THE PS CHAIRMAN: REFLECTIONS ON LSI, VICTORY DOESN’T PASS THROUGH META Edi Rama: I expect ethics, not arithmetic Kastriot Islami: My expulsion? I will not allow myself to be put on trial. Saimir Tahiri: We should have removed him earlier. Arben Malaj: Transparency is needed. Ilir Meta: Islami is welcome in LSI A member of the leadership of the Socialist Party and, at the same time, deputy head of its parliamentary group, Saimir Tahiri described Edi Rama’s proposal to expel Kastriot Islami as “late”. Invited on the program “Zonë e lirë” by journalist Arian Çani, he said two days earlier that this should have happened sooner. According to Tahiri, Islami had already excluded himself from the PS parliamentary group because he broke the political decision to take part in the vote against Bujar Leskaj’s candidacy, proposed by President Bamir Topi, for the post of head of the High State Audit. “I won’t waste even a minute. A decision of the parliamentary group has been broken. He excluded himself. And if you want my personal opinion, this should have happened earlier,” Tahiri said briefly. PS chairman Edi Rama proposed yesterday, in the PS leadership, the expulsion of Kastriot Islami from the parliamentary group. ... Continues on pages 2-4

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TODAY IN “MILOSAO” Supplement

FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF Maksim Malaj: How I took the dismissal from Topi On page 5

ESMERALDA URUCI The accident, former Minister of Culture injured On page 8

Former Youth Secretary: The Security service threw us into a ditch with a car (In the photo): Former First Youth Secretary, Mehmet Elezi. The last communist leader Ramiz Alia “In the November 6 ’90 plenary session I called for pluralism and membership in the CSCE. Ramiz replied to me that we do not take steps when Europe wants them, but according to our conditions” “In September ’91 I was in a car together with Elez Biberaj, his wife and Qemal Sakajeva. The Fiat hit us twice and pushed us off the road” On pages 14-15

CRITERIA Master’s quotas and State exam quotas On page 10

DIMAS: “NATIONALITY” IS A SERIOUS CONCERN Greek minister: The maritime pact, my meeting with Haxhinasto On page 6