Successive meetings, but no concrete result. Back again in Parliament PD withdraws, accepts Fino Parliament meets. Vranicki fails to reach consensus OSCE mediator proposes 40 seats proportionally; “From this number, the small parties...” Vranicki does not return to Vienna and continues talks with politicians. “Without consensus we risk losing the elections,” he makes clear. [sentence partially unreadable?] TIRANA - No agreement, not even an agreement to calm the blood heated by the political and verbal tension of recent days. The situation remained tense yesterday as well in the intensive talks and marathon meetings held among the leaders of the parties. Despite the insistence of the internationals, and especially Ambassador Vranicki, for an agreement between the main parties, so that Parliament could also meet and the deputies

with the entire opposition and for an agreement On page 4

We proposed several key points to Vranicki On page 3

TIRANA - Again, with automatic weapons, the house of Shkëlqim Cani, just one day before he was appointed Minister of Finance. Was it a coincidence, a coincidence of fate, or another signal? Two days earlier, the home of Fatos Nano had been attacked with weapons; on Tuesday evening the house of Pjetër Arbnori was shot at, at the same hour. Because of the lack of gun control in Tirana, [text continues unreadable/cut off]

SPORT Football, the championship is dying On page 7

During transport it fell into a crate with shells. Explosion in depot Horror in the Albanian Çilikokastër, between Fifteen people injured. Five in serious condition in Ioannina KORÇASTËR - An explosion in [unreadable word] of the house has shocked [damaged text]. [central part of the news unreadable because of page quality and orientation]

VIORE “Alba” brings no spiral The Italian mission landed again yesterday On page 2

POGRADEC Family massacre: 5 killed husband under the bed On page 2

“Historia” loses Pollo TIRANA - At the age of [..], one of the best-known figures of Albanian historiography, Aleks Buda [?]/Pollo [?], passed away. [damaged text] He was the author of many studies [..] On page 5

THE FIRST PRESIDENT FROM THE FOREIGNERS Berisha from Dajti to the Presidency TIRANA - [partially unreadable text] He left the building [..] and with [..] went [..] to the Presidency. [fine print indecipherable] On page 5

COMPUTER OPERATOR An American Embassy is an equal opportunity employer. Only persons possessing good appl[?]- cases should apply through written application, close support through written application, Sworn sworn [?] curric[ ][…] Application deadline is 10:00, May 28, 1997.