A Liberal Government in King Zog’s Albania? Mehdi Frashëri and the Cabinet of the “Young” (1935-1936)
A Liberal Government in King Zog’s Albania? Mehdi Frashëri and the Cabinet of the “Young” (1935-1936)

Summary/Abstract: This article investigates the events of the Frasheri government in interwar Albania. Th is government, usually described as liberal or as of the “Young” represented a novelty for Albanian society of the time, but lasted only one year. This study seeks to investigate what elements characterised this government, who were the protagonists and what consequences had the Frasheri experiment for the country? Through the study of domestic and foreign politics and the analysis of the relationship with the local press, the paper investigates the Minister’s actions in detail. The Frasheri government, defined by the historiographical literature as a liberal experiment of the zoghist era, has never been thoroughly studied. Through unexplored sources from the Albanian press and archival sources from Rome and Tirana, this study presents a new interpretation of the Frasheri government.

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