Procedures do not allow manipulation The Central Commission clarifies all doubts Missing names on the voter lists. Their preparation is still incomplete In some local centres, the “battle” over the division of posts is still continuing TIRANE — A mystery over the ballot paper? “There is nothing suspicious; the norm is within the law.” It is Ruka, the socialist representative in the Central Commission, who calmly dispels the doubt raised at the end of the week about the surplus of ballot papers for the referendum. “There are no loose ballot papers — Ruka explains to Gazeta Shqiptare — every polling station, 48 hours before, will receive the amount that will be needed, sealed in envelopes. Everything will be recorded in proper minutes, and secretaries will provide photocopies of each one. We must all check the tally so that the data match the centre.” The Central Commission’s voting process involves a manufactured quantity of 12 ballot papers for the mock poll. They were made in a private printing house supervised by the Albanian police and the intelligence service. The program that produced them on the computer was written and the printing plates are kept in the Central Commission’s safe. Although we are already very close to the vote, there is one thing that stands out: the only thing that does not correspond to the events of the Albanian days and at the top has broken out. The real problem for the Central Commission is the voter lists, which still have not been prepared. Even where they have been posted, most of the names are still missing. There is fear of verified cases of deceased persons who nonetheless appear on these lists. “As the Central Commission, we have respected the law to the letter and sent the relevant instructions to the local centres — adds Ruka — now everything remains in the hands of the commissions in the districts.” Meanwhile, the “battle” over posts among representatives of the political parties continues in the allocation of seats on the commissions. Ar. Me.

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A very high intensity in the propaganda campaign is being carried out by the political forces within the framework of the referendum on the draft constitution. The geography of the rallies and meetings held within a single day — and where politicians, more than the constitution itself, display slogans about it to the people — has expanded significantly. On Sunday, President Berisha once again took part in several mass rallies organized one after another in Delvinë, Sarandë, Gjirokastër and Tepelenë. And as always, in the core of the speeches delivered by Berisha was the appeal to say “yes” to the draft constitution which, according to him, represents the law of freedom, unity and tolerance. On that same day, the main rival of the PD and Berisha, the Socialist Party, appeared in Pëzë. At a rally with the people of this area, Plumbi, one of the leading figures of the PS, once again called for saying “no” to the constitution. The alternative to the draft proposed by the vote was defended on Sunday in meetings in the districts of Tepelenë, Përmet and Orikum, by the chairman of the PSD, Skënder Gjinushi.

Conference of the Association for Democratic Culture Yesterday morning the Second Conference of the Association for Democratic Culture began its work. Representatives of the association, leaders of the movement and representatives of the parties took part in this conference. According to the chairman of the conference, the problems facing the country mean that its work will be based on the assessment of democratic values. Investments for Kukës infrastructure More than 50 million lekë is the fund granted by the government for investments in the infrastructure of the city of Kukës. It was announced that 200 people will be employed for the works, which consist of improving the drinking-water canal, street drainage and the sidewalks in some of the city’s neighborhoods. University information newspaper Yesterday the periodic newspaper “Kampus” was published in Durrës; as stated in the editorial of the first issue, this publication aims to inform students. “We create space” is the newspaper’s slogan and its pages deal with culture, economy, sport, political commentary, information, etc.

3 Albanians arrested As part of the investigations into drug trafficking, the Greek police arrested three Albanians in Orestiada, accused of belonging to a criminal organization in Italy. They are Durim Krasniqi, 27, Safet Hasani, 24, the latter residing in Matino (Lecce), and Fatmir Mehmeti, 34. Cholera, the 8th case in Bari A new case of cholera has been detected recently in the province of Bari. This time it concerns a fisherman from Mola di Bari, who was in contact with contaminated seafood on 22 October. He has been admitted to the wards of the “Fallacara” hospital in Tricase (Bari), where he is in no danger of life, as reported by the Italian news agency. The corpses of Milku of Krasikit The bullets from the Monki al Palestini episode, present at the Bri hotel in Krakishti, hit and arrested three carabinieri in Paris. Explosion 11 people have been killed in the documented crash of a BA P 29740 flight, which departed from Paris to Tirana, at source 326-46.

Shkumbin Dynamite threatens the fish TIRANE — Dynamite explosions continue to damage the river fauna, threatening to wipe it out. This time the alarm has been raised because of the turbulent waters of the Shkumbin. The latest damage, from Mëjdë deri tek Ura e Shkumbinit, includes an increasing number of people who use forbidden nets and fish not with hooks but with explosives. The negligence of the competent authorities and the lack of rigor can intensify this overall situation that is seriously endangering the fauna.

50 thousand roots have been damaged PESHKOPI — More than 50,000 fruit-tree roots — apples, plums, cherries and vineyards — have been damaged, with a value, converted into lekë, of over 6 million lekë. Alarm bells have been raised from the district of Dibra, known for its fruit-growing development. The main cause of this massacre of fruit trees appears to be the lack of care and ownership over them, after the dissolution of the NBU. In particular, there has been damage to the trees as a result of the lack of services such as soil cultivation around the crown and spraying with chemical preparations to combat various diseases. But the damage has also come from the cutting down of trees by various wrongdoers. Around 2,000 trees have been registered as cut down without mercy. Despite complaints in this area, there has been no response from the police forces. Specialists from the Agency for the Restructuring and Privatization of the NBU see the solution to the problem in privatization. In this way, people will be given the opportunity to carry out the necessary care for the fruit trees and to buy the pesticides needed to fight their diseases.

Elbasan Fraud with majolica tiles ELBASAN — He tried to scam people with majolica tiles but was unsuccessful. As a result, the financial police of Elbasan confiscated from the trader K.B. 2 stone lots with 3,600 square meters of majolica tiles. The main irregularities were noted in the accompanying invoices, which showed the brand of the tiles and their price as altered. Instead of the 28,000 dollars that the shipment is actually estimated to be worth, the invoices list only 2,150 dollars.

“It is recognition for Albania” A high papal appointment for the clergyman from Shkodër TIRANE — “My appointment is an honour that is not being done to me personally, but to all Albanian clergy and to Albania itself.” These are the first comments of Mikol Koliqi, a priest from Shkodër, reported by Gazeta Shqiptare on Sunday evening, immediately after receiving his appointment as Cardinal — among 30 clergymen from around the world — from Pope John Paul II himself. The high recognition granted to the representative of the Albanian clergy came as a complete surprise even to him. “I did not expect it that day,” adds the 92-year-old Koliqi, in a slow voice, although he had received the news on Thursday. It had been communicated to him by the Apostolic Nuncio Ivan Diaz, who emphasized that “you must not tell anyone about this until it is made official”. Koliqi is one of the heroes of the Albanian clergy. Born in Shkodër in 1902, after primary school he continued his studies in Italy, first in engineering and then for the priesthood. In 1931 he entered Shkodër, where he was appointed assistant parish priest. Conspiracies, that demon and after the corner has tightened him as well as a family feud. In 1945 he was arrested and sentenced to 4 years. Here begins his painful odyssey through successive internments and imprisonments. Only in 1986 was he finally released by amnesty and a few years later he returned to the exercise of his old profession: religion. Pope John Paul II Ar. Me.

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Prime Minister Meksi was also present. ... and in the process, “for about 16 other people, investigations are still continuing.” (p. 1) ... day by day, the historic one has changed, which has finally fallen before the judges. (p. 1)