PS CANDIDATE IN PEQIN: WE HAVE NO ALLIANCE FOR TRAFFICKING OR VOTE-BUYING Peza: Do not vote for the allies, only PS Arben Malaj: Rama and Veliaj sat in Berisha’s lap. Skënder Gjinushi: The PD list is a massacre, the PS list also has the killed

“HOW THE CORPSE WAS STOLEN AFTER THE FUNERAL” By FATOS VELIU On pages 16-17

INTERVIEW “ARBEN MALAJ SHOULD CLARIFY HIMSELF” On page 6

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By MIMOZA KOÇIU Those, the meek ones up to self-sacrifice

Opinion of the Day By STEFAN FYLE Dear friends! Just five weeks ago I came to Tirana for the conference “Simply the European Union”. I was touched by the hospitality... I was touched by Albanian hospitality Continues on page 21

SPORTS-POLITICS/ Vasil Bici of PD: I am almost certain of victory (In the photo:) Vllaznia coach, Artan Bushati. Vasil Bici, Krenar Alimehmeti, Agustin Kola and Artin Kovaçi 14 former athletes are running in the 23 June elections. Artin Kovaçi, from Elbasan to FRD: Politics has always poked its nose into sport. Kola: I am right-wing By EDUARD ILNICA They had never been on the lists of the main parties, but never before has there been such a large number of names on the list. Former athletes, and not only some of them, now candidates, have a chance to be elected, since they are ranked among the first to run. On page 6

By DARINA TANUSHI Alfred Peza, the PS candidate for deputy in Peqin, Elbasan, has called on Socialists not to give their vote to any of the coalition parties, but only to the PS. In a note he posted on the social network Facebook, in the section open to him, “As in a diary page,” “The socialist politician,” Peza writes: “I am ranked 4th on the list of PS candidates for deputy in the Elbasan district, while the PD candidate in my area is 5th. This district ‘produces’ 14 deputies. Currently PS has 7 deputies, the same as PD. PS aims to win at least two more mandates on 23 June. In this district, the third factor, which I am more optimistic about and which will compete strongly to win one mandate each, are LSI and PDIU. LSI is in coalition with us, while PDIU is inside the fence of the coalition with PD,” Peza notes the situation. “Under these conditions, - he further states - it must be clear to all Socialist voters, throughout the country, in the Elbasan district ... Continues on pages 2-3

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