Election or not? PS in referendum DEBATES/ RAMA: I APPRECIATE THE REBELS, NANO’S RECOGNITION. BLUSHI: THERE MUST BE A VOTE By DARINA TANUSHI About 95 thousand socialists will go to a referendum on 9 April to answer the question of whether there should be an election for the party chairman or not. After debates between Edi Rama, Ben Blushi, Arta Dade, Fatmir Xhafaj, it was the head of the National Assembly, Gramoz Ruçi, who announced the calling of this referendum and its date, on Saturday 9 April. After the new PS statute was voted on by the delegates, with only 3 votes against from Ben Blushi, Mago Lakroli and Petrit Ago, the chairman of the PS, Edi Rama, took the floor at the congress, where he asked the congress to decide precisely on his initiative, a referendum. “I ask you that the congress give approval that this issue... • Edi Rama: We will emerge from the Congress even stronger than before • Blushi: No promise made by the government has been kept • Socialists, on 9 April in a referendum. Ruçi-Xhafaj exchange • The new party statute is approved in principle, 3 votes against • Meta: When socialists unite, the left wins convincingly • Clash between Ruçi and Kokëdhima over the organization of the PS in the south Continues on pages 2-5 (In photo:) Edi Rama speaking at the Congress of the Socialist Party

Opinion of the Day The political trumpets for the Justice Reform have joined the bells for the Electoral Reform and, lately, still... By GAQO APOSTOLI The big cause of the small parties Continues on page 24

Opinion of the Day Compared with the last congress of the Socialist Party, many things have changed inside and outside Albania. By now the course of events has... By PANDELI MAJKO Long live Albania! Continues on page 25

The former Sigurimi officer: He wanted only guards from the South, he told me “get lost!” DOSSIER/ Account: The incident with the 2 officers who laughed when Enver Hoxha died By IV KALOÇI “Gazeta Shqiptare” continues today, publishing the third and final part of the in- terview with Mr. Skënder Lama, former officer of the State Security in charge of service in the former Bllok of the leadership and later, responsible at the famous “House with Leaves” building, later ending as its deputy director from 1985 until 1991. In this interview, he recounts his personal experiences with Enver Hoxha, ... On page 11

LOCALS BY THE LAKE, VELIAJ: IN APRIL THE DEMOLITION OF 100 BUILDINGS WILL START, WHO IS AT RISK On page 9

When Faik Konica mocked Naim Frashëri: He doesn’t know how to write at all Supplement

The policeman who threatened the taxi driver with a gun repents: I was drunk On page 7

Handcuffs at the border for the prisoner sentenced to life for 2 murders On page 10

Property owners in Durrës, the names and the problems with the documents On pages 12-13

“The Guardian”: Melodrama in “E penguara” by Kadare On page 23

Graduation, how elective subjects will be converted On page 8