Consensus fails, vote in Parliament today EDI RAMA: WE WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM. SALI BERISHA: WE MADE THE MAXIMUM EFFORTS • The majority candidate’s CV: Former minister of PD. Hoxha: I will speak after the vote in Parliament • Debates at the leaders’ table: Idrizi proposes Nano, Rama against. Meta: Consensus was impossible By VALENTINA MADANI The majority votes today for the new President, named Artan Hoxha. After three hours of discussions with the opposition in search of its consensus, the majority approved the candidacy of the well-known expert... Continues on pages 2-3 (In the photo:) Yesterday’s table of the leaders of the parliamentary parties. Artan Hoxha, the majority’s candidate for President

Reply with Mantho Balen By FATOS VELIU On pages 16-17

Opinion of the Day There is a comparison that, among many others, Henry Kissinger makes somewhere in his book “Diplomacy,” about “opinion writers and politicians.” The former ... Continues on page 18 By ARTUR LAZEBEU We, you and D’Artagnan

Opinion of the Day In the national program of the Albanian issue, several problems and objectives to be solved are presented. The system of the totality of problems ... Continues on page 19 By SHABAN MURATI The Albanians of Macedonia, the priority of the national issue

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The weightlifter: Himara is the center of Hellenism, we must not abandon it Three-time Olympic champion: I have learned since my childhood to love my homeland By THIMI SAMARXHIU Pirro Dhima criticizes the policy pursued until now by the Greek parties regarding “Northern Epirus”. In a meeting held a few days ago, in the presence of PASOK chairman Evangelos Venizelos, Pirro Dhima was critical, declaring that the last deputy in the Greek Parliament from Himara was 100 years ago. ... Continues on page 6

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