Biberaj: We will win the 2013 elections INTERVIEW / FORMER DEM-PARTY MP: HERE IS THE PROJECT FOR THE NEW RIGHT “The Democratic Party was reduced to a small group of opportunists. Six lifelong ministers are extremely corrupt. Topalli spoke on orders from above” By VALENTINA MADANI For the first time it is publicly acknowledged that Bamir Topi will create a new party immediately after his presidential term ends, gathering around him well-known figures from the Democratic Party. Among them will also be the former high-ranking member of the PD leadership, Aleksandër Biberaj. In this interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, Biberaj does not hide for a single moment his support for Bamir Topi’s new project to create a new party. For this former member of the PD leadership, he has convincing arguments. Specifically, he says that “currently there is no PD,” and therefore considers the reformulation of the right wing urgent and necessary. The former Democratic MP also lays bare what lies behind the Topi-Topalli clash, while declaring that “these attacks are clear political attacks, aimed at lowering the President’s reputation as the most popular and most trusted politician in Albania... Continues on pages 2-3

Today’s Opinion By DR. PËRPARIM KABO If we were to bring back the theater of events in the autumn of 1956, when all of Hungary was engulfed in a popular uprising, including with weapons, not merely to take... Hungary 1956, let the world be shaken into reflection! Continues on pages 18-19

Today’s Opinion By SHABAN MURATI A new wave of doubts from many Western diplomatic and strategic circles accompanied the official inauguration on 17 October of the base... Concern over the Russian base in Serbia Continues on page 22

Lunch in Boboshticë, OMONIA: You brought the Greeks back to life (In photo:) From the farewell ceremony for the Greek consul Theodhoros Ikonomu in Boboshticë, Korçë Neighboring media mock the diplomatic representative’s clothing. Ikonomu appears “modest”: I simply did my duty as a Greek diplomat in the region Naum Disho: In recognition of the support for Hellenization in the diaspora and in Northern Epirus, allow me to give you, Mr. Consul, a symbolic gift On page 5

SURPRISE DUET WITH ERANDA Klan’s Aldo sings on “Magic Song” Bleona “forces” the journalist in the USA to say hello in Albanian On page 13

“THE BOYCOTT WENT TOO FAR” Malaj against Rama: The disruption of my meeting showed a lack of freedom On page 3

SHKODER On page 15

RUSSIAN ARCHIVES On pages 10-11

DOCUMENTS On pages 20-21

RETRO-CINEMA On pages 16-17