THE PRIME MINISTER ON NEWS24 TALKS ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN AND CHALLENGES BASHA OVER THE PYRAMID The Prime Minister: Shoshori’s accusation that I testified in court, sheer vulgarity and fantasy. There will be no new elections, Rama is a weak opponent. The Prençi and Peka incident, I tell my officials to enforce the law

Today’s Opinion By KIÇO BLUSHI In Albania and especially in Kosovo, with relentless persistence, international diplomacy and especially the American one is injecting.... When “diplomacy” breeds instability Continues on page 29

Campaign violence, the head of state appeals to parties for calm (In photo) Scene from yesterday’s clash in which the 16-year-old was injured with 5 knife wounds The 16-year-old Ali Doçi’s relative: He was stabbed while shouting ‘Edi Rama’. The police are searching for the perpetrator. In Korçë, the election offices of socialist candidate Niko Peleshi are attacked President Bamir Topi: Physical violence during the election campaign should be avoided, coming after the verbal violence of the candidates. American Ambassador Arvizu: I am concerned when I hear about violent incidents and not violen- On pages 2-3

By ILIR BABARAMO Prime Minister Sali Berisha denied that he had been in a trial to convict Hysen Shoshori. Meanwhile, he admitted on the program “5 pyetjet nga Babaramo” on News 24 that he had been wrong with the decision to convert the Di- namo sports complex from a sports zone into a construction zone. Why was the pre-election agreement, which seemed like social peace, not reached? Did the PS refuse and demand trans- parency and elections? I asked Mr. Rama on 28 October to send the OSCE and ODIHR amendments. Those who are certified ... Continues on pages 6-7

Bardhosh Myrtaj killed himself in a state of depression Relatives: Society pushed him toward death. Every morning everyone would ask him: So, did you find out who killed your father? By VLADIMIR MUÇAJ “Society killed Bardhosh.” That was the core of the deep pain that has struck the home of Faik Myr- taj, the victim of the 21 January protest, where two days before, on Friday, his son was found to have killed himself with a firearm. Relatives and family members of the 22-year-old Bardhosh Myrtaj, while giving him their final farewell yesterday, explained the event as having been driven by the son toward this serious crime. “Bardhosh was suffering from the killing of his father. He often told me that they start the day... On page 23

Kombinat, Abazi takes up the shovel, opens the drainage pit, quarrel with Rama's municipality On page 12

Yesterday in “The Guardian” By MARTIN ARGLES Not buying in with the powerful? Well, in the case of former President Laurent Gbagbo, they are kept in a warm room at the Golf Hotel, Abidjan, by the force... Gbagbo’s fall in a hotel Continues on page 28

THE CLASH OVER BATHORE On page 9

FAVORITE LITERATURE On page 13

“High school students” On pages 17-21