Albania, again in collapse

Albanian parliament holds heated debate over government changes

18/01/2011

TIRANA, Albania -- Parliament was the scene of heated debate Monday (January 17th) with the opposition Socialist Party (SP) insisting that the whole government step down. The catalyst was the resignation last week of Ilir Meta, deputy prime minister and minister of economy and trade, over a video alleging corruption in awarding contracts.

At the start of the session, the first of this year, opposition lawmakers immediately started accusing