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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Atul Agarwal
The economic situation of Albania can be attributed to the anarchist movements that have been occurring in Albania, and the instability of its central government.
Pandeli Majko, a spokesman for the Socialist movement in Albania said last year " The only solution that I see from the Democratic Party is the army solution." Apparently Majko had said this because the Democratic Party of Albania had no desire to compromise, which only meant that the fighting would continue.
Albania was no longer a structured government with officials commanding the country, rather, total anarchy had beset the Balkan country as protesters from all over Albania had stormed into Tirana.
www.bu.edu /econ/faculty/kyn/newweb/economic_systems/NatIdentity/EE/Albania/majko.htm   (934 words)

  
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What may be emerging, the author appears to be saying, is a stronger party at the grassroots level and at the state level, and this is adequate to protect the existing party system in the United States from its predicted demise.
Party competition, the work seems to indicate, is a healthy party of party governance and helps fend off extremist anti-system parties that might otherwise attain sympathetic followings.
While this argument that the two party system was forming at this early period may be a bit exaggerated, the article still demonstrates that precursors to party system emergence can be seen even in the very early period of democratic emergence.
www.olemiss.edu /courses/pol628/jb41027b.doc   (1385 words)

  
 ATA News from Albania, 96-08-16
Albania referring to the statistics of the Albanian Ministry of Justice, which refers to the information of Greek Ministry of Justice, writes that some 200 Albanian prisoners in Greek jails have demanded to finish their punishment in Albania.
Albania covers different comments of the SP deputy chairman Luan Hajdaraga in the SP conference in the Pogradeci district where he has responded to questions on the present polemics between the SP presidency and its leader Fatos Nano.
These parties are not represented in the local government and in the parliament and have not been invited in former round tables.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1996/96-08-16.ata.html   (2385 words)

  
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This was an option that was intensely debated in the 1998 “all-party” talks in early 1998(Political Handbook 447) Republic of Albania The Republic of Albania is one of the smallest and least advanced of European nation.
The Executive branch consists of The chief of state, President of the Republic Rexhep Meidani (Socialist Party of Albania) was elected in 1997 to a five year term elected by the Peoples Assembly due to the resignation of former Democratic Party president Sali Berisha.
This party is headed by the president and Prime Minster and is located on the left of the political spectrum.
www.plagiarized.com /essays/essay2.doc   (2275 words)

  
 Canada Election 2004 Voter Guide: Political Parties - Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) is registered with Elections Canada by the name "Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada" only so as to avoid confusion with the other Communist Party of Canada.
This party ultimately became the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) of which Bains was the founding leader; it was also the origin of anti-revisionist parties in Britain and Ireland.
Bains was a leader of the anti-revisionist movement internationally and founded or helped found anti-revisionist parties around the world including the Hindustani Ghadar Party (Organisation of Indian Marxist-Leninists Abroad), the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist), and the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) and the Communist Ghadar Party of India.
www.mondopolitico.com /elections/canada2004/parties/marxist.htm   (355 words)

  
 Albania
Albania is a republic with a multiparty parliament, a Prime Minister, Ilir Meta, and a President, Rexhep Meidani, elected by the Parliament.
Albania is a poor country in transition from central economic planning to a free market system, and many questions related to privatization, property ownership claims, and the appropriate regulation of business remain unresolved.
The opposition Democratic Party (DP) alleged that the Government was responsible for the killing of one of its members during the year.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eur/668.htm   (8126 words)

  
 Albania
Location: Albania is located in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the West, and sharing land borders with Greece to the South, and Serbia and Montenegro to the East.
Albania was further dismembered during the Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913 with large tracts ceded to Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece.
Albania is a participant in the European Commission’s Stabilization and Association Process (SAP), which provides a strategic framework for bringing stability to the Balkans through achievement of a series of political and economic reform milestones, together with targeted financial aid to assist structural improvements.
meaindia.nic.in /foreignrelation/albania.htm   (1486 words)

  
 Background Notes: Albania 09/96
Albania's hard-line brand of communism led to growing difficulties with the Soviet Union under Krushchev and came to a head in 1961 when the Soviet leaders openly denounced Albania at a party congress.
Albania's 1976 socialist constitution was declared invalid in April 1991, and an interim constitution was adopted.
Albania's defense forces consist of 72,500 persons in uniform (60,000 army; 10,000 air force; 2,500 navy); the defense expenditure for 1995 was estimated at 5,100 million lek.
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/backgroundnotes/54.htm   (2522 words)

  
 Albania (03/99)
Prior to the 20th century, Albania was subject to foreign domination except for a brief period (1443-78) of revolt from Ottoman rule.
Subsequently, Albania's hardline brand of communism led to growing difficulties with the Soviet Union under Krushchev, coming to a head in 1961 when the Soviet leaders openly denounced Albania at a party congress.
Albania's 1976 socialist constitution was declared invalid in April 1991, and an interim basic law was adopted.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/a/9200.htm   (2204 words)

  
 history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Although the exact origin of Albania is not entirely known, records exist that trace their evolution from the ancient Illyrians.
The Turks, recognizing the disobedience, thought that by converting the Christian population to Muslim, the Albanians would be brought together and spiritually closer to Albania.
Albania is now facing new problems and challenges, but not from an insurgence of foreign attacks, from it's own people.
iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/students/Maguire/history.html   (911 words)

