Albania's new Socialist government is struggling to assert its authority after a scrappy election in which it beat the right-wing party of Sali Berisha, who stepped down this week as president.

ECONOMIST: Macedonia

Mr Nano learned how Albania's underworld works while in jail: he was convicted on corruption charges brought by Sali Berisha, Albania's first post-communist president, who still leads the right-wing opposition Democratic Party.

ECONOMIST: Albania