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Jul 2nd 2009 | TIRANA From The Economist print edition A draw in Albania means horse-trading and perhaps a new election FOR months the opinion polls suggested that Albania’s election would be close. Most pundits said they were wrong, because respondents were giving unreliable answers. Now Albanian opinion polling has come of age. So close was the June 28th election that, four days later, the result was still unclear. Albania faces weeks of election challenges and political horse-trading—and perhaps even a fresh election in the autumn. The poll pitted the prime minister, Sali Berisha, who has dominated Albanian politics ever since 1990, against the mayor of Tirana, Edi Rama. Both Mr Berisha’s centre-right Democratic Party and Mr Rama’s Socialists have alliances with smaller parties. With almost all votes counted, Mr Berisha... [read full story]
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