Albania Opposition Holds Anti-Government Protest
More than 5,000 Albanian opposition supporters have marched peacefully
through the capital Tirana, accusing the government of failing to fight
poverty and unemployment.
Opposition Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha called Thursday's march the start of a protest campaign.
He also criticized the government over the European Union's recent
rejection of Albania's bid for candidate member status in the bloc.
Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist party swept to power in June, 2013,
pledging to push for EU integration and create new jobs. Unemployment
was at 12.8 percent in last year's third quarter, according to the
statistical authority, although Rama has claimed it is significantly
higher.
The EU has postponed until this spring its decision about Albania's bid
for member status, asking for tangible results in fighting corruption
and organized crime, and consolidating the rule of law.
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