The Minister of Culture exposed the use of drugs among young people EDITORIAL The election campaign has just begun. The first days suggest even the earthquake that, in these days, to be carried out in a broader context is a necessity. The opposition claims that in a democratic society we must have attention to voters for our country, so that it reflects the common interest. The hopes of setting the citizen in motion as a citizen and not as a vote, the beginning of the feeling and appreciation of a rule-of-law standard, are the opening commitment of the opposition’s campaign. In a meaningful conclusion, if the government has set the state apparatus in motion for its own interests, the answer comes just as strongly from public opinion and the vote that condemns it. The opposition campaign has entered a new stage of communication with citizens, determined not to fall victim to provocations and not to imitate slogans with an electoral military spirit. Not with a vote, but with a rifle, it opened its election campaign. Albanians have time to wait for calm developments, but they would do well to try to free themselves from the worst part of the past. The longer fear is kept alive, the more hatred is encouraged. Everyone knows that the language of hatred, after attacks, creates a suffocating climate for freedom. Edi Rama and part of the government are not there to calm the country, but to divide it. This is taking on the dimensions of a campaign aimed at intimidation. On 1 October, citizens have one vote, without a single bullet more, to stop slander and anarchy. We too have the right to say about this campaign: let us not hate, let us not threaten, let us not steal. Page 3

7 people burned alive Publication continues of the lists with the names of people who have won the right to employment in Italy, as well as the requests for the continuation of the necessary procedures Page 15

Albanians have no time, tomorrow will be too late The chairman of the Republican Party, Sabri Godo, delivered his message, broadcast by voice and image on Albanian Public Television on the day the election campaign opened. “We are convinced that we can stop evil. The Republican Party and the united opposition must defeat evil. The upcoming elections are a referendum and not a war. We are trying to save the homeland and the new Albanian democracy, as well as private property. Albania is a country in great danger, but we have not come to this campaign to insult and threaten. If I wrote on the walls for my Tirana, one vote, one more bullet?! I did it so that citizens would understand how serious this moment is. This is the time when we will either become true Albanians or not. We are trying with all our strength and we call on Albanians to join us with their vote to bring down the wall of corruption. On 1 October citizens have one vote to overthrow the government and then...” Page 3

CEC admits the violations, but... breaks the Code It stayed only 1 hour in front of the media and chose 29 members of the KZQV for 30 communes and 31 municipalities of Tirana, without transparency. Yesterday the Central Election Commission continued with the second draw for the appointment of members of the local government election commissions. Only in the chairman’s statement and in the act of drawing lots did the chairman and deputy chairman of the CEC allow the process to continue as the socialists want. At the beginning of the meeting, the socialists requested that the members of the commissions be chosen from the lists submitted by the two largest parties in the country as well as by the coalition “Together for Victory” and “Human Rights”. This triggered a reaction from the opposition, which considered it a violation of the Code, arguing that the chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of the election commissions should be chosen on the basis of the winning division in the 1996 local elections. Page 4

The republican triad for victory is defined PR: “Property, family, dignity” The Albanian Republican Party opens today its election campaign for its candidates for the local elections of 1 October 2000. Present will be chairman Sabri Godo, secretary general Fatmir Mediu and the party’s deputy chairmen. The movement’s main pillar is private property and inherited property. With the clear and convincing slogan “Property, family, dignity” the Republican Party opens the election campaign and, in cooperation with 56 communes, in the economic and urban planning sphere, seeks to achieve political development. In this cooperation with all the electoral structures for the 2000 local PR candidates together with the Albanian Movement for Development, the main objectives for 56 communes in the economic and urban planning sphere are to achieve a better life for the residents. All these main objectives come after seven years in which all candidacies have been used. Page 2

How to stage illegal migrants under state protection The trafficking of illegal migrants seems to have a new facade linked to the phases of the Albanian government. “Sot”, a newspaper that promised to reveal the scheme but did not do so, gave the first signs of unraveling it. This newspaper reveals that only 2000 and 71 Torovi opens today its election campaign for its candidates for the 2000 local elections with Albanian emigrants returning repeatedly by plane toward Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and onward to Italy. According to sources close to the border police, the illegal migrants who are caught are male, aged 18-35, and their organization is carried out by networks linked to state structures. Contrary to what has been announced, there are no escorts, but stable routes for crossing and waiting. Travel agency connections and weak document controls are exploited. The case points to the involvement of high state levels. Page 2

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