  
 Christian Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Africa — African Christian Democratic Party, Christian Democratic Party
Index of political parties to browse parties by name
List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party   (187 words)

  
 ATA News from Albania, 96-08-14
CEC is appointed by the President of the Republic upon the proposal of the Council of Ministers and the political parties.
If this party, in the group it enters, in the local elections has had higher results than the political party which is represented in the CEC then the seats in the CEC are scraped from this and are allocated to the party with higher results.
TIRANA, AUGUST 13 (ATA)- The chairman of the Christian - Democratic Party of Albania (PDK), Zef Bushati, replies to the chairman of the Social- Democrat Union Party (PBSD), Teodor Laco, regarding the participation of this party in the government.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1996/96-08-14.ata.html   (3117 words)

  
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When the first 20 insurgents secretly entered Albania, they were immediately ambushed by the Albanian military and four were killed.
Voters were paid to vote for candidates of the Christian Democratic Party.
As a result the Christian Democrats won 307 of 574 parliamentary seats on April 18.
www.angelfire.com /ca3/jphuck/Book16Ch.3.html   (310 words)

  
 Minorities At Risk (MAR)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Greeks' major complaints under the government of the Democratic Party, their cultural discrimination and lack of access to the electoral process, do not constitute a real concern for this group as of mid-1999.
The cultural rights of the ethnic Greeks have been officially protected since 1997 when the Albanian Socialist government committed itself to a policy of providing opportunities for the ethnic Greeks "to be educated in their native language and to move freely wherever it is good for them" (Fatos Nano).
With continued instability in Albania, and with the continued encouragement of ethnic Greek irredentism from elements within Greece, the possibility of overt and formal acts of Albanian discrimination against ethnic Greeks is a real one.
www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/data/albgrks.htm   (1396 words)

  
 HRW World Report 1999: Romania:Human Rights Developments
Romania’s non-communist President, Emil Constantinescu, elected in 1996 in the first truly democratic presidential election since the overthrow of the dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu in 1989,forged a coalition government headed by Victor Ciorbea of the National Peasants/Christian Democratic Party.
As a result of the Democratic Party’s threat to withdraw from the coalition, and in order to avoid early elections, Prime Minister Ciorbea resigned on March 30, 1998, and was replaced by Radu Vasile, secretary general of the National Peasants’ Party, on April 2.
In late September, the Union of Democratic Magyars (UDMR) of Romania also threatened to withdraw from the coalition government in protest against the government’s refusal to establish a Hungarian-language university, a longstanding demand of the Hungarian minority.
www.hrw.org /hrw/worldreport99/europe/romania.html   (703 words)

  
 Untitled   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Background: In 1990 Albania ended 44 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy.
The transition has proven difficult as corrupt governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, a dilapidated infrastructure, widespread gangsterism, and disruptive political opponents.
International observers judged local elections in 2001 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies which should be addressed through reforms in the Albanian electoral code.
www.geocities.com /gimdalipi/Historia/historia.html   (231 words)

  
 Central Europe Review - Albanian News Review
Waldner also said that the last local election process was a step forward, compared with past experiences, referring to the meeting she had with Sali Berisha, who complained of irregularities in the election process and gave her a report on fraud.
Albania has voted in favour and unconditionally for Yugoslav membership in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The Democratic Party Reform Group (DPRG), of which the lead deputies are Genc Pollo, Ferdinand Xhaferri and Ylli Vejsiu, will probably be joined by other centre-right deputies to establish a third party.
www.ce-review.org /00/40/albanianews40.html   (699 words)

  
 Central Europe Review - Romanian News Review
In Sibiu Klaus Johannis of the German Democratic Forum of Romania defeated the PDSR candidate while in Iaşi Constantin Simirad, founder of the Moldovan's Party, was elected.
Conflict was not confined to the left-wing parties.
The National Christian Democratic Peasants Party (PNŢCD) and the National Liberal Party met on Thursday to discuss the future of the CDR.
www.ce-review.org /00/25/romanianews25.html   (1073 words)

  
 The Flag of the World
The Democratic Party, with its grab-bag of special interest and minority groups, has become a schizophrenic player in American politics, without a clear philosophy or ideology.
Should the Democrats crumble, and the Greens take 50-60% of the spoils right away, with the rest migrating to the newly all-powerful Republicans, chances are very good that the Republican party would soon split, or be so beset by inner struggles that the Greens will have a legitimate shot at higher government.
It must have pained many Democrats to see true progressives sidelined (Kucinich) or sedated (Dean) during the convention, and to hear John Edwards promise to double funding for special forces, and to hear abortion, gay marriage and the environment completely ignored.
theflagoftheworld.blogspot.com /2004/08/democratic-party-must-be-destroyed.html   (588 words)

