INTERVIEW / The Socialist deputy chairman calls for a deep renewal of the party Meta: “Let us break away from the PPSH” “I hope Nano does not light the fuses of incidents” TIRANA - Ilir Meta, deputy chairman of the Socialist Party, has declared that “the DP has made mistakes and scandals, but as a party we must understand that if we want to return to power, we must not use the same forms and methods of the dictatorship of the proletariat.” Meta also stated that “the party must achieve a clear and final break with the PPSH. I think this is the only way to win a reformed political power in Albania.” Asked about the possibility of violence erupting at the beginning of September, Meta says that he “hopes that by then the leadership of the PS will have become emancipated and properly aware” and that “the party base is not made up of the damned and the spiteful from the purges, but of rational intellectuals and citizens.” TIRANA - Ilir Meta also declared that “the PS needs a detailed analysis of its political functioning so far and of some important decisions that have had connotations of its closing in on itself and of strengthening anti-democratic mechanisms.” Speaking about the “rumors” of Fatos Nano’s return to the post of party chairman at its upcoming Congress, Meta says that “much more important for the present is to focus on preparing our alternative and on exploiting the weaknesses of the right-wing government.” Page title

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LOCAL ELECTIONS PD chooses candidates: thousands of new names TIRANA - The process of presenting potential candidates for mayors of municipalities and communes by the grassroots of the Democratic Party in the districts finished last night. Voices within the party say that in most district branches of the party, the committees set up have nominated only well-known candidates or people close to the PD. PD hall

Statement from the leaders of nine parties: “We don’t want a Berisha commission” PD replies: “It will cost you dearly” TIRANA - Nineteen opposition political formations yesterday sent a message to the President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, through a joint statement, asking him to abandon the idea of a referendum on the name of the future Albanian political system. The statement says that “such a referendum makes no sense in the current conditions and would serve no purpose other than to further worsen the political climate.” Yesterday in the opposition twenties Yesterday among the opposition

Kondi and Mihallaçanë the change TIRANA - The Court of Appeal has decided to release the defendant Bushati, after overturning the arrest measure previously imposed. The decision was made yesterday and has prompted reactions from the parties involved in the case. The matter is linked to a controversial criminal file from recent weeks. Yesterday in court

They behaved like electricity police and imposed state fines They made millions through the fake profession They behaved like electricity police and imposed state fines Fake electric worker, two people in prison They made millions through the fake profession TIRANA - A group of two people, who posed as employees of the Electric Enterprise, were arrested by the police of the capital. According to official sources, they were imposing fines on citizens while claiming they had violated electricity supply rules. The money they collected reached considerable amounts. The police are investigating other similar cases. Middel Johnson Middei Johnson

The government decision favors domestic products TIRANA - In the newly approved government decision on changing the excise duty on beer and soft drinks, preference for domestic products is noticeable. Thus, the excise duty on imported beer changes according to the capacities of foreign factories, while for domestic beer it is lower. The excise duty on gasoline has also changed, affecting different types of it. Yesterday at the Cërrik Refinery

ENTERTAINMENT Soon Tirana with the group “Labouché” FROM THE WORLD Mosarët with a new government: the agreement is signed ELBASAN Blood donors? Only the poor FORECAST Bullets at the car: the 56-year-old man is killed DURRËS Double tragedy: two brothers drown TIRË He beats his husband: turns himself in to the police On page 5

Athens ’96 TIRANA - This year’s Olympics featured two major sporting sensations. The women’s basketball competition, concluded with the American team’s victory, and the brief successes of European athletes are two of the day’s main topics. Middel Johnson

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