Inside Europe: Albania's PM combines politics and art
Politics
John Laurenson
March 22, 2019
The Prime Minister of Albania is, rather unusually for a politician, an artist. A proper painter and sculptor. Who has exhibitions. But, for the past 12 months, he has been embroiled in a scandal about art – or at least the artistic merits of a building - that has tarnished his reputation and has the potential even to cut short his political career. This postcard from Tirana from John Laurenson.