Albanian politics today is caught between modernity, nourished by moral problems, and traditionalism, nourished by metaphysical problems. Issues are being raised so insistently that only extreme solutions are accepted. The SP is trying to forge a new existence..., while the DP acrobats are striving to escape logical self-destruction. The DP leadership is trying to latch onto an idea or thought in order to demonstrate superiority. Boycotting the roundtable on the Constitution is an adventure. Albania today is the expression of the most extreme chaos. The Package of Constitutional Laws is being forcibly modified by the left-wing majority, thereby fuelling the constitutional crisis. The DP’s boycott is unjustified. The roundtable now functions only to discuss the principled aspects of the issue. The procedures and timing for approving the Constitution will be agreed upon by consensus. The idea of a Constituent Assembly was put forward long ago by the PR, but the DP ignored it when it held power. This idea is still being discussed, but the DP does not ... Continued on page 4

Accusation pits the shores against Public Order. The Chief Prosecutor against the minister Democrats: The Ballsh gang brought the socialists to power. At the Patos rally, the capo covered Nano’s back with a machine gun.

Police forcibly remove the six-month strikers Pages 5, 7

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□ The PR tells the DP and its allies “No” to cooperation at the grassroots level. Nano clips Pëllumbi’s wings. The PSD chairman ... The PSD declares the coalition bankrupt. Page 3 The survivors of Otranto accuse the Government of secret agreements. Page 6 The police chief commissioner is arrested. The deputy director of the Police is wounded. Page 7