Albania Press Review - July 8, 2013

Parliament census vote ‘invalid’. Amendments introduced to new census law. Rama says Socialists can win 2013 parliamentary elections on their own.

Besar Likmeta

Tirana

SHEKULLI
Thursday's parliamentary vote for the disputed census law was invalid because only 69 MPs were present - four less than the minimum quorum of 71 MPs.

SHQIP
Albania’s census law has been amended after the intervention of the nationalist junior government partner, the Party for Justice, Integration and Unity.

GAZETA SHQIPTARE
Albania’s Socialist leader, Edi Rama, says that his party does not need to join forces with smaller left-wing parties in order to win the 2013 parliamentary elections.