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Opposition to fight in parliament, no boycott
TIRANA, March 25 – The Opposition Socialist Party on Thursday decided that there would be no more a boycott of the parliament but they will continue to be present there to continue their fight for election transparency

Leader Edi Rama said at a meeting of the party's leadership that “the parliament will be the place where we shall continue to ask for, with patience and insistence, the right of transparency”

There were rumors that following the collapse of the compromise on the June 28 partial vote recount and the unilateral creation of the parliamentary commission last week, the grouping could resume the boycott, which it held for six months.

Such a move means formally that the opposition will be present at the parliament, not giving a fighting tool to the governing majority and the international community saying the political squabbling should be held there. But it is very likely that the opposition lawmakers will be present at the sessions only at the beginning, as the first 60 minutes are on a free-topic debate.
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