ON 9 SEPTEMBER THE HEAD OF PS DEPUTIES WILL BE DECIDED, HERE IS WHO IS “RUNNING” The parliamentary group chair will be chosen among Taulant Balla, Pandeli Majko, Blendi Klosi and Gramoz Ruçi. Edi Rama on “Twitter”: We are 70 thousand tweeters By DARINA TANUSHI Four names of MPs who will compete for the chairmanship of the PS parliamentary group have been revealed, with the start of the new parliamentary session at the beginning of September. Sources within the PS say that this task was asked of Ben Blushi, the MP for the Elbasan district, but he has refused. Ben Blushi has held this post before, but he resigned at the moment when 6 MPs from the socialist group broke the group’s decision and voted for President Bamir Topi. And after Blushi’s refusal, there are said to be 4 candidates for this post: Gramoz Ruçi, Pandeli Majko, Taulant Balla and Blendi Klosi. Ruçi remains once again a candidacy that continues to have the support of his colleagues, to lead the entire socialist legislative body. Several times chair of the parliamentary group, it is not known whether this time he will accept this task, which he took up again at a time when the PS needed to mount a strong opposition. Another name being mentioned is that of the former prime minister and at the same time... Continues on page 3

Rush to Lazarat. Riza D.: We spent money, we will not allow destruction (In the photo:) The hashish workers getting into the vans for Lazarat. Gjirokastër/ Workers fill the vans waiting at “Ura e Lumit” to take the labor force to Lazarat. Shots in the evening, a girl is injured By ERI BACO At a time when the economic crisis has engulfed Europe and job opportunities are declining more and more every year, the exact opposite is happening in the village just ten minutes away from the city of Gjirokastër, ... On page 5

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The Opinion of the Day This hot Albanian summer continues to “photograph” several important diplomatic moves. One of the most im... By RUDINA HOXHA The summer of great journeys Continues on page 20

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