Xhorxh Kallaj, responsible for Eurobarometer surveys in the countries of Eastern Europe: The results are neither complete nor reliable.

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We underline It appears that the pro-government dailies “Rilindja” and “RD” served the public stale and distorted Eurobarometer claims regarding the first results of this “survey,” according to which the Socialist Party comes second in the ranking of political parties in the country. Immediately after learning of the news, we faxed the above-mentioned editorial offices a statement protesting this falsification. Here is what, among other things, is said in that statement: Xhorxh Kallaj made the following comments today on the claims that the Eurobarometer of public opinion sociology in Eastern Europe publishes these figures: “This kind of Eurobarometer, on general public-opinion trends, does not publish rankings of political forces in countries that are still going through the transition process, but more general and synthetic reports, at the regional level.” Xhorxh Kallaj added that the above claims are not a public-opinion sociology report (esthe l’dupinion), or a document on the vote of numerical comments on different trends; it is a memory document with comments on the efforts and changes that are taking place. What matters, according to him, is that no effort has been made to use it for electoral purposes or to manipulate a public opinion that is still taking shape. On the other hand, Mr. Xhorxh Kallaj said that he has an interview of Mr. Xhorxh Kallaj from Mr. Tadios’s magazine “Bëncicela?” And, in fact, as was announced yesterday evening, he has not published these results. So, this is a manipulation aimed at misleading public opinion. Kallaj, in response to the question about Eurobarometer surveys in the countries of Eastern Europe: The results are neither complete nor reliable. Page 5

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