PROBLEMS WITH THE MEMBERSHIP LISTS, IGLI CARA “FROZEN” FROM HIS FUNCTIONS PD, race for the leadership Berisha: 41% of members voted Vote counting begins at the “Palace of Congresses”. Basha: We know how to defend the values of democracy. Olldashi: I wish success to all rival candidates By VALENTINA MADANI Prime Minister Sali Berisha yesterday called on PS leader Edi Rama to stay away from the vote-counting process, in the interest of transparency. Otherwise, he warned, the PD will not recognize any power that emerges from stolen votes. From the Democratic Party headquarters, where he voted for his successor in the PD, Berisha made it clear to Mr. Rama that he is making a fatal mistake if he blocks the vote-counting process. “Do not make the fatal mistake of blocking the counting of votes! Sali Berisha has recognized the result that was initially announced. Sali Berisha will recognize any result that comes from the honest counting of votes. Let him know well that he will never enjoy power that comes from the falsification and deception of the vote. He can never be prime minister, representing Albania in Albania, in Europe and in the world with a sack of stolen votes. The call is one and only one: Let every vote be counted and I will absolutely respect equally both the one that is in favor and the one that is against.” Continued on pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA In an article published in “Gazeta Shqiptare” around the end of last May, titled “He who drowns, drowns others too”, the protagonist... Continued on page 22 “Invitation” from prison for members of the CEC

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA It is the post-election season, the time of the mercenaries’ market. It started with Nertian Ceka going to the airport to welcome the future prime minister. Continued on page 23 The season of mercenaries’ market

Ramiz Gjoshi: He came with a knife in his hand, said “forgive me, I did it” Hekal, Ersnik Gjoshi admits the crime. Father: These last two months he has not been well. He said he was sick, we had him checked but he was fine. He had liked Anxhela since she was 14 (In the photo): Ramiz Gjoshi, father of the 27-year-old who killed his 17-year-old wife. The place where the crime occurred Hekal, Ersnik Gjoshi admits the crime. Father: These last two months he has not been well. He said he was sick, we had him checked but he was fine. He had liked Anxhela since she was 14 By AURORA KOROMANI He came out with a knife in his hand, and Ersnik Gjoshi, who two days earlier had stabbed his wife, 17-year-old Anxhela Hado, in the heart. “He told me that they had killed him...”. This is the account of the 27-year-old’s father, Continued on page 9

Biography of the communist leader On pages 20-21

Minimum and maximum points On page 6

Complaint On page 12

THE BOXES ARE OPENED On pages 4-5

THE APPEAL On page 14

THE FIRST STEPPED IN KORÇAR FROM THE VILLAGE I On page 24