A series of killings among people from Tepelenë, the victim was a close friend of Jani Aliaj The young man was also targeted in August 2016 near the former Bus Station Park. Police found the suspected vehicle burned out, believed to have been used in the crime. How the revenge between the two rival groups of Elton Çiço and Jani Aliaj began (In photo:) The car in which N[ë]gert Pata was killed. The victim Pata, 34 years old; Jani Aliaj, Pata’s friend. Elton Çiço, the rival killed in Ish-Bllok On page 5

Incidents and accusations of vote buying On pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day The Marxist axiom that revolution is easy to carry out, but difficult to sustain, is undergoing a new historical test in Southeastern Europe, ... By SHABAN MURATI The quiet Russian counterrevolution in the Balkans Continues on page 19

Interview: Roland Balla reveals the details from the celebration INTERVIEW ROLAND BALLA REVEALS THE DETAILS FROM THE CELEBRATION Royal wedding photographer: There was harmony and order, how Prince Leka and Elia behaved On pages 14-15

Diaspora, gala evening On page 4

2 thousand families will benefit The number of applications is increasing; so far 1,300 people have completed the form By ERMELINDA HOXHAJ The number of homeless families that have applied at the Tirana Municipality to benefit from a soft loan is about 1,300. Meanwhile, according to data from the municipality, applications are continuing in all administrative units of the capital. The application this month On page 9

6 arrested On page 7

Sadik Premte’s brother: How we discussed Ismail Kadare’s works in our cell “The Sigurimi carried out three assassination attempts on ‘Xhepi’ even in France. Halim Xhelo drove me out of the orphanage when he recognized me” By REZARTA DELISULA A few days ago, at the promotional ceremony for the book “Kadare in the Documents of the Palace of Dreams” (a publication of “UET PRESS”), by our colleague Dashnor Kaloçi, one of those who spoke was the 81-year-old Zija Lepenica, who aroused the curiosity of those present, not only because he had spent 25 years in political prison under Enver Hoxha’s communist regime, but also because of what he said about the well-known writer Ismail Kadare. Both his personal views and those of his fellow sufferers in Enver Hoxha’s political prisons, and what his brother Sadik Premte told him, one of Enver Hoxha’s most powerful opponents from On pages 10-11

Fushë-Krujë On page 6

Analysis On page 18