PRE-ELECTION REPORT PUBLISHED: 2 CANDIDATES WERE INJURED, STARTED ON 21 JANUARY “The opposition does not believe that the standards will be met. The CEC has favored the parliamentary parties. The parties broke the deadline for the start of the election campaign” ODIHR: INCIDENTS ARE JEOPARDIZING THE ELECTIONS “The opposition does not believe that the standards will be met. The CEC has favored the parliamentary parties. The parties broke the deadline for the start of the election campaign” By BLEDAR HOTI The election campaign for 8 May is taking place in a politically polarized environment and with incidents. This is the conclusion drawn in the preliminary OSCE-ODIHR report on the final vote of 8 May, which covers monitoring of the period from 27 March to 11 April. “Since the 2009 elections, the political environment has continued to be very Continues on page 3 (In the photo) OSCE-ODIHR representatives Darcie Nielsen and Stefano Calabretta, during yesterday’s press conference (right) Facsimile of the report

18-year-old Iris Canaj: I took part in the audition “I signed a contract, the PS leader gave us ideas on how to pose” Iris Canaj is the 18-year-old girl who became known through the Socialist Party’s election poster and Edi Rama. 18-year-old Iris Canaj: I took part in the audition Volunteer: Photos with Edi Rama, how I was recruited for the poster “I signed a contract, the PS leader gave us ideas on how to pose” By DARINA TANUSHI Iris Canaj is the 18-year-old girl who became known through the election poster of the Socialist Party and Edi Rama. She is not even part of FRESSH, nor has she ever been in the PS. The 18-year-old girl says in an interview... On page 2

CAMPAIGN/ “The mayor has made an urban massacre” Promises: Investments in infrastructure and more employment The Socialist Party candidate for mayor in Lezhë, Gjok Jaku, promises that he will turn Lezhë into a model city. CAMPAIGN/ “The mayor has made an urban massacre” PS candidate, Gjok Jaku: I will turn Lezhë into a model city Promises: Investments in infrastructure and more employment By AGRON LISI The Socialist Party candidate for mayor in Lezhë, Gjok Jaku promises that he will turn Lezhë into a model city. He admits that four years ago he supported the current rival Viktor Tushaj (representative of LSI), while he declares that the electorate... On pages 12-13

BLUETOOTH/ LINDA RAMA BUYS SPINACH FOR EDI INIS GJONI GETS ENGAGED, ARJAN SELIMI PROPOSES WITH THE RING IN HIS MOUTH Supplement

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Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA Just a few days ago, in the middle of Brussels, the speaker of the Albanian parliament, Jozefina Topalli, in the interview of the official post she oversees gave... Topalli, the speaker who is distancing us from the EU Continues on page 21

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