“We made mistakes, we slept on our laurels” The PD chairman asks Albanians for forgiveness, TOPALLI ‘BOYCOTTS’ THE SPEECH • Majlinda Bregu is moved to tears by Berisha’s speech. Ilir Rusmali is absent from the Assembly proceedings • Laura Vorpsi leaves, Oriela Nebiaj arrives. Berisha to Democrats: Go out and protest against bad governance By VALENTINA MADANI They all gathered together. More numerous than ever before. The new elections in the party brought everyone without exception to the premises of the Palace of Congresses. Some remained in the building’s lobby, others on its stairs, but with their eyes on the podium... Continues on pages 2-3 (In the photo:) The chairman of the Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha, yesterday at the proceedings of the National Assembly. The new PD spokesperson, Oriela Nebiaj. PD MP, Majlinda Bregu

A few hours before the arrival of Pope Francis, some Albanian politicians held a hurried meeting. It was urgent,... Continues on page 12 By BEN ANDONI The democracy of the parties themselves, a mirror of our democratic poverty

MILO The young man who converted to Islam under the name Xhelaedin Pashai and whom death “met” in Albania A Muslim Pole in defense of Albanian independence The story of Kostandin Bozhenski, who left the seminary to fight against the occupiers By Gazmend SHPUZA For most readers, even the most knowledgeable ones, the title above will raise more than one question: how did a Polish Catholic come to occupy such high ranks in the hierarchy of the Ottoman army? Can Shpuza be considered an Albanian place when even Albanians at that time did not praise the Lord as they should have in their numerous protests addressed to the Great Powers? Moreover, even the League of Prizren and its own branch for Shkodra only worked for Albanian interests and did not raise their voice against annexation by Montenegro?! Kostandin Bozhenski (the Turks wrote Bozreçki), that is our Xhelaedin Pasha, was born in the town of Modzevc (Modzhevc), on 10 April 1826, into a noble Polish family. After finishing gymnasium, he began studies at the Academy of Fine Arts... Supplement

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The shooting at the building with arrows, Fatmir Kurti: I had the attacker near me, no one helped me On page 7

Lubonja’s house is robbed, suspicions also arise about Rama’s painting On page 6

The youngest PS MP: How I see Parliament up close On page 5

Greece: Albanian textbooks, with anti-Greek propaganda On page 21

Explosive device at the local of the municipality employee in Vau i Dejës On page 10