Critics Pour Scorn on Albanian PM’s ‘Microstate’ Plan for Bektashi Muslims

Behind Edi Rama’s announcement of a Vatican-type ‘microstate’ for the Bektashi movement in Tirana, some critics of his rule see a bid to distract attention from domestic scandals and win more favourable foreign media coverage.

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