Today: Apr 29, 2026

Op-Ed - Page 99

On Autocracy, Hungary, and the Cost of Crying Wolf

by Nikola Kedhi Tirana Times, April 20, 2026 – On the evening of April 12, 2026, Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most scrutinized, most condemned, most exhaustively theorized leader, conceded defeat in a parliamentary
1 week ago
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A US Kosovo Pull-Out? The Wrong Move at a Bad Time

Reports say Washington is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), sparking pushback in Washington and across Europe. By David J. Kostelancik  Lawmakers from both parties in
2 weeks ago
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Corruption Has Already Killed the Economy

By Gjergj Erebara Tirana Times, April 11, 2026 – Prime Minister Edi Rama recently declared that he feels offended by the widespread assumption that his government is systemically corrupt, offering as a
3 weeks ago
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HAS THE SCALE TIPPED AGAIN?

The newly formed cabinet of PM Berisha has welcomed only one woman amongst its ministers By Blerta Picari In September 2008, we heard the news on introducing the quota system into the
17 years ago
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Rama’s boycott lacks character

By Henri ȩli Several such institutions of liberal democracy as hunger strikes, boycott etc, have an accentuated moral character and moreover, it is precisely in their morals and character that the strength
17 years ago
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A boycott worth boycotting immediately

By ARBEN MALAJ In its protracted transition period, the Socialist Party has targeted and contributed towards the modernization of Albanian politics. However, following the elections of 2009, the Socialist Party is radicalizing
17 years ago
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Economic Challenges

Albania’s future government will bring together the right-wing coalition headed by the Democratic Party (Partia Demokratike, PD) and the left-wing Socialist Movement for Integration (L췩zja Socialiste p철Integrim, LSI). LSI is a former
17 years ago
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Why Zogby Failed In Albania

By Dr. Eduard Zaloshnja Opinion polls in nations where democracy and elections are relatively new are often used by policymakers in the developed world to hone their policies toward such countries. However,
17 years ago
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Edi Rama-is his a radical Opposition?

Albania, like a political metaphor of the former Soviet republics By HENRI ȉLI Edi Rama is master-minding a political action of radical features, signifying that we will now be introduced to another
17 years ago
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The Battle of Durres, Caesar’s Close Shave

By Frank Ledwidge Unless you include the low level guerilla war fought just after the second world war, or indeed the Partisan/Ballist fight during the Second World War, Albania has never suffered
17 years ago
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Progress And Problems

Lutfi Dervishi Albania’s electoral process will, at the very least, require another week before it be considered closed. The Central Electoral Commission is inspecting complaints from the main parties and according to
17 years ago
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