The Socialist Party bought them for 2,000 lekë in Korçë ELECTIONS FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF KORÇË, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEMANDS CANCELLATION, COMPLAINT TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Prime Minister Rama declared a landslide victory, “Fiks Fare” releases the video of the deals. Sotiraq Filo’s headquarters paid the students’ expenses in Tirana and rewarded them One day after the local by-elections for the Municipality of Korçë, the Democratic Party considered them manipulated, accusing the Socialist Party of vote buying with 20,000 lekë, and consequently called for the entire process to be annulled. It was Democratic MP Eduard Halimi, referring to the images broadcast last night by the investigative program “Fiks Fare” on “Top Channel,” who stated: “Shocking facts came out tonight (yesterday) before the eyes of all Albanians, about the shameless manipulation of the vote in Korçë, about the buying of the elections, about the violation of 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 2,000 lekë per vote on Sunday, just like on 23 June. In picture and sound, the government’s henchmen were caught rewarding the vote in favor of the Socialist Party with 20,000 old lekë. It is clear that the government sees citizens’ votes as a commodity that must be bought,” the PD deputy declared. ... Continues on pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day 69% of the voters registered on the lists for the by-elections in the Municipality of Korçë decided to do everything else on Sunday, 3 November, ... Continues on page 18 By MIMOZA KOÇIU The Korçë elections, as a model of desertion from politics

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INTERVIEW/ Fatmir Mediu: Albania legally prohibits hazardous substances The lawyer of the Alliance Against the Import of Waste speaks, Dorian Matlija: Popular referendum on Syria’s weapons. It is not about 16 tons, but 1300... (In photo): Illustrative photo of the process of transporting chemical weapons. Former Minister of Defense, Fatmir Mediu. Lawyer of the ‘Alliance’, Dorian Matlija The lawyer of the Alliance Against the Import of Waste speaks, Dorian Matlija: Popular referendum on Syria’s weapons. It is not about 16 tons, but 1300... By AURORA KOROMANI - OLA MITRE Albania does not have the proper capacities to import 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 brought up the former minister... On pages 8-9

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FAMILIES REMAIN ON THE STREETS FOR TWO DAYS On page 10

INSTITUTIONS KLSH audit: In six months, 10 million dollars in abuses On page 6

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

FUEL Spending cuts, Fino-Braçe debate in the PS group On page 8

THE SPECIALIST AGAINST THE MINISTER: On page 17