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Editorial: A bad omen for Albanian democracy

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Albania’s parliament has once again this week shown in a spectacular way that it lacks understanding of how parliamentarism works in a democratic society. The election of the temporary general prosecutor happened in a session dominated by arrogance, violence and flagrant violation of laws and procedures. And this was not a disconnected event from the trend of parliamentarism and political life in Albania. Once again parliament has shown the deep divide and fierce political conflict that continue to be the underlying characteristics of a society that has been unable to shed its communist past and relies on conflict and division…

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