The elected president: I can’t run Bujar Nishani: The truth about the blood vessel operation “I’m originally from Gjirokastra, I live in Selitë, my wife owns property” In his first interview as the new President of the Republic, Mr. Bujar Nishani last night clarified on “Opinion” the hours that took him from the Ministry of the Interior to the Presidency. Mr. Nishani said he will cooperate with the left-wing opposition and will remain above the parties, with the assurance that he will be a defender of the country’s Constitution... On pages 2-3

21st anniversary / PS leader’s quips: America “imperialist” NANO: I REMOVE RAMA AND I CAN BEAT BERISHA The clash, Edi Rama: Fatos Nano served the prime minister. Erjon Braçe: Nano, Dritëroi, Pëllumbi and others led the change (In the photo:) PS Chairman Edi Rama with ambassadors Arvizu and Sequi, yesterday at the 21st anniversary of the Socialist Party On pages 4-6

DOSSIER / The man accused of poisoning the cows in ’75 responds to Dilaver Bengasi “They tortured me as a saboteur, there was no mercury in the barns” By FATOS VELIU A short while ago, the former head of the Tirana Investigations Department during the communist period and former director of the General Police Directorate in the years of the system’s transition, Dilaver Bengasi, gave an extensive interview for the general public. Among the episodes he testified to from his long and highly sensitive tenure at the head of Tirana’s Investigations Department, Mr. Bengasi also recounted the sensational event of the year... On pages 20-21

Opinion of the Day By BAMIR TOPI 13 years ago NATO forces carried out the liberation of Kosovo, bringing an end to the long period of repression and Serbian genocide against Albanians... Kosovo, a model of pride and success Continued on page 25

AGIM TIRANA: HE HIT ME IN THE EYE On page 9

“THE QUESTION BANK, 20 TIMES THE TEST PAPER” On page 11

RIVALRY IN RREP On page 8

NORTH MACEDONIA On page 13

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DEATH Sabah Bizi: How I remember the great Medin Zhega On page 26

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