META REACTS STRONGLY: LET NO CLOWN TRY TO SHOW FORCE: EUROPE IS NOT THE EURO! CITY COUNCIL DECISION: THE NATIONAL THEATRE TO BE DEMOLISHED 28 pages of arguments: A shoddy building, an experiment from the 1930s. Lulzim Basha: A red line, the demolition of the Theatre is a clear act of war. Rama: No one can stop me (In the photo) The National Theatre. City Council meeting. Prime Minister Edi Rama On pages 2-5

Opinion of the Day Edi Rama has once again returned to an argument he regularly used during the first mandate of the million slaps, namely that in democracy, the majority decides. ... Continues on page 21 By ANDI BUSHATI The Theatre of the seized majority

Opinion of the Day The ruler-slave relationship in the being of the writer you are under dictatorship is not the same as the ruler-slave relationship in the being of the writer who lives in a free country. ... continues on pages 18-19 By NDRIÇIM KULLA The literary empires of Ismail Kadare’s works

“The concerns of operators should be heard” Basha in Durrës: Tourism, the hardest-hit sector, the government is not providing any support Police fine and revoke the driving license of the PD leader and 10 traders who took part in the meeting The Durrës Police has fined PD leader Lulzim Basha after the meeting he held yesterday with traders indoors. In a statement to the media, it is said that a fine of 1 million lek has also been imposed on the owner of the premises where the meeting took place, citizen A.F. ... On page 7

CORONAVIRUS 18 COVID cases in 24 hours, doctor: It’s not over, we are at the end of the pandemic On page 11

LEGALIZATION On page 6

CLASH IN PARLIAMENT Debate over electoral reform, Hajdari: My father’s legacy will go all the way to the end On page 6

BUSINESS FINANCING Sovereign loan of 15 billion lek, The 3 categories that will benefit from it On page 8

NAMES/ Families have until 20 May to complete the documents in the file Compensation for the heirs, the procedure to get the money NAMES/ Families have until 20 May to complete the documents in the file Former political prisoners, who receives the third installment Compensation for the heirs, the procedure to get the money By ORNELA MANJANI The heirs of former political prisoners who have not received compensation from the third installment must submit the documents to the Ministry of Finance. There are a total of 100 beneficiaries whose files have been reviewed by the Payments Directorate and they have until 20 May to complete the documentation missing from their files. Official sources from the ministry say that the heirs are recognized as beneficiaries, ... On pages 14-15

NAMES Unauthorized constructions, 1,000 owners who receive the title deed for their house and land On pages 12-13