New Himare elections pose fresh challenge for Greek-Albanian relations

PoliticsForeign Policy Tags: Albania, European Union
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Athens is questioning the result of the local municipal elections on Sunday in Albania’s southwestern town of Himare and the victory of ruling Socialist party’s candidate Vangjel Tavo due to doubts raised by members of the ethnic Greek minority.

According to official results, Tavo took 5,022 votes while Petraq Gjikuria from the Together We Win 10-party coalition that includes the main opposition’s center-right Democratic Party of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha and the left-wing Freedom Part...

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