The result of the 6 November referendum is still unconfirmed. Perhaps today the Central Commission will give its answer Berisha: “Parliament can approve the Constitution” TIRANE - “The result of the people’s verdict will be fully respected; there is a welcome willingness to seek better solutions for the further consolidation of democracy...” The result of the 6 November referendum is still unconfirmed. Perhaps today the Central Commission will give its answer PS: “No has won”. PD: “We still don’t know” Berisha: “Parliament can approve the Constitution” TIRANE - “The result of the people’s verdict will be fully respected; there is a welcome willingness to seek better solutions for the further consolidation of democracy... The Parliament that decided to put the Constitution to a referendum, this same Parliament can decide - because it too is a representative of sovereignty - to approve the constitution according to the existing law.” Only one day after the end of voting, President Berisha himself commented, and for the first time he suggested speeding up the “return” of the draft to parliamentary discussion. Apparently the much-debated draft will be brought back once again to Parliament. It was an idea strongly insisted upon by opposition representatives, and one that had been the center of the recent political struggle. The leaders of the main parties have spoken in the same way. The referendum results have still not been fully confirmed, but it is now not difficult to predict that the people’s decision leaned more toward the answer “No.” Berisha himself was forced to respond more to the version that circulated most yesterday. In the Democratic camp, there is no sign of joy. The PD chairman, in a press conference that lasted no more than ten minutes, offered no information from his party’s sources. The PD preferred to present only the voting results in the districts where the constitutional project had won up to yesterday evening: 10 out of 37 districts. Celebration in the opposition camp. At the headquarters of the Socialist Party, the operational results sent by its representatives in the districts were already known on Sunday evening. “It is now certain that the vast majority of voters voted against,” Servet Pëllumbi told Gazeta Shqiptare. At the PS leadership, on Monday morning the socialists published their final results. According to them, only 38 percent voted in favor of the draft. A result that gives the right wing a defense advanced by the PS and the other opposition parties. “With its answer, the Albanian electorate shows a high degree of democratic culture,” Pëllumbi declared, identifying as the main reason for this result “the undemocratic content of the draft and the constitutional violations that, according to him, were verified throughout the whole procedure up to voting day.” The figures presented by the PS have been roughly confirmed by the social democrats as well. “Only 40 percent voted in favor,” was the result acknowledged to Gazeta Shqiptare by the chairman of the PSD, Skënder Gjinushi. Meanwhile, at the Central Election Commission they were still waiting for the closing of the minutes from the district commissions. “Without those we cannot confirm anything,” explained one of its members. The figures gathered here by telephone were slightly more favorable to “yes” than those presented by the socialists, but still below the 50 percent needed to approve the Constitution. The Socialists now have reason to proclaim the first and only victory of the protected poster in divided. Otherwise the country remains without a constitution, and the only timely solution is to return it to Parliament. “The draft Constitution, Parliament will examine it, and even if this is not achieved, we will seek an early solution. Meanwhile, PSD leader Gjinushi clarified to Gazeta Shqiptare: “The Constitution must be passed by Parliament, and if it succeeds there, then there will be no need for a referendum on the Constitution. In Parliament, even yesterday’s opponents of this idea did not oppose it. Berisha himself said that “this Parliament can decide, because it too is a representative of sovereignty, to approve the Constitution itself...” It is up to the political forces and their negotiations to determine future solutions. In my position,” Berisha added, “as a president elected by Parliament, I will try in an indisputable way to make my contribution to the most democratic possible solutions and with the conviction that fully constitutional solutions will be found.” The chairman of the Democratic Party, Eduard Selami, stated that “although it is still too early to make predictions,” his party “is open to cooperation with the other forces to find appropriate solutions, without specifying which ones they may be. If the result published by the socialists is true, the country finds itself without a new political phase and the alternatives presented are two: either the parties will reach the necessary consensus to approve the Constitution in Parliament, or else the country will remain without its fundamental law, an inconceivable situation for a country seeking to build democracy. Fatos Baxhaku Armand Mero After the voting, what will the final result be? On the right: President Berisha as he casts his ballot in favor of the Constitution

Eduard Selami: “We are open to solutions in the country’s best interest”