  
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Observers in Skopje noted that the opposition Democratic Party of the Albanians (PDSH) of Arben Xhaferi, which previously made local power-sharing agreements with VMRO-DPMNE, is the most likely partner.
Party leader and Premier Ivan Kostov said the UDF seeks to become a party similar to other Christian democratic parties in Europe and hopes to attract centrist voters.
Zef Bushati, leader of the small opposition Christian Democratic Party, proposed changing the draft to provide for the president to be elected directly rather than by the parliament.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/98-10/oct19.rfe   (1978 words)

  
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The Agrarian Democratic Party of Moldova (PDAM) is backing parliamentary chairman Petru Lucinschi in the run-off against incumbent President Mircea Snegur scheduled for 1 December, Infotag reported on 19 November.
The ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its ally, the United Yugoslav Left, have 23 seats, Vojislav Seselj's ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party 15, and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) two.
The opposition Young Democrats have said the signing of the Hungarian-Romanian basic treaty in September was premature, Nepszava reported on 20 November.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/96-11/nov20.omri   (2201 words)

  
 Nationbuilding in the Balkans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Christians remained under the jurisdiction of the Roman pope until 732.
northern Albania reverted to the jurisdiction of Rome.
Party, because the Socialists are seen to be stalling on the reform programme.
pbosnia.kentlaw.edu /resources/history/albania/albhist.htm   (4721 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Albania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In the 2005 general elections, the Democratic Party and its allies won a decisive victory on pledges of reducing crime and corruption, promoting economic growth, and decreasing the size of government.
Although Albania's economy continues to grow, the country is still one of the poorest in Europe, hampered by a large informal economy, large public debt, and an inadequate energy and tranportation infrastructure.
Albania has played a largely helpful role in managing inter-ethnic tensions in southeastern Europe, and is continuing to work toward joining NATO and the EU.
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/al.html   (1266 words)

  
 Albania. The World Factbook. 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy.
International observers judged legislative elections in 2001 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies that should be addressed through reforms in the Albanian electoral code.
Poor and backward by European standards, Albania is making the difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy.
www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/151/al.html   (1016 words)

  
 Official web page of VMRO-DPMNE 
VMRO-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity was founded June 17, 1990, in Skopje by a group of like-minded individuals in opposition of the communist regime, in order to move Macedonia towards a new democratic society.
The intern personal reforms undertaken by Gruevski, who replaced Georgievski’s associates from the key party positions, triggered their personal conflict, which culminated during the presidential elections in March 2004, when Georgievski sabotaged the campaign of VMRO-DPMNE candidate for the country’s presidential post.
From that moment on and until the end of the local elections’ campaign in March 2005, in his public statements Georgievski was constantly blaming the new party leadership for carrying out “wrong politics”.
www.vmro-dpmne.org.mk /english/index.asp   (1205 words)

  
 September 1998
Germany: In state elections in Bayern, the Christian Social Union of Minister-President Edmund Stoiber wins 52.9% of the vote, the Social Democratic Party 28.7%, Greens 5.7%, Free Voters 3.7%, Republicans 3.6%, the Ecological-Democratic Party 1.8%, and the Free Democratic Party 1.7%.
Sweden: In parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Göran Persson's Social Democratic Party wins 36.6% of the vote (131 of 349 seats), the Moderate Party 22.7% (82), the Left Party 12% (43), the Christian Democrats 11.8% (42), the Centre Party 5.1% (18), the Liberal Party 4.7% (17), and the Green Party 4.5% (16).
Germany: In parliamentary elections, Chancellor Helmut Kohl's Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) wins 35.2% of the vote (245 of 669 seats), the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Gerhard Schröder 40.9% (298), the Greens 6.7% (47), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) 6.2% (43), and the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 5.1% (36).
rulers.org /1998-09.html   (709 words)

  
 ATA Homepage - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The van had passed the border crossing of Kapshtica, Albania, without problem and was directed to Florina when the police forces blocked it after the latter had received a call by their informers.
Tsatsos expressed readiness to cooperate in the Constitution drafting Commission and stressed that a democratic constitution is a condition for integration in the European Union (EU).
BERAT, Feb 21 (ATA)-By I. Manka, Three of the Democratic party (DP) leaders, Pollo, Brojka and Karamitro, declared at a meeting with members and partisans of this party in Berat on Friday that the DP has postponed return to Parliament until other conditions were met.
www.telpress.it /ATA/1998/febr_98/hdarch21.htm   (1474 words)

  
 Albania Government Information
Members of the Council of Ministers are nominated by the Prime Minister and approved by the President.
Albania's civil law system is similar to that of other European countries.
The court structure consists of a Constitutional Court, a Supreme Court, and multiple appeal and district courts.
www.traveldocs.com /al/govern.htm   (437 words)

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