Edi Rama
prime minister of Albania
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Albania
- In Albania: Democratic Albania
…led by former Tirana mayor Edi Rama, captured a sizable majority of seats in parliament, and Berisha, who had been the dominant figure in Albanian politics since the fall of communism, conceded defeat. In 2014 Albania was granted candidate status for accession to the EU, but the country’s progress toward…
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Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order
- In Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order
…September 2024 Albanian prime minister Edi Rama announced plans to set aside 27 acres (11 hectares; about 0.1 square kilometers, 0.04 square miles, or roughly the size of five New York City blocks) in Tirana that would become the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order. It would be created on…
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