The Republicans today at the 3rd Congress Today the Republicans gather for their Third Congress. The political fog, the destabilization of the country, a government that still cannot find its direction, a dominant left-wing majority suffering from megalomania and determined to strengthen, by any means, the power of trusted militants in all the cells of the state — these are some of the features of the times in which the Republicans’ congress is being held. It seems that the country will continue to drift for a long time in transition. Perhaps this Congress will say what Republicans and those who believe in the PR program should do in this situation. The Republican Party, in reality with a membership ranging up to 25,000 Republicans, is considered a small party, but it has influenced political developments in the country; anyone who has taken the trouble to listen to the voice of this Party cannot deny the fact that, in critical situations, it has given wise advice and found the key to the difficult Albanian code. PR has entered political life as a Party of political initiatives, a Party of dialogue, a Party of round tables. PR, although in a coalitio See page 2

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OF THE ALBANIAN REPUBLICAN PARTY 5 - 6 NOVEMBER 1997 NEW DIRECTION FOR A NEW ALBANIA NATIONAL MORALITY POLITICAL AND SOCIAL Today, 5. 11. 1997, at 10:00 a.m., in the concert hall of the Opera and Ballet Theatre

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