The two main parties announce their rivals The electoral matchups are becoming clear: Karapici against Ulqini, Brojka against Gëllçi Yesterday, the DP and SP genuinely began their campaign to take the capital. The political opponents of the two major parties have now found an opportunity to “get to know” one another and the respective districts where they will “fight” to win as many votes as possible for their party. A fierce duel is expected between the DP and SP for control of the capital, since many well-known figures from the political spectrum of these two parties will now stand in its 15 districts. Above all, however, the contest between Tirana Prefect Rexhep Karapici and the SP chairman for the capital, Musa Ulqini, can be considered the fiercest of all. The parties avoid pitting their leading figures against well-known names among their opponents, choosing candidates with modest ambitions instead On page 3 DP headquarters SP headquarters

After the incidents in Prishtina Prishtina On page 3

Shehu explains the changes to the lists On page 3

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“They were not invited to the Department” A report received in Tirana from London Radio (BBC) has stated ... but from a publishing house. This is what the report says, which the DP’s head of foreign relations labels as ...

1995: 48 thousand vehicles disappeared The statistics confirm the mortality rate. But accidents are decreasing The import of worn-out cars continues; after a short time, they become unusable

Story KAVAJË - Fate is not always blind. It happens, although not very often, that it points something out and reveals ...

PS’s vision in the USA Brojka of the PD accuses A notice that arrived in Tirana from London Radio (BBC) has caused a real storm among the socialists. The socialist delegation was invited not by the American Congress but by a publishing house. This is what the notice says, which the PD’s head of foreign relations describes as “news that exposes the baseless socialist propaganda.” Tritan Shehu On page 3

Mitro Çela will be absent from the Albanian Parliament this time. But while the fate of many other party colleagues was decided by the PD National Council, for the former MP it was a choice he made himself. Çela had told his party leaders some time ago that he had decided to withdraw from the decision to run in the May 26 elections. “I’ve thought about devoting myself more to another activity,” the well-known former MP had said.

Pogradec, investigation launched against surgeon Child dies, doctor arrested “He had made a mistake during the operation” Doctors in Pogradec are once again being arrested. The day before yesterday, the 39-year-old doctor S.P., a surgeon, was arrested because—according to the preliminary charge—he had made a mistake in treating a child. On April 24, he had operated on a four-year-old child, Q.Bezati, from Pogradec, who died immediately after the operation. The initial suspicions concerned negligence during the operation, as well as the treatment of the wound afterward. The initial findings of the specialists, which subsequently led to the surgeon’s arrest, confirmed precisely this. “He had acted negligently during the operation, which had caused the child’s death immediately afterward.” On page 5

Athens: “He tried to flee” Battle over the Ionian Sea: Albanian shot Greek border forces open fire on the captain of an Albanian vessel. Two others arrested. On page 5

From the World Russia and China against NATO On page 2

Follows women after they divorce their husbands In court to “judge” widows The stalker has been active for several years TIRANA - The widow stalker has been discovered. He is interested in women, but his prey are not young girls; they are women who separate from their husbands. He is often seen at the Tirana court, looking at the list of cases. Unlike others, he is not looking for his own name there, but checking the divorce proceedings. After finding out the courtroom and the judge who will divorce the couple, he waits outside the door until they say “goodbye” to each other. After that, the man leaves and the woman is left alone. But that is not the end of it. Even after divorce, they are still people who want to fulfil all their desires. This is precisely where the work of the stalker, who is around 40 years old, begins. A widow can quickly be caught in his “net.” That is what he thought, and he has not done badly. He has been pursuing this “profession” for years. After the woman, now without a husband, leaves the court, he follows her to learn where she lives. For several days in a row, he “hangs around” outside her house, and that is that. After some time, he appears at the court again. He “targets” another suitable widow, and the process starts all over again, just as he had done before. However, he is not dangerous, and he does not use violence to satisfy his urges. (m.k.)

KAVAJË - Fate is not always blind. Sometimes, though not very often, it singles someone out and reveals a good person at the same time. A citizen from Kavajë, advanced in age—he has just turned 78—suddenly becomes the winner of a million-dollar lottery. But more than the money that “falls” from the sky, he is happy that this gives him the opportunity to be of use to others. He donates almost all the money to religious institutions. To atone for “sins”? To show off? Neither one nor the other. That is what his soul told him, and he obeyed its voice. All it took was the purchase of a lottery ticket by a citizen from K… for the 78-year-old to suddenly enjoy a comfortable life. He exchanged the winning ticket, which had cost only 25 lekë, for a full 7 thousand dollars. “I bought the ticket one morning in Kavajë. I had never bought one before. I had a dream that told me I would win, and it did not lie to me.” The elderly man refuses to reveal the prophetic name, but the very same dream seems to have “ordered” him to spend his winnings on charity. He is a tall old man and under no circumstances will he reveal his true age. He previously worked as a coppersmith, a copper worker, and had never earned so much money. Now, although very old, he continues to be useful: he works as the caretaker of the village church in Qerret, Kavajë. He has five children, all married. “He refuses to talk about the new ‘destination’ for the money he won, perhaps because he seems to have understood what was right. His family members say that he did not bring home even the cost of a single dinner out of the 7 thousand dollars. After collecting the money at a bank in Tirana, he had already decided how he would spend it: on charity. He bought chairs for one of the altars in the village church, and, moreover, he also had that dream about St. Nicholas in Karacë and the Ardenica Monastery. Perhaps this was to show that people are always blind.” Qemal Çetta

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Files at the Court of Cassation: today, the last hope On page 5 GJIROKASTËR Heroin on a bus: 10 kilos found On page 5 SHKODËR Dollars and blood: money changer wounded On page 5 DURRËS Fleet strike: unions in play On page 5