Appeal to the parties: no postponement of the elections. The CEC does not approve observers, ‘MJAFT’ sparks a row between PD and PS. The first incident is recorded in Pukë, the chief of Fierzë municipality is attacked. The Church calls for calm in the situation
International actors are alarmed by the delays in the process. Rama and Berisha continue their rallies
ELECTIONS IN CHAOS
USA AND EU: THE GOVERNMENT MUST GUARANTEE THE ID CARDS, CEC BLOCKED
Appeal to the parties: no postponement of the elections. The CEC does not approve observers, ‘MJAFT’ sparks a row between PD and PS.
The first incident is recorded in Pukë, the chief of Fierzë municipality is attacked. The Church calls for calm in the situation
On pages 2-7
ELI FARA: HERE’S WHY I LOVE ‘THE TENANT OF GREBENE’ SO MUCH
INTERVIEW, THE KORÇË-BORN SINGER TELLS ABOUT HER LIFE
On page 19
From Strasbourg with indifference
EDITORIAL
Open letter to the esteemed Mrs. Doris Pack
Opinion of the Day
Highly esteemed lady! I am writing to you as an unknown villager from the village of Taksirat in Albania, this ancient land...
By KIÇO BLUSHI
Continues on page 21
IMF claims 0.4% growth in 2009, Bode disagrees: It will be 4.2%
CONTRADICTIONS
IMF claims 0.4% growth in 2009, Bode disagrees:
It will be 4.2%
On page 9
SHPATI & AFERDITA: There’s no wedding, we just got engaged
BLUE TOOTH
“NORA ISTREFI AND ROBERTI SAY ‘HIT ME FOR NOTHING’, ON STAGE IN PUBLIC. KLAJDI MUSABELLIU, RECORDER OR PARTY-LOVER
SHPATI & AFERDITA:
There’s no wedding,
we just got engaged
• Topalli and Bregu don’t belong in politics, but they wear the same shoes
• He wrote the PD campaign song, Bojken Lako quits his job
• Post-match, Tirana footballers only with women
Divorce, Pirro Çako-Inva: Better to leave it until after the elections
THE LAWYER FALLS ILL
On page 8
Tirana gathers donors, only Halili shows up
WHITE AND BLUE
On page 23
They protested at the cement factory, organizers handcuffed
IN FUSHE-KRUJE
On page 15
Yesterday in “The Economist”
The largest election in the bloc of wealthy countries, with around 375 million potential voters, was supposed to be very interesting and significant....
Continues on page 20
