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Ruling coalition allies sticking together — for now

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TIRANA, Feb. 1 – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his biggest parliamentary ally, Ilir Meta, don’t see eye to eye on the next parliamentary elections. During a meeting of the chairmanship of the Socialist Party, Prime Minister Rama said that the Socialist Party wants to go to elections in a coalition with Socialist Movement for Integration (SMI), but the option of not teaming up is still on the table. Rama believes that SP and smaller allies are still able to get 71 votes needed to form a government, in case of a victory in the next general elections. “The…

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