PRESIDENT: THE FIRST BOOK WAS ‘ANNA KARENINA’, I RE-READ ‘MACHIAVELLI’ Nishani: The operation lasted 2 hours in Helsinki Meeting his wife, Odeta. The first surprises after the vote in Parliament. His son’s congratulations, his parents’ advice, treatment with paracetamol, the happiest day PRESIDENT: THE FIRST BOOK WAS ‘ANNA KARENINA’, I RE-READ ‘MACHIAVELLI’ “I TELL YOU MY LIFE” Nishani: The operation lasted 2 hours in Helsinki Meeting his wife, Odeta. The first surprises after the vote in Parliament. His son’s congratulations, his parents’ advice, treatment with paracetamol, the happiest day By VALENTINA MADANI From his father’s library, when he was only 13 years old, he picked up Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”... After he had read half of the book, the boy was completely taken aback when he could not explain the meaning of the novel, the realist style, the story about the aristocratic families in Russia more than a century ago and that the character Anna Karenina was inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s sister Maria Hartung... But today, he, that little boy named Bujar Nishani, is the new President of the Republic. In this story for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, for the first time, the new head of state reveals his unknown side, his passions, his strong bond with the family, his struggle with illness, the 2-hour operation in Helsinki and treatment with paracetamol and swimming practice. Mr. Nishani reveals the first surprises when he was elected president, the special gifts from his parents, his childhood among books, meeting his wife Odeta, how friendship turned into love, his son’s reaction and how he blocked his FB account, his ambitions... Continued on pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day Here, at last, we Albanians have also managed to elect the new President. Many people, especially the media, were very curious: Who would be chosen, then?... Continued on page 33 By KIÇO BLUSHI The normality of absurdity

BLUE TOOTH Stine breaks up with Roza Lati, Graciano with Lorena The screen girls are stripped, hot photos. Noizy insults Dafina with vulgar words (In the photo): Singer Fjolla Morina. Presenter Albana Osmani. Model Tika Ivezaj Elvana wins “DTWS”, the singer: I don’t know what I’ll do with the house. Paparazzi/ Erioni is with Tata, Cili blocks traffic Genta Ismajli: The truth about going out without underwear. Agnesa Vuthaj swears: Never with a politician. Tuna exposes everything Supplement

“NEW TEACHERS”, THE MATH AND ENGLISH TESTS On pages 10-11

ENTERS INTO FORCE AFTER 1 JULY Government decision: Salaries rise by 5%, the lowest wage is 21 thousand lek On page 7

LAZARAT, THE TESTIMONY OF THE 43-YEAR-OLD WOMAN “I grew hashish for two years, I earned our bread” On page 13

DELVINË Pistol by mail from the USA, 31-year-old arrested On page 8

DAJC MUNICIPALITY They manipulated the elections, Prosecutor’s Office: 15 years in prison On page 4

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THE OPPOSITION Namik Dokle: The parliamentary reform has failed On page 4

THE SURVIVOR Himarë tragedy, Eriselda Gubera comes out of a coma On page 12