As the upcoming parliamentary elections of the 6th of October in Kosovo are coming closer, more and more of the election campaign is happening in social media as well. Considering the big internet penetration, this is definitely a worthwhile strategy.
Therefore, we (me and my colleagues Ilir Osmanaj & Princ Mullatahiri) decided to scrape some numbers of Facebook and try to get an insight into how the election field is looking over at social media. And, it’s very interesting to say the least.
Ramushi is the most active poster, with an average of 5.7 posts per day. On the other hand, Albini is posting more cautiously but getting more likes per post. It is also worth noting that Kadria has been maintaining his facebook account very well even before the parliamentary elections. Where as Vjosa has been started being more active only after she got candidate for the prime minister position it seems. Last but also least, Fatmiri has activated his account only a week ago, making him start the political race on social media in last place.
We would also like to know if there would be interest in publishing a similar analysis for more candidates, where one would be able to compare and analyze more different candidates in a dashboard. Let us know!
Tools used: Python, R & Paint.net
Source: Scraped from the candidates respective Facebook Page