“We were wrong about Berisha, we changed the report about the inaugurations” ODIHR JUSTIFIES THE CHANGE: THE ENGLISH VERSION IS OFFICIAL The change to the preliminary report: Here is why we removed the sentence from the report. Court: the PS has the right to ballot papers. Parties are needed, not just initials By DARINA TANUSHI The ODIHR observers’ mission stated yesterday, in a comment to “Gazeta Shqiptare,” that the preliminary report for the period 27 March–11 April has been changed. According to the media analyst in the OSCE/ODIHR election observers’ mission, Giuseppe Milazzo, “the report, in the English version, has never changed” ... On pages 2-3 (In the photo:) Central Election Commission. (Right, top:) Facsimile of the OSCE draft report in Albanian (Below:) Facsimile of the original OSCE report in English

Opinion of the Day By PËRPARIM KABO Never has the “thirst” been felt more than before elections, declared the “father” of the modern German state, former Chancellor Bismarck. We are before the local elections... So that the public interest is not “killed”! Continues on page 29

“21 January, the former minister should never have been a PD candidate at all” The Kosovar academic analyzes the PD candidate for the 8 May elections By REXHEP QOSJA One candidacy and three statements have left me speechless, but after a few days, when a dear and valued friend from Tirana told me not to be surprised because in this world everything, absolutely everything, is possible, I pulled myself together and wrote this article, with which I will increase even more the number of courtiers of the eternal ruler, who will throw many arrows at my head. And for the title of the article I put, slightly changed, precisely the consoling phrase of my friend from Tirana: is it possible? Is it possible for such a candidacy to be made and is it possible... On pages 12-13

PD CANDIDATE FOR THE CITY UNVEILS THE PLATFORM QAZIM SEJDINI IN ELBASAN: THE CITY WAS MADE BY THE CITIZENS, HERE IS HOW IT WILL CHANGE AFTER THE ELECTIONS On pages 14-15

Yesterday in “New York Times” By JUAN C. ZARATE Many Western countries have grown comfortable after Al Qaeda’s silence amid the wave of uprisings in the Muslim world during this year, as secular, [?]... Al Qaeda is moving again Continues on page 28

DYNAMITE IN TIRANA, SOCIALIST CANDIDATE Erion Koka Campaign, PD does not allow PS for flags, socialist injured On page 5

TRIAL OF THE YEAR “Gërdeci”, Ylli Pinari: Mediu is to blame, not me On page 9

COMPLAINTS AT THE INSTITUTE Consumers: The water in Tirana is undrinkable, bread is above standard On page 16

VLORE, THE INCIDENT Businessman: How they burned my two cars at home On page 21

“BSH” WARNING Bank: Inflation is rising and unemployment On page 10