Yesterday 106 candidates from 5 parties under verification Protest at the very last extreme. Opposition figures, in order to achieve their demand for new elections in Albania In the barricade rooms, candidates for MPs with books, Coca-Cola and sportswear Berisha to journalists: “No one will touch you” Yesterday, Friday, two PSD boys Dubovik (Gogo H. Pustina) Repeat voting for 40 zones? 4 parties complain to the Commission The President will decide for them We’ve been dealt the chicken; is this the “rain” of complaints now arriving at the Central Election Commission? Presented without exaggeration, after all kinds of electoral miracles, these 40 numbers may be the peak of victory, because without them the “rain” of democracy’s collapse would not come to an end. Put simply, votes are not being counted, but results are being gathered. Just notice how calmly they take all these defeats in the Democratic Party. As if nothing had happened. As if defeat were the most normal thing in the world. As if the opponents were a group of children complaining that their ball had been stolen. Or worse, as if all this were a disgusting show for the world and not the open wound of a country that is collapsing over the vote. At the same time, in the barricade rooms, the opposition enters a hunger strike. Candidates for MPs, people in politics, men and women who have addressed the public for votes, now sitting with books, Coca-Cola and sportswear, waiting for a verification that never comes. An absurd scene of a republic that speaks of pluralism and produces locked doors. Their demand is clear: new elections in Albania. So not a favor, but a minimum of legitimacy. On the other hand, the President still has the final word on 40 zones. And while 4 parties complain, the bigger question is whether he will decide for the state or for the result. In this tangle of numbers, commissions and nerves, this Friday remained the day when the opposition chose the heaviest symbolic act: barricading itself in and going on hunger strike. On page 3

4 parties complain to the Commission The President will decide for them We’ve been dealt the chicken; is this the “rain” of complaints now arriving at the Central Election Commission? Presented without exaggeration, after all kinds of electoral miracles, these 40 numbers may be the peak of victory. Presented like this, things seem to be moving no longer according to ballot boxes, but according to complaint files. In this intertwining of procedure and politics, the final decision remains with the President. On page 5

"Dialogue among political forces" A flood of statements about Europe’s position on the elections Vienna session decides "Europe stood" and the ambassador also begins the universalization After the recommendations issued by the June 1 meeting in Vienna, Central Europe is expected to ask the President and the Albanian government to clarify who won. Europe calls for dialogue among political forces. On page 5

There will be sections for family, property... Vjollca T Hane TIRANE - They say that Minister Safet Hysi is moving with steady steps toward a new judicial reform. This is about creating specialized sections for family, property and state administration matters. In other words, “mini-courts” within the existing courts. On page 7

After the recommendations issued by the June 1 meeting in Vienna, Central Europe expects the President and the Albanian government to clarify the winner By now the government and the opposition know that Europe is watching Albania not only for the result, but also for the way the post-election crisis is being managed. The June 1 meeting in Vienna left behind a clear message: without dialogue, without transparency, without clarification of the winner, the country’s political universalization remains incomplete. On page 5

Protest by Albanian journalists March in the main centers against violence In a protest by journalists against the violence used against them, President Berisha declared that no one would touch them. The journalists marched through the main centers demanding safety and respect for their work. On page 6

“Brvash” agreement with the police From the world Kukës - According to the Kukës police, a group of opposition people is ready to respond with “bashë” to the withdrawal of the telephone. The event is linked to a tense episode in which the police are also mentioned, along with a temporary agreement to avoid confrontation. On page 2

TIRANE They dress as police officers and carry out a raid On page 7 TIRANE The Kosovar man asks: “Open the prison for me”[?] On page 7 TIRANE The socialist leader of Bulqiza is released On page 5 BERAT Milaii, in bullets, attacks again[?] On page 7

ENGLISH GAZETA SHQIPTARE Saturday, 1 June 1996 Opposition barricaded in a hunger strike Yesterday 106 candidates from 5 parties under verification Protest at the ultimate extreme. Opposition figures to realize their demand for new elections in Albania Repeat votes for 40 zones? 4 parties complain to the Commission EU: Voting in the harsh zones "Dialogue among political forces" A new judicial system: mini-courts are being created Berisha to journalists: "No one will touch you" Besa avoids political conflict ITALIANO GAZETA SHQIPTARE Sabato, 1 giugno 1996 L'opposizione asserragliata in sciopero della fame Ieri 106 candidati di 5 partiti in verifica Protesta all'estremo limite. Gli oppositori per realizzare la loro richiesta di nuove elezioni in Albania Rivotazioni per 40 zone? 4 partiti fanno ricorso alla Commissione UE: Votazioni nelle zone più dure "Dialogo tra le forze politiche" Nuovo sistema giudiziario: si creano mini-tribunali Berisha ai giornalisti: "Nessuno vi toccherà" Besa evita il conflitto politico