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Editorial: A tale of two cities: the painful fissure on the Albanian social fabric

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL For all the artists and the citizens who convened at the premises of the National Theater to oppose its imminent demolition, this act is the final straw of arrogance, corruption, lack of transparency and total disregard for accountability of a government. This extremely one-sided determination to bring down a monument of history and of culture which has served several generations of citizens formed a strong coalition of discontents who did not shy away from confronting the police. For the masterminds of promotion propaganda at the government’s office and especially the rapid response video team at the municipality…

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