RAMA-BASHA, VOTE WITH POLICE AND AMBASSADORS

Hours of hell in units 5 and 9 in the capital / NATO “forces” land on the battlefield (In the photo:) Large numbers of police guarding the counting center of municipal unit No. 5, (Right) U.S. Ambassador Arvizu and Ambassador Ettore Sequi inside the center of unit No. 5

INSTAT: Bread and cereal prices have risen by 16%

Inflation at 4.1 percent On page 12

Kukës, caught with 110 kg of drugs, handcuffs on Kosovars

“Merchandise” from Tirana On page 21

Club at school: I sold as much as the whole month

Report from “Vasil Shanto”, unit 5 Club at school: I sold as much as the whole month By TRËNDAFILE VISHA, ALTIN LATIFI Tirana looks like a gigantic arena of “gladiators.” The eyes of everyone, local and foreign, are gathered there “down on the field,” where two major political forces are battling for life and death, and two men in their name, who in fact are seeking much more than the seat of the city’s ‘First Man’. Rama, or Basha?!... On page 4

Berisha: I accept any election result

Rama: The victory is ours By TEDI BLUSHI Prime Minister Sali Berisha yesterday expressed the political will of the Democratic Party to accept any result of the local elections of 8 May. He gave this guarantee during a closed-door meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office with the group of 60 election observers sent by the U.S. government, who... On page 6

Matriculation exams, 2,000 teachers will watch over the ‘cheaters’

They are paid extra On page 18

Last 18 boxes, Basha 800 votes ahead

Tirana / At 2:30 in the morning Last 18 boxes, Basha 800 votes ahead Lulzim Basha, the candidate of the right-wing coalition “Alliance for the Citizen” is leading the race for Tirana Municipality. Preliminary results from the Central Election Commission put him ahead of his Socialist rival, Edi Rama, by 852 votes. The official data are from 02:28 this morning. The official data are from 02:28 this morning. They are drawn from the count of 461 of the 485 boxes... On page 3

The ‘monster’ rapes a disabled beggar woman

Goes to court On page 9

The unusual story of 1988, how the dead patient was brought back to life

A doctor’s sister tells the story, Mark Mirashi On pages 22-23

Questions for Pakistan

Yesterday in “New York Times” Since the 9/11 attacks, Pakistan has dealt with the United States as both a friend and the opposite — and here is a long one with it..... Continues on page 28 By ZALMAY KHALILZAD Questions for Pakistan

CEC, a provocateur of post-election crises

Opinion of the Day History teaches us that major conflicts with serious consequences have been triggered by “small events,” seemingly random and insignificant.... Continues on page 29 By PAJTIM BELLO CEC, a provocateur of post-election crises