“The feminist Klosi should leave SHIK”

The Secret Service reveals the plan against its chief On page 4

The showmen of tomorrow

OPINION Shpëtim NAZARKO Political forces of all stripes are attaching importance to the state’s founding document through a political struggle that has not changed in seven years. From this point of view, they will regard the Constitution like any ordinary law, respected in times of calm and worth no more than an ordinary sugar wrapper in times of turmoil. More important than its ratification is an analysis of the potential factors shaping the political scenario from November 23 onward. What is happening in Albania? In a previous article in Gazeta Shqiptare, I mentioned that the Albanian political and economic scene is increasingly resembling Continued on page 4

Today, the Constitution—the day of fear

The anxiety of the Referendum Minister of Public Order: We guarantee absolute calm. Berisha: A person was killed in Shkodër; tensions have already begun. OSCE teams are accompanied by police escorts On pages 12–13

3,000 people to Italy by the end of ’98

EMIGRATION Within one month, 3,000 Albanians will reach the shores of the Adriatic. This is no longer about seasonal workers, emigrants who returned voluntarily or by force during the unrest of March ’97, but about Albanians who have never before set foot on Italian soil. On page 13

Brother and sister drown

IN LEZHË No one saw the tragic moment when the brother and sister, struggling in the whirlpool of the Hidrovor, then disappeared beneath the cold waters. No one heard their cries as they looked into each other’s eyes and felt themselves going lower and lower. On page 21

Tell the truth in court, get a passport to go abroad

Important witnesses who testify in court against mafia organizations or dangerous criminals will be protected by the state: their identities will be changed, and they may even be transferred to foreign countries far from Albania. This is one of the latest requests from senior Albanian prosecutors, who now have very serious and dangerous cases in their hands—cases that citizens are understandably afraid to testify about. On page 6

HISTORY

DESHNICA - ENVER HOXHA THE MUKJE CORRESPONDENCE On pages 16–17

A STORY FROM THE MATERNITY WARD

“TODAY I’M EXPECTING TO GIVE BIRTH TO MY FIRST FOUR CHILDREN” On page 12

ANALYSIS

’98: A GREAT RIVER OF THE UNEMPLOYED: 250 THOUSAND On page 7