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Editorial: Albania’s little dangerous Potemkins

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Focusing on virtual realities hurts both the people and the government Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favorite of Catherine the Great. His rule is associated with the “Potemkin village”, a largely fictional method of ruse involving the construction of painted faà§ades to mimic real villages, full of happy, well-fed people, for visiting officials to see. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is seen by many as a powerful and charismatic individual. And with great fame come a bunch of groupies. In many years he has attracted around him in various public service duties young…

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