Greek diplomatic sources on Monday stressed that the complaints made by members of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania "raise serious doubts" concerning the integrity of the repeat municipal elections held in Himare.

The Albanian government has removed a clause from the online version of its Government Gazette which allowed for the arbitrary confiscation and impounding of land and properties of Greek expatriate residents in the region at Himara, according to diplomatic sources on Saturday.

Himara is under siege since Tuesday morning. The Albanian government, under Prime Minister Edi Rama, has sent strong police forces to guard the provocative demolitions of properties that belong to members of the indigenous Greek minority of the country, in defiance of the recent court orders that have put a halt on all such actions.