Monday, 17 August 2026Europe · Analysis
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Journalist, FRANCE 24
Albin Kurti's Vetëvendosje party won 43 percent of the vote but cannot form a majority, while the presidency sits vacant after Vjosa Osmani failed to secure a second term.
Moscow's unprecedented praise for a US national security document signals expectations of reduced American commitments to Europe and Ukraine, according to analysts watching the transatlantic relationship.
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