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Albania Re-elects Football Chief Amid Controversies
Armand Duka, the head of the Soccer Federation of Albania since 2002, easily won a fifth term on Wednesday, after winning 38 votes out of 66 in the Federation's Assembly.
Duka easily defeated Bashkim Fino, former Prime Minister and MP for the ruling Socialist Party, in a battle that raised concerns about political intervention in sport.
Albania Removes MPs Who Hid Criminal Pasts
Aqif Rakipi, a powerful politician in the Elbasan region from the Justice, Unity and Integration Party, PDIU, in central Albania, lost his mandate as a member of Albania's parliament on Friday, after prosecutors confirmed his role in a crime involving stolen goods in Italy in 1998.
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Albania Officials Trade Blame Over Drug Case Delays
Albania's Minister of Justice, Ylli Manjani, on Wednesday admitted that the Greek authorities had requested the arrest of Klemend Balili, an Albanian businessman and former director of Transport Services in the Region of Saranda, on suspicion of drugs trading.
The Albanian authorities have not yet confirmed whether he is under an arrest warrant.