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In the Shadow of the Strong Men

Hoxha, Chavez and Gaddafi - they're all gone, but they're not forgotten. Despatches from Albania, Ghana, Venezuela and France. Kate Adie presents.

Colouring in the spaces between the headlines. In this edition: the Front National is expected to do well in the French regional elections - our correspondent goes for a drive along the Cote d'Azur and asks why the party's apparently finding favour with voters. 'We cannot allow our revolution to be stolen!' The Venezuelan president has been imploring the electorate to give his socialists another term in office, but most observers feel the left's grip on this nation will be severely weakened in this weekend's election. Three and a half million and counting! We find out why so many young Nepalis have decided to leave their country. And is it the truth or is it just paranoia? We hear that the influence of the long-dead dictator Enver Hoxha continues even today in Albania.

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Sat 5 Dec 2015 11:30

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  • Sat 5 Dec 2015 11:30