TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held a protest Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Since October, opposition lawmakers have regularly disrupted parliament sessions to protest the ruling left-wing Socialists’ refusal to create parliamentary commissions to investigate alleged cases of corruption involving Prime Minister Edi Rama and other top officials. Tuesday’s protest also showed support for former …
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TIRANA, Albania — The son of the late Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha on Monday accused the government of arrogance and “fascist acts” after authorities evicted him and his family from an apartment building. Ilir Hoxha, the dictator’s oldest son, said that last week authorities forcefully took them out of their apartment on the outskirts of Tirana without warning. In an …
