 likes and over 700 comments as of the time of writing.
What is the truth?
Hibrid.info has not found that there is an official confirmed proposal that Lumir Abdixhiku claimed the position of President during the LDK Presidency meeting, which was held on January 19. During the meeting, it is said that the issue of the party chairman was discussed.
LDK spokesman, Besian Mustafa, stated that after a meeting After almost four hours of open and democratic discussion, it was decided that the party Assembly would be convened on January 31. He announced that at the request of Chairman Abdixhiku himself, a vote of confidence would be sought in this Assembly, explaining that the party leader would offer his resignation and the final decision would be left to the Assembly, where 355 delegates would decide.
Meanwhile, Abdixhiku himself wrote on Facebook that the decision to convene the Assembly came "after open and responsible discussion" and that the Assembly is the body where the most important decisions are made.
In neither of the statements, neither Mustafa's nor Abdixhiku's, was the issue of the position of President mentioned.
Hibrid.info has even searched in Google with the keywords “lumir abdixhiku president”. The results do not provide any credible results for this claim, except for a statement by analyst Sali Rexhaj on the “Kosova Live” show on T7, made on January 14 of this year, where he says that for the position of President “Bekim Jashari is not in the game. It is Abdixhiku himself” (here).
Meanwhile, in the comments on the post made by the page "Change Began", readers seem to have perceived the claim as true.
The current president is Vjosa Osmani, who took office on April 4, 2021, when she was elected by the Assembly of Kosovo. The president's term of office is five years, which means that Osmani is nearing the end of her term (see here).
The election of the president shall take place no later than thirty days before the end of the term of the current president. The presidential candidate must obtain the signatures of at least thirty members of the Assembly of Kosovo. Members of the Assembly may only sign for one candidate for president of Kosovo (see here).
Analyze:
The claim that Lumir Abdixhiku claimed the position of president during the LDK Presidency meeting is not supported by any official or credible source.
The facts from the meeting show that the only decision was to call the Assembly on January 31, where Speaker Lumir Abdixhiku will seek a vote of confidence from the party delegates.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this claim as "Fake News".
Reasoning:
The “Fake News” rating is given to informational content that is entirely fabricated or that contains factually incorrect claims or information. Content that is rated as fake news can be defined as having been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.