Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election

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Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s governing conservative party added a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority to its list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election, adding to the already existing tension between the two countries.Fredi Beleris was elected mayor of the town of Himare in southern Albania last year but was arrested on vote-buying charges and not sworn in. He was then handed a two-year sentence in M…