12/11/1995
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Republika

12 November 1995

Clarification by the PR spokesperson

. The statements about technical assistance have been misinterpreted

The well-known Italian singer-songwriter Toto Kotunjo gave a concert last night at the Palace of Congresses, accompanied by Albanian popular-music singers. Interest was extraordinary and the success complete. Kotunjo himself said that “I had not imagined such a

The National Front Youth Congress Was Held

Yesterday, the Congress of the Youth of the Balli Kombëtar Party held its proceedings in the hall of the Opera and Ballet Theatre. In addition to delegates from all the party’s branches across the country, the congress was attended by leaders of the Balli Kombëtar Party and other guests, including representatives of other political parties in the country. The chairman of the Balli Kombëtar Party, Prof. Abaz Ermenji, was also in attendance. Speakers who took the floor at the congress emphasized the need for organization in order to successfully meet current circumstances, as well as the role that the youth of Balli Kombëtar should play in the struggle to democratize the country and realize the aspirations of Albanian nationalism, which are also reflected in the program of this party. Prof. Abaz Ermenji also gave the closing address. In his speech, he pointed out the necessity of creating a climate of cooperation among right-wing forces in order to withstand communist pressure and prevent its return to power.

Sabri Godo at the Italian Parliament

As part of his ongoing meetings in Rome, Mr. Sabri Godo was received at the Italian Parliament by Mirko Tremalia, president of the Foreign Affairs Committee. They had an open exchange of views on Albania–Italy relations and on finding ways to cooperate with one another. Mr. Godo also visited the editorial offices of the newspaper “Il Secolo,” which published an interview with him; cooperation between the two newspapers was also established.

To... [?]

These are the last announcements I am making after the law on genocide condemns me and I continue to practice the profession of town crier until 2002. I will not waste time wandering through the neighborhoods of Tirana, since nobody can see me in the darkness, but will speak from the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour. “Marx’s ideas will better illuminate Comrade Fatos’s teaching. In the next elections, the SP will run with four chairmen. The SP has accused the SDP of spying on it for the Socialist International. As a protest against the SI, the SP will not renew its five-year-old application for membership in the International, since the great news was recently announced that the Communist International has been founded. The electricity supply will be fixed only when spring arrives. We have spoken with the water-supply enterprise so that, during these three months of emergency, kerosene will flow from the taps instead of water; that way, citizens will have no problem with heating. Now that’s something you don’t see every day! The government can’t heat them, so citizens should do it with firewood. Whoever has wood, chop it! Illustration and strip with vertical text: To…

Ermenji in the socialists’ sights

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How many voters will go to the polls in 1996

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Maradona professor at Oxford

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Sabri Godo in Parliament

[?]statements about PR technical assistance

In reporting on the visit to Italy by the chairman of the PR, Mr. Sabri Godo, and his meeting with Mr. Fini, some press outlets have misinterpreted his statement about the technical assistance promised to the Republican Party by the National Alliance. This assistance does not consist of providing propaganda materials such as paper, posters, banners, etc., but of sharing the experience of the Italian National Alliance in local party organization and election campaigns. PR spokesperson Neritan Alibali

Notice

The National Conference of the Republican Women’s Forum has been postponed to another day. The date and venue of the Conference will be announced later. The FGRS-I Executive Board

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