Thanks to Drita and Rachele who drew my attention to this recent article on Albania and Kosovo in the Economist. According to the Economist, Kosovar Albanians have developed their own distinct identity and have no desire for a political union of all Albanians. The same is true for Albanians spread across the other states in the region. Instead,
A Macedonian Albanian, Teuta Arifi, argues that Albanians should emulate German-speakers, who have built separate identities in Germany, Switzerland and Austria while continuing to belong to the same German culture.
Drita also sent me a link to an article from Balkan Insight summarising recent political developments regarding the elections next month.
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Please check out page 44 of this rather reputable report
http://www.balkan-commission.org/activities/Report.pdf