Consensus fails, voted on in Parliament today EDI RAMA: WE WILL NOT VOTE FOR IT. SALI BERISHA: WE MADE THE MAXIMUM EFFORT • The majority’s candidate CV: Former PD minister. Hoxha: I will speak after the vote in Parliament • The 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, who bears the name Artan Hoxha. After three hours of discussions with the opposition in search of consensus, the majority approved the candidacy of the well-known expert... Continues on pages 2-3 (In the photo): Yesterday’s table of the parliamentary party leaders. Artan Hoxha, the majority’s candidate for President

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

Today’s Opinion In the national program for the Albanian question, several issues and objectives to be resolved are presented. The system of the entire set of problems ... Continues on page 19 By SHABAN MURATI The Albanians of Macedonia, the priority of the national question

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The weightlifter: Himara is the center of Hellenism, it should not be abandoned Three-time Olympic champion: I learned from my childhood to love my homeland By THIMI SAMARXHIU Pirro Dhima criticizes the policy pursued so far by Greek parties regarding “Northern Epirus.” In a meeting held a few days ago, in the presence of PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, Pirro Dhima spoke critically, declaring that the last MP in the Greek Parliament from Himara was 100 years ago. ... Continues on page 6

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