24 HOURS BEFORE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, THE DEBATE OVER THE POLITICAL STANCE HEATS UP BRAÇE’S LETTER DIVIDES PS Fatmir Toçi: Erjon, media-driven protagonism The left will decide tomorrow on the opposition action after the Court of Appeal’s decision. Andis Harasani: The problem is Rama, he has failed and does not know how to lead us By DARINA TANUSHI Socialist MP Fatmir Toçi said yesterday in an interview with “Gazeta Shqiptare” that he values the concerns raised by his colleague, Erjon Braçe, in the open letter addressed to the head of the PS, Edi Rama, but according to him the problems should be voiced first within the party structures and not in the media. He predicts debates at the Assembly on this issue, while saying that perhaps, “this tolerance of the ‘extremes’ of the Socialist Party may have slightly damaged the party’s internal life” Mr. Fatmir, how do you assess the concerns raised by MP Braçe in the open letter? I am concerned by these political displays even when the problem is the debates and substantial issues. Looking at both the real problems and the list of problems Mr. Braçe had, I certainly agree with the concern for our opposition struggle, with all the possibilities we are given, on all fronts, in all the spaces the law gives us, including... Continues on page 4

Opinion of the Day It has often been proven and made clear that everywhere in the world, many governments are changed or overthrown not simply because of the qualities they possess... Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA It has often been proven and made clear that everywhere in the world, many governments are changed or over- thrown not simply because of the qualities they possess... The period of ‘old age’ Continues on page 31

The great writer writes to Apollon Baçe: Help me Gjirokastër/ Floreta Rapo: My house was damaged once and I repaired it with a loan. Now they want to move my wall by one meter. The restoration could ruin my roof. Director of Monuments: The institute’s hands are tied, I cannot go and destroy the neighbors’ house in order to restore the museum. Kadare wrote me an e-mail Neighbor: Why I blocked the works at Ismail Kadare’s house (In the photo:) Floreta Rapo, Ismail Kadare’s neighbor, at his house in Gjirokastër. The house and the well-known writer Gjirokastër/ Floreta Rapo: My house was damaged once and I repaired it with a loan. Now they want to move my wall by one meter. The restoration could ruin my roof. Director of Monuments: The institute is hands tied, I cannot go and destroy the neighbors’ house in order to restore the museum. Kadare wrote me an e-mail On pages 10-11

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Yesterday in the “New York Times” As soon as you pass the village of Ilias, on a two-lane highway through the mountains, a sign appears pointing to a narrow road where there is a monastery, ... Yesterday in the “New York Times” By SETH KUGEL As soon as you pass the village of Ilias, on a two-lane highway through the mountains, a sign appears pointing to a narrow road where there is a monastery, ... Albania, the paradise that costs little Continues on pages 32-33

HOW RAMA, BERISHA AND NANO ACTED HOW RAMA, BERISHA AND NANO ACTED Behind the scenes at the US celebration, the deputy minister sings the anthem On page 5

HOW THE CONDITIONS CHANGE Studies in Italy, the new procedure for the visa On page 12

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PLENUM OF THE PPSH Dilaver Poçi faints, Mehmet Shehu: You are a traitor On pages 24-25