INTERVIEW/ “THE CHIEF OF STAFF INTERFERED IN THE CAREER COMMISSION FOR RANKS” General Qirjazi: Millions for tenders, the Army without clothes “Military personnel should be reimbursed for housing rent, food and allowances, as they are entitled to by law” “There is misuse of positions in the Armed Forces; Gjunkshi should give the reasons for his resignation from the post” INTERVIEW/ “THE CHIEF OF STAFF INTERFERED IN THE CAREER COMMISSION FOR RANKS” MILITARY STATUS General Qirjazi: Millions for tenders, the Army without clothes • “Military personnel should be reimbursed for housing rent, food and allowances, as they are entitled to by law” • “There is misuse of positions in the Armed Forces; Gjunkshi should give the reasons for his resignation from the post” By KLODIANA LALA The former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces should explain the reasons for his resignation. Army personnel have the right to know by whom they were led in these years. .. Continues on pages 8-9 (In the photo:) The Albanian Army during the centenary parade. General Vladimir Qirjazi

ELECTIONS IN KORÇA On pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day By EDUARD ZALOSHNJA After the dramatic electoral shrinkage suffered on 23 June, the right-wing coalition fell to 39.5% in the north—various figures... Political opposition is also a matter of numbers... Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI In the Albanian world it was announced that Behxhet Pacolli, currently Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Honorary Citizen of Korça, allegedly ... The misery of art-sport-culture, or festival mania Continues on page 21

THE MURDER OF THE TEACHER On page 7

“We still haven’t decided what we will do” On page 5

Special Forces protect the building On page 17

Albania declared war on Greece without an army, the decree was once repealed “Caldari asked at the Peace Conference for Vorio-Epirus as compensation” Albania declared war on Greece without an army, the decree was once repealed Kristo Frashëri: Why the war law is not abrogated “Caldari asked at the Peace Conference for Vorio-Epirus as compensation” By KRISTO FRASHËRI According to the practice used by Nazi-Fascist aggressors when they decided to occupy a country, they did not declare war on that country, but attacked it without warning with their armies and made the occupation a fait accompli. That is what the Hitlerites did on 15 March 1939, when three weeks before Italy occupied Albania they attacked Czechoslovakia. The same happened with Albania on 7 April 1939. The fascist occupation... On pages 18-19

“Open Studio” On page 4

Second stage, how they will be selected On page 11

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