International slap for the Albanian socialists. OSCE and the US expose the scandal
Flagrant vote-rigging
The Prime Minister is on a knife-edge. The SP united against the Government, the entire Presidium against Nano. PAD decides: We will go into opposition
Parliament orders the army: Ready for war
. Turkey, troops in Albania
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KLA in Kosovo’s new government
Kosovo now resembles an aircraft on autopilot, whose speed is increasing continuously, but whose destination has yet to be determined by the political forces. The Resistance War is showing hopeful signs that, by the end of this war, Kosovo will be in a better position to undertake serious efforts to organize itself as an independent community. Nevertheless, the ability of Kosovo’s legitimate institutions to secure a meaningful existence for themselves remains essential, while avoiding the threat posed by contradictions between subjective hopes and objective conditions. In the possible clash between these two tendencies, there is a real danger that the situation could easily spiral out of control, creating massive political disorder that would greatly worsen the tragic circumstances endured by the civilian population. Therefore, the newly elected Parliament, with the people’s vote, must accelerate preparations to form a new government. There is enthusi- [?]
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Smuggling changes the course of Parliament. Government postpones the interpellation. Five-hour meeting at the head of the SP. Corruption files opened; scandal implicates government officials. Sherifi accuses Ruçi. Legisi walks out of the Presidium. Malaj, an ordinary SP member
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US expects more dramatic developments: Kosovo like Bosnia, solution in Washington. Kinkel: The time has come to listen to Albania.
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Investigations unlock VEFA’s secret: 122 million dollars have been added. Customs documentation blocked.
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DP and SP sharpen their weapons and flex their muscles. Fino organizes the prefects’ battalion. Minarolli: We don’t want war
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The Yzberisht gang escapes from the Prosecutor’s Office. Guilt escapes along with the terrorists
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Brother kills sister in Berat. Police seize five IFAs carrying drugs in Elbasan. Tragic nights on Durrës beach. Fier residents curse the computers. Masked men terrorize the Benz of Vlora
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The state bankrupts pharmacies. Democrats begin the game with Deloitte & Touch: Seizure of company property. Smuggling war in Karaburun. Italians enter Durrës
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The anti-culture of power insults the power of culture. Gonxhe: We can do without the National Theatre. Kame: I doubt Rama’s sincerity
