Rama in the lead, Dako close to victory in Durrës LARGE LOCAL UNITS, 36 TO 29 FOR THE LEFT. THE MAYOR OF TIRANA: NO ONE CAN TAKE THIS VICTORY AWAY The American ambassador, Arvizu, follows the monitoring in unit no. 2. Jorgo Goro: Himara is Albania, we are not at war with Greece By BLEDAR HOTI Socialists in the 2011 elections have won a total of 36 municipalities, while Democrats 29 of them. These are the official figures given by the CEC, where the final results in four municipalities still remain unconfirmed, namely Selenicë, Roskovec, Maminas and Shijak. In 2007, for the local elections, the Socialists had won 25 municipalities, while this year they have won 36 municipalities, ... On pages 4-9 (In the photo:) Commissioners counting ballot papers at KZAZ 49 in unit No. 5, located in the gymnasium of the 9-year school ‘Vasil Shanto’

By ANILA BASHA Of course. By Stalingrad I mean our capital Tirana, and the behavior of the political forces in Tirana (not of its citizens) ... The pink Albania of Stalingrad Continues on page 29

Full report: Polarization and family voting The local elections in Albania were competitive and transparent, but they were held in a highly polarized environment and under a strong atmosphere of distrust between the governing parties and the opposition. This is the conclusion drawn by the team of international observers, published yesterday by the head of the ODIHR mission, Jonathan Stonestreet from the USA, and the chairwoman of the delegation of the EU Committee of the Regions, ... On pages 6-7

Idrizi’s PDIU, the fourth political force in the capital By TEDI BLUSHI Based on the preliminary election results, the coalition “Alliance for the Future,” led by the Socialist Party, is currently dominating with a narrow vote margin in the Tirana municipal council. The left are shown to have 345 more proportional votes than the coalition... On page 2

AURELA GAÇE’S PERFORMANCE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE EUROVISION FINAL On pages 26-27

By UMBERTO ECO At one time, those who thought they had been abandoned by the rest of humanity find comfort in the fact that the Almighty was at least a witness... There is no longer God, only television Continues on page 28

THE VIDEO OF CORRUPTION On page 10

THE PRE-’90 AGREEMENT On page 12

THE COURT’S DECISION On page 11