Comment by the Council of Europe observers TIRANE - “A sustained ‘No’ in the referendum on the constitution will distance Albania from the Council of Europe.” This is what its own representatives — Belgian senator Lambert Ketchermans and Swiss Dumeni Coulumberg — who came to observe the voting, say. “If Sunday’s results are negative,” Belgian Ketchermans explained yesterday to Gazeta Shqiptare, “then this will truly be a problem. Because for Albania to become an effective member of the Council of Europe, it must have not only a democratic parliament and government, but also a Constitution.” The representatives of the Council of Europe, this time, will submit a special report — the powerful European organization will admit Albania into its fold only after studying the Constitution and the elements on which it is based. “If we have a Constitution,” said Coulumberg, “we will judge it ourselves on that basis: how the judicial system is built and how the separation of powers has been established.” But their observation does not stop at the Constitution; alongside it, they clarified that other elements of a state are also important: the civil code and the criminal code. In fact, on the latter, the Council of Europe observers expressed some reservations — without specifying them — stressing the need to revise it. So, for some time now, Albania will remain not only without a Constitution but also outside the Council of Europe, if the political forces do not find an acceptable solution that corresponds to the new situation after the referendum. If this is not achieved, the procedures for admission to the Council of Europe will have to start again from the beginning. (f.b.a.m.)

The five of “Omonia”: Italy asks for their release in order to mediate The five of “Omonia”: Italy asks for their release in order to mediate TIRANE - “The release of the five will be an important step in the bilateral process toward normalizing relations between Greece and Albania.” This is how Italy has spoken, and while asking to mediate between Greece and Albania, it sets as a condition the release of the five minority members imprisoned by Albanian courts for espionage and illegal possession of weapons. The latest statement about their release was made on Monday by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Livio Caputo, after a working meeting with his Greek counterpart, Kraniodhis. But while Italy takes on this mediation, Greece’s highest authorities on yesterday as well reiterated another condition for dialogue with Albania: that of Janullatos.

A PD observer is stabbed to death An incident also in Lushnjë, a commission member beaten More procedural violations reported TIRANE - Political beliefs have once again not been separated from death and voting... More procedural violations reported Blood near the polling station A PD observer is stabbed to death An incident also in Lushnjë, a commission member beaten TIRANE - Political beliefs have once again not been separated from death and voting. One dead and another seriously wounded are the first figures in yesterday’s balance sheet - still provisional - for 6 November. Mark Prenga, 37 years old - a PD member of the Voting Center Commission in Fushë-Vigu, Shkodër - was killed after two knife blows by 23-year-old Tonin Vlashi, right at the door of the Voting Center. According to the Shkodër Police Commissariat, “the young man has been immediately sought.” The incident occurred amid political motives? Meanwhile, in Lushnjë, one of those arrested at a voting center - attacked by unidentified persons - was taken to hospital in serious condition. But while for the two serious incidents there are different versions, the PS denounces many others in various districts of the country. According to them, in Lushnjë, Gjirokastër, Kavajë, Berat, Korçë, Bulqizë, Mallakastër, many irregularities were verified, ranging from the detention of local PS leaders, pressure at polling stations, and the misuse of its screen. Meanwhile, even the police at the headquarters of the Democratic Council in Elbasan are very unclear in justifying these violations, while from other areas there is talk of “pressure and illegal propaganda.”

Disputes over party data PD (yes) Shkodra 63% Krujë 58% Lushnja 67.9% Laç 53% Lezha 52% Durrës 52% Pukë 55% Tropojë 74% Has 60.9% Kukës 54% PS (no) Tirana 52.4% Berat 65% Kolonjë 67.7% Rrogozhina 57.6% Tepelenë 70% Kurbin 51% Saranda 75% Korça 63% Devolli 48.1% Shkodra 3% Vlora 64.5% Elbasani 60% Gjirokastra 74.2% Dibra 57.7% Gramshi 77% Kukësi 53.8% Përmeti 72.2% Gjirokastra 80.1% Fieri 69.5% Delvina 77.4% Kavaja 20% Puka 51% Tropoja 40% Mirdita 52.3% Peqini 80% Kuçova 80% Lezha 56.3% Mati 58.4% Mallakastra 53% Bulqiza 56.7% Librazhdi 67.2% Hasi 40.2% M. e Madhe 56.5% Kruja 44.6% Peshkopia 68.9% Devolli 64.9% Cërriku 79.9% Poliçani 77% Libohova 57.6% Patos 65.6% TIRANE - A war of figures between the two main political parties. While on one side the PS announced on Monday the results of all areas with the exception of the more than 50 percent “No” response, the Democratic Party limited itself to data from just 10 districts where only “Yes” prevails. And the clashes are not lacking. Districts that the socialists declared to be against the constitutional project are presented by the PD as supporters of it. The Central Election Commission’s own results, which until yesterday had not published any official data, will clarify this.

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