This weekend’s election in Albania is causing increasing disquiet…

Date: 26/06/1997

...amongst observers amid fears that it could be open to abuse. If things go wrong, there is a real danger of further unrest and harsh questions would be asked of the international community and the EU, given their promises earlier this year to get the country's democracy back on track. The Union has provided about half the 500 observers sent to monitor the elections and 1.5 million ecu for voter education and election equipment.