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Prodi reveals the “Achilles' heel” of Albanian democracy

Prodi zbulon "thëmbrrën e Akilit" të Demokracisë Shqiptare

Prodi svela il “tallone d’Achille” della democrazia albanese

Original newspaper scan

Original newspaper scan

At suitable premises: 200 drachmas. In Tirana: 200 drachmas. In the districts: 200 drachmas. Thursday, 26 February 1998. Price: 20 lekë. Albania is seeking to cleanse the state of the long-standing consequences of the European Community, corruption, and the wounds of democracy. For crimes and responsibility of the previous government, the opposition parties have been engaged in the efforts of a government that must find the painful solution to the issue among the people. “Is it a peace solution?” The hunters seek the purity of institutions, promising punishment and accountability. Some are filled with fear, others frustrated, but all have a kind of despair and a drift toward conflict. (Continued on page 3)