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Editorial: Going beyond the farce of June 30

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL The recent complete report of the OSCE Elections Observing Mission on the Electoral process of June 30 is being depicted as not surprising. All the inconsistencies, irregularities and breaches of law that the report lists and describes meticulously are called as public secrets, very well known by all citizens. However this report is indeed a novelty because it goes against the presumed international community’s previous acquittal of this electoral process. The alibi of the majority so far has been that our partners, our donors and supporters have subscribed to the normalcy of this democratic process. The report…

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