The new leader of the Democratic Party: A strong opposition BERISHA CONFESSES: MY TEXT MESSAGES WITH THE 2 CANDIDATES. ARVIZU: WE WISH BASHA LUCK Former chairman of the Democratic Party: A plebiscitary vote. Olldashi: The process was distorted, whoever supported me was fired. PS-LSI: There are no free elections even within the Democratic Party By VALENTINA MADANI Lulzim Basha is Sali Berisha’s successor at the helm of the Democratic Party. After counting all the ballot boxes, Basha received 33,220 votes, or 80.39%, while the other candidate, Sokol Olldashi, received 8,060 votes, or 19.61%, a difference of 25,160 votes. Just moments after the count was completed, which resulted in a landslide victory over his rival in the race for the leadership of the Democratic Party, Sokol Olldashi, Basha held a meeting with Prime Minister Sali Berisha. In his first speech as leader of the Democratic Party, Basha thanked all his supporters for the great trust they had placed in him by electing him to head the Democratic Party, as well as his rival in the race, Sokol Olldashi: “I thank the members, structures and leaders for the high civic values with which they engaged in this process. In this contest, for the first time in truth, we democrats showed citizens that we are the most worthy representatives of freedom, democracy and dignity. Continues on pages 2-4

Ramadan / Sidrit Bejleri: I have sung in opera while fasting The list of VIPs who fast. Why Kosovars are more religious than Albanians from Albania. A rare photo: Bayern midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri in a mosque Linda and Monika together for iftar. Spahiu of AK: I have been fasting for 10 years (In the photo:) Monika Kryemadhi and Linda Rama during the iftar hosted by PS leader Edi Rama. (below) Footballer Xherdan Shaqiri in a mosque The list of VIPs who fast. Why Kosovars are more religious than Albanians from Albania. A rare photo: Bayern midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri in a mosque By ADELAJDA XHAMANI To fast means not to consume food, water or sexual relations from sunrise to sunset. Those are the main rules for someone who fasts. Then one must also behave well, Supplement

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