27/05/1998
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Republika

27 May 1998

Berisha and Nano face each other for an hour

30 Albanians massacred in Deçan Page 10

A United Right is improvised outside the DBSH

The image of a united right, outside the DBSH, is being improvised. At the initiative of activists from the association of former anti-communist political persecuted people, a faction of the national association of Albania’s former political prisoners and a “section” of the DP in Tirana, a meeting of representatives of right-wing political entities was organized yesterday; the PR representative was also invited. “Better late than never to unite” was the meeting’s motto, despite the PR’s reservations and objections, for which such a consensus has a vague and even abstract meaning. The DP, as the true author of this meeting, cannot demand the regrouping of right-wing political forces under its banner, since the process of political transformation has advanced considerably and is no longer what it was in 1992. All the DP’s initiatives for unity, or at least for the alignment of the right, have always had ulterior motives. The DP leaders have wanted to define the right-wing political spectrum in Continued on page 4

The Prosecutor’s Office specifies the Article: Hajdari faces 5 to 15 years in prison. Parliament’s response is awaited

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Banks lower interest rates.

473 enterprises are looking for an owner An employee is taxed more than a kiosk Page 9

Press conference

Today at 11:00 at the PRSH headquarters, DBSH is holding a press conference. Press conference Today at 11:30 at the PRSH headquarters, the PDSH deputies from Macedonia are holding a press conference

SPORT: Mema prepares the team to face Montenegro. Italy’s coach has the World Cup squad list ready. Argentina wins its final match as well

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Brawl among MPs. Socialists rebel against the OSCE. DP withdraws from the CEC

Art and Albanian artists at their crossroads. Who should protect artists?

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Inside:

A medium among Shkodran intellectuals and students: We want dialogue, not applause. Godo: Rugova, stop the talks with Slobodan. Begeja: The PR did not sign the pact; it was delayed Page 3 The March investigations: the Ngjela commission is unraveling. Hasani does not sign the report. Alibali: We must not go to the polls. Page 4 Investigation into white-collar crime. A trafficker is reported. War against the masked men; police surround the gang. For 5,000 lekë, they’ll make you a girl again. Pages 2, 6 Emigrants are treated like animals. Hailstorm in Berat; hail kills a 70-year-old man. Teachers’ strike in Elbasan is broken. Conflict between the church and the city Page 7 The Alimucaj case file is ready for the Court of Cassation. Peqin and Lushnja confuse the boundaries; villagers give the land to the owner. The government faces the teachers’ test. Payroll tax: a burden on public-sector workers Pages 8, 9