Nostalgia for the electorate of four years ago Here is the electoral map of some of the leaders of the Albanian political parties TIRANE - The leaders of the main parties “fear” the capital. Yesterday they showed the districts where they have decided to definitely avoid this candidacy, preferring an idolized electorate far from the capital. Nostalgia for the districts where they had stood four years ago, but also confidence that in the districts they now think will bring them victory in favor of the party they represent; this was the overall picture yesterday from the accounts of Shehu and Dokle. “The leaders of the two parties who will fight most fiercely over who will take the helm of Albania’s government - republican Godo, the Secretary General of the PSD Gaqo Apostoli, and Vasil Melo, number one of the PBDNJ. On page 3

Special feature for the parliamentary elections From Right to Left, everyone is proposing ideas for the election campaign. In the programs drawn up by the politicians, investments and full privatization are emphasized. The parties assure: We will save you from the “electricity anxiety” TIRANE - The heat has started to make itself felt and together with the electoral “heat,” Albanians, especially those unfortunate enough to live on the upper floors, have begun to keep an eye on the buckets of water they will have to carry again this summer up to their apartments. How much will the old water problem be solved? What will happen with electricity next winter? What is the future of the roads, many of which have taken on a look somewhere between asphalt and cobblestones? Only politicians from the various parties can answer these questions. The solution to these simple problems depends on a single word: government. On page 11

The title will be decided on Wednesday Gazeta Sport From yesterday’s match “Olimpik” - “Sopot” 5:0 (photo: H. Pustina) Another 90 minutes to solve the mystery of the National Football Championship Incident in Gjirokastër. Hallbani in police custody for two hours, he struck the chief of public order On pages 9-10

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Today the Electoral Commission closes the files TIRANE - The central commission closes today the complaint-verification files. For three consecutive days the sieve of seventeen was cast over names, signatures, stamps and lists to remove them once and for all today. More than 1,100 candidates, both involved and independent, as well as 25 political entities, were subjected for three days to examinations carried out by the central office of the Electoral Commission. Central Commission On page 3

The businessman shot in the middle of Tirana The killers: two young men. They also steal the bag with 600 thousand lek Merchant Sokrat Kote had come to Tirana to supply himself with cosmetics materials The police have begun investigations and a rapid search into the incident; however, until yesterday afternoon there was no report of the identification or arrest of the perpetrators. Meanwhile, the merchant’s car from Saranda remained parked near the sidewalk. After parking the vehicle with license plate “SR 26 31 A,” he had gone into a grill restaurant to have lunch. The bar where the murder happened On page 3

Berat, hospital admissions continue BERAT - Inspection of the village mills has begun. An order from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food has led its specialists to be deployed across the country, mainly in Fier and Berat, in order to prevent the epidemic spread of lead poisoning. A meeting held yesterday in Berat also defined the strategy for the fight against lead mills. A strict inspection will cover all the villages in the area, where in recent days dozens of poisoning cases have appeared. New hospital admissions were made yesterday as well, while some were not accepted for lack of space. After the Qoku family was brought in a few days earlier, admissions continued from various villages. The day before yesterday, a 25-year-old from the village of Dola was hospitalized in a coma, while a few days earlier another relative had also been admitted. Berat Hospital There is now no more excuse. The fault lies with flour ground in mills where lead is used to fill the stones. According to the initial confirmation, it has turned out that the mill worker operated without a license, thus causing a real “epidemic” of poisonings.

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