THE PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMS THE “STORM” IN THE ADMINISTRATION: REVIEW IN EVERY OFFICE Shpëtim Idrizi: 3 conditions for cooperation with Rama. The head of government: 30 days of hearings in every district, citizens should report abuses (In the photo) Prime Minister Edi Rama On pages 4-5

Opinion of the Day The elections are over. All that tension, all that euphoria from the party leaders to come out on top... All that strain... The end? The result was not expected. In any case, in ... Continues on page 21

By SULEJMAN MATO The lack of idealists and party courtyards filled with careerists

Yesterday in "Deutsche Welle" “We will make it through” - No other words by Chancellor Angela Merkel have caused so much controversy in German domestic politics. The phrase is as it should ... Continues on page 22

By RICHARD FUCHS German policy on asylum seekers: first a miracle, then...

“Topalli clashed with Berisha over Imami” “Basha’s critics have a questionable past. Former ministers have villas and children abroad” SECOND PART “Topalli clashed with Berisha over Imami” Jemin Gjana: Jozefina should not force me to speak, I know a lot... “Basha’s critics have a questionable past. Former ministers have villas and children abroad” By VALENTINA MADANI The former PD minister casts shadows of doubt over the early and mid-term past of Lulzim Basha’s critics. In the continuation of the interview for "Gazeta Shqiptare", Mr. Gjana asks the current PD leader ... On pages 2-3

FORMER MP Astrit Patozi: 7 conditions for me to enter the race for the PD leadership On page 3

SHKODER On page 6

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The essay by the renowned writer about a country that cannot avoid the historical crossroads Inside: Poems by Vasko Popa, an argument for the engaged writer by Arian Leka MOSAIO The essay by the renowned writer about a country that cannot avoid the historical crossroads Kadare: The Albanian nation in the third millennium Inside: Poems by Vasko Popa, an argument for the engaged writer by Arian Leka By ISMAIL KADARE On the eve of the third millennium, and so of the third millennium of today’s world as well, the Albanians were awaiting a tragic surprise. It was unlike the previous dramas and therefore, perhaps, the most bitter one too. A drawing in a French newspaper of those days captured the essence of the event in a shocking way. One head of the two-headed eagle, the symbolic bird of the Albanians, was trying to strangle the other head. The savage March of 1997 will enter the history of this country as the March of suicide. It is by no means an exaggeration to say that Albania tried to commit suicide. Was that worthy of a people who have lived for thousands of years in this difficult world? Was it a sign of immaturity, exhaustion or fatalism? Finally, was it shameful? Supplement

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