INTERVIEW / For the first time, the details and motives that led to the coup d'état Baleta: "Here is what happened that night at Shkolla e Bashkuar" "The coup also had its own political штаб. At its head stood Ramiz Alia. The National Salvation Committee was nothing more than the final link in the long chain that had prepared the conspiracy. Everything was done to keep the communists in power" "There is a tape on which the entire five-hour meeting we held on 22 February with the military rebels from Shkolla e Bashkuar is fully recorded. When I asked Ceka where it was, he replied to me: 'Don't worry, because I have kept it in a safe place'" On page 3

15th round of the championship Teuta, the leaders The contenders are split. Tirana and Teuta widen the gap. Musta protests to the referee: shoots the penalty toward the fans On page 9 Germany, first phase ends. Borussia D. winter champions. Everything from the leagues in England, Scotland On page 10

SHKODER - Commemorative ceremonies, inaugurations, fiery speeches and a storm of cheers were heard yesterday in the city of northern Albania. Prilli will appear before the court. Shkodra - one of the cities where, even for a statement, the commemorative character was felt most strongly yesterday, the fifth anniversary of the formation of the Democratic Party. Beyond the festive side of the whole event, one new thing was mentioned by Azem Hajdari, one of the historical leaders of the Democratic Party and currently Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for Order, Defence and the Intelligence Service. Hajdari reiterated that he has now sent the Prosecutor's Office the phonogram that the then Interior Minister, Gramoz Ruçi - now one of the leaders of the strongest opposition party, the Socialist Party - had sent to the Shkodër Branch of Internal Affairs. On page 11

BERAT Genocide charges against the judges of the dictatorship On page 11 ELBASAN Nude ride through the middle of the city On page 11 "KOPLIK" Hemp grower: sentenced to 3 years in prison On page 11 TIRANA Today is RTV Day for the children of the world On page 3

Shehu confirms: "We will stick to the 4 percent threshold" The deputy chairman asks for 8 percent Shehu confirms: "We will stick to the 4 percent threshold" Election law, clashes in the PD The deputy chairman asks for 8 percent TIRANA - Clashes in the Democratic Party over the electoral law. Yesterday one of its deputy chairmen opposed the agreement reached at the presidential table between Berisha and the opposition parties on the 4 percent threshold, motivating this by the need to favor political stability in Albania. Meanwhile, also yesterday the leader of the Democratic Party confirmed in Vlorë his firm position to fully respect what has been agreed with the 13 opposition parties. On page 3 Tritan Shehu

Elbasan, a 42-year-old man arrested On page 11

The tragedy at sea removes the military leaders On page 11

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Holy ceremony in Italy TIRANA - This time Sidorela Kola in the role of an angel. The Albanian beauty queen has crossed Albania's borders to take part in the Christmas celebration. She has become a bride, and it is precisely the city of L'Aquila that has led the blonde beauty to "open" the angel's wings. A jury of 50 young people, the special aspect of this selection - were the strict "judges" of the Albanian beauty, and it was they who designated Sidorela as one of the biblical characters who will help bring to life the scene that gave life to one of the most mythical figures of all humanity: Jesus Christ. The Birth of Christ will be reenacted in miniature against the harmonious backdrop of a series of other activities by the inhabitants of this city. Meanwhile, the beauty queen of 1993, Sidorela Kola, will wear a divine expression and, dressed in white, represent the holy birth, while Christ himself is expected to be the last newborn child in that area. Sidorela Kola

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