ELECTIONS FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF KORÇË, PD DEMANDS CANCELLATION, COMPLAINT TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE PS bought it for 2,000 lek in Korçë Prime Minister Rama declared a landslide victory, “Fiks Fare” releases the video of the deal-making. Sotiraq Filo’s штаб paid students’ expenses in Tirana and rewarded them ELECTIONS FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF KORÇË, PD DEMANDS CANCELLATION, COMPLAINT TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE THE VOTE SCANDAL PS bought it for 2,000 lek in Korçë Prime Minister Rama declared a landslide victory, “Fiks Fare” releases the video of the deal-making. Sotiraq Filo’s штаб paid students’ expenses in Tirana and rewarded them A day after the local partial elections for the Municipality of Korçë, the Democratic Party considered them manipulated, accusing the Socialist Party of vote buying for 20,000 lek, and therefore today appealed for the cancellation of the entire process. It was Democratic MP Eduard Halimi who, referring to the images broadcast last night by the investigative program “Fiks Fare” on “Top Channel”, stated: “Shocking facts emerged today (yesterday) evening before the eyes of all Albanians, about the shameless manipulation of the vote in Korçë, about buying the election, about violating the law and the Electoral Code. All of Albania saw with its own eyes and heard with its own ears how the Socialist Party offices in Korçë were paying, in broad daylight, 20,000 lek for each vote, just as on 23 June. In image and sound, the government’s patronage operators were caught, rewarding the vote in favor of the Socialist Party with 20,000 old lek. It is clear that the government sees the citizens’ vote as a commodity that must be bought,” declared the PD MP. ... Continues on pages 2-3

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INTERVIEW/ Fatmir Mediu: Albania legally bans hazardous substances The lawyer for the Anti-Waste Import Alliance, Dorian Matlija, speaks: A popular referendum for Syria’s weapons. It is not about 16 tons, but 1,300... (In the photo:) Illustrative photo of the process of transporting chemical weapons. Former Minister of Defence, Fatmir Mediu. The Alliance’s lawyer, Dorian Matlija The lawyer for the Anti-Waste Import Alliance, Dorian Matlija, speaks: A popular referendum for Syria’s weapons. It is not about 16 tons, but 1,300... By AURORA KOROMANI - OLA MITRE Albania does not have the proper capacities for importing weapons from Syria. We do not have landfills for treating hazardous waste.” The strong statement comes from the former Minister of Environment, who earlier also referred to the former minister... On pages 8-9

FEHMI BRAHJA: I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAD DONE On page 12

FAMILIES WERE LEFT IN THE STREETS FOR TWO DAYS On page 10

INSTITUTIONS KLSH inspection: In six months, $10 million in abuses On page 6

DALIPI CHAIRMAN Unanimous vote in the Municipal Council, Basha: We overcame the deadlock On page 11

FUEL Cutting expenses, Fino-Braçe debate in the PS group On page 8

THE SPECIALIST AGAINST THE MINISTER: On page 17