Albanian main opposition party plan new anti-government protests

In Albania, the main opposition Socialist Party threatened on Friday (March 4th) to hold a new wave of protests calling for early elections, starting with one on Tuesday. The opposition accuses the cabinet of corruption and manipulation of the 2009 parliamentary elections. A January 21st anti-government rally in Tirana ended in clashes with police and the deaths of four people.

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