NAMES FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AND THE SUPREME COURT, VOLFART: THEY MUST BE FILLED JUDGES ON HOLD OSCE: Approve Topi’s candidates The ambassador’s appeal: Three candidacies remain pending, the president’s proposals are very serious. The vacant seat should be filled next week From the city of Vlorë, OSCE ambassador Eugen Volfart has appealed to Albanian institutions to respect one another. Bringing back to public attention the clashes between Parliament and the Presidency, he in particular called for the urgent unblocking of the head of state’s decrees concerning appointments to the Constitutional Court. “Respect between the President and Parliament, from Parliament to the President, from the government to Parliament, from Parliament to the government and from the government to the President, that is, throughout the whole triangle. This is very important for decision-making and also for the important appointments the country needs, especially in the Constitutional Court. Three candidacies have been pending for many months now. Meanwhile, very serious personalities have been proposed and a decision must be taken in respect of the President who has proposed these... Continues on page 4

DUTCHMAN: EKREM SPAHIA, IGNORANT THE GAY EXHIBITION, MPs FOR AND AGAINST Ghermeni: I will see it. Dash Sula: I do not prejudge it. Paloka: Why are you asking me? On page 11

Opinion of the Day By ERJON TASE Edi Rama’s Machiavellianism in recent weeks may have left many ordinary Socialists astonished. First, the proposal of Ardian Visha.. The missing guarantees of LSI’s turn Continues on page 30

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA In the spring of 2004, the Prime Minister of Albania at the time paid a visit to the areas of southern Italy inhabited by the Arbëreshë.... Do the “strongmen” bring change? Continues on page 31

“GOAL: THE OWNERS OF THE FORMERLY PERSECUTED” Biberaj: We are open to former PD leaders in FRD On page 6

CANDIDATES Ceka: I will become president by consensus. LSI: Why not Meta? On page 2

LALZ BAY Meeting between Rama and Meta, Nard Koka: “No comment” On page 3

BLUE TOOTH “The Tirana wedding”, Bona Mema and Pajtimi: They insulted us Drugs, Çiljeta’s boyfriend arrested ‘BB5’, Françi-Genta kiss on the lips (In the photo:) Franceska and Genta kissing in the “Big Brother” house. Gerta “BB5” Neda risks graduating, she has not paid the school fees at the Faculty of Sciences Rozana Radi: My new life between Tirana and Kosovo. Tuna locks herself in the gym for the new video clip “Big Brother 5”, Gerta’s mother: We are not rich, but we wear rich people’s clothes Supplement

UNLICENSED WEAPON Court releases Shullazi, one year in prison for Gilmando Dani On page 9

KAPSHTICA CUSTOMS, CITIZENS ANGERED Scandal, the Greek side turns back 100 Albanians at the border On page 25