PD chairman: The government’s silence is arrogance. Stop irresponsibility WEAPONS FROM SYRIA, MJEKËS ON ITS FEET Protests by residents near the Explosives Plant: We don’t want more poison in Albania, the country is ours. Arvizu meets state leaders over chemical weapons: Meta: Responsibility, as much as our shoulders can bear (In the photo): Residents of Mjekës protesting against Syria’s chemical weapons On pages 2-3

“I have no connection to his murder” Arben Frroku: My conflicts with Dritan Lamaj I reported The businessman is kept in prison; testimony in the closed-door trial is revealed By KLODIANA LALA I reported my conflicts with Dritan Lamaj to the competent authorities and left the investigation into them in their hands. I have no connection to his murder.... By categorically denying any connection... On page 7

Today the act returns to Parliament, the chairman: The aim is not to change it, but to postpone it by several months ““Civil Service,” Nishani cannot overturn the act” Constitutional expert Ibrahimi: The Constitution guarantees a soft veto The normative act postponing the entry into force by several months of the Law “On Civil Service” was not decreed last week by the President of the Republic, Bujar Nishani, who returned it to Parliament for reconsideration. The President justifies this action by arguing that the normative act has special legal force, but the law occupies the highest place (after the Constitution) in the hierarchy of legal acts; therefore, as such, it must be amended or repealed through another law and by no means through a normative act. Asked by “Gazeta Shqiptare”, constitutional expert Gent Ibrahimi explains that President Nishani’s decision will not be able to overturn the act. This is because the normative act does not provide for changing or replacing the law, ... By LORENC RABETA On page 6

Guardiola: Januzaj is the best in the world On pages 10-11

Opinion of the Day By ALFRED CAKO On Monday, a blue protest has been announced by the chairman of the PD, Mr. Lulzim Basha, over an important issue, the purcha... Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI The meeting held on 5 November in the German chancellery between Angela Merkel and Ambassador Matthew Nimetz, the UN mediator in the talks... Continues on page 19

BY FERDINAND XHAFERRI The strategic ally and chemical weapons On page 21

Fyle in Tirana today On pages 4-5

DRITAN YLLI SPEAKS On pages 10-11

REMEMBRANCE / LUAN RAMA Esat Toptani: How we defended Pogradec with the French On pages 16-17