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Vucic: Pristina's police pointed guns at Danilo but could not make him take his shirt off

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said last night Pristina's police had pointed guns at his son Danilo after pulling over his car near Podujevo, Kosovo-Metohija, on Wednesday and demanded that he take off a shirt reading Surrender Is Not An Option, but that he had refused to comply.

Beleri wins Himara mayoral race in Albania’s local elections

Fredi Beleri, the candidate representing the Greek minority, emerged victorious over his opponent Jorgo Goro, who had the backing of the Edi Rama government, in the race for the mayor of Himara in Albania's local elections.

The official results were announced Monday after an earlier interruption in the vote counting process.

Albanian FM dismisses Greek protest over minority detainee

The detention of a mayoral candidate belonging to the Greek minority in Albania has raised tensions between the two neighboring countries.

Greece's Foreign Ministry released a statement Saturday demanding the release of Dionysis-Fredi Beleri, a candidate for mayor of the Albanian city of Himare, which has a strong Greek minority presence.

Athens Condemns Alleged Vote-Buying Arrest of Greek Politician in Albania

A Greek expatriate mayoral candidate in the southern Albanian municipality of Himara, Fredi Beleri, was arrested at midnight on Thursday by the Albanian police outside his business premises on suspicion of paying people for their votes, causing strong condemnation from officials in Athens.

Albania to extradite fugitive crypto boss today

Faruk Fatih Özer, arrested by Albanian police for defrauding investors on his cryptocurrency platform, Thodex, was extradited to Türkiye on April 20, the Albanian Supreme Court has ordered.

Türkiye issued an international arrest warrant in April 2021 for the fugitive businessman after he fled with a reported $20 million in investors' assets.

Socialist Party Candidate’s Son Accused of Vote Buying in Albania Election

Albanian police on Tuesday blocked a private minivan at Kruma carrying packages labelled "Rezerva Materiale Shtetërore", (State Material Reserves), following complaints by opposition activists in a mayoral election that the ruling Socialists were engaged in vote buying in this remote area in northern Albania.

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