The Prime Minister meets the election штаb: the new Electoral Code does not serve citizens The SP insists that the lists will be opened 100%, but hesitates to approve the package of 7 laws from 5 June. Amendments to the Code, Balla: The SP formula does not affect voters’ preferences. The SP will have 74-75 MPs in the next legislature The SP insists that the lists will be opened 100%, but hesitates to approve the package of 7 laws from 5 June. Amendments to the Code, Balla: The SP formula does not affect voters’ preferences. The SP will have 74-75 MPs in the next legislature (In the photo) Prime Minister Edi Rama. SP MP Taulant Balla. Parliament of Albania On pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day I became acquainted with Branko Merxhani’s personality during the communist era, because in the mid-1980s I was serving my “sentence” in the mine... Continues on page 20 By NDRIÇIM KULLA The Albanian world of Branko Merxhani

Opinion of the Day In one of his books, Thomas Pickering, among the most prominent American diplomats with 7 ambassadorial posts, says: “In archaeology you discover... Continues on page 21 By JORGJI KOTE 15 conditions, not internal dynamics!

The dates of the local elections for each district, Tirana still without a date Voting formula, the process starts with Kukës; on 30 September the Shkodër democrats vote By VALENTINA MADANI From 25 September to 11 October, democrats across the country will go through the voting process for the list of around 300 candidates for MPs who passed the second stage of selection by the Commission... On page 5

PRESIDENT Meta at the UN: Albania shares the vision for a safer region On page 4

“ONE DEAD FOR “WHY ARE YOU LOOKING?”” How the mass brawl in Durrës began, Eraldo and Klodian clashed inside the barber shop On page 6

“TOURISM AMONG THE MOST AFFECTED” Klodian Muço: Economic decline from the pandemic, 80 thousand people were left unemployed On page 10

STUDY The volume “The Ottoman Empire” excludes Skanderbeg’s uprisings On pages 18-19

OSHA: Be careful, submit the full documentation on the day of the exam or you will be disqualified The testing dates for each candidate during September By VOLTIZA DURO Teachers are taking the state exam, which is held in the premises of the Center for Educational Services. “Gazeta Shqiptare” today reveals the names of the 405 applicants who will be tested as well as the respective dates for each of them. The candidate must arrive at QSHA 30 minutes before the start of the test. “On the day of the exam, the candidate must be equipped with: identification document (ID card or passport) for participation... On pages 11-12

“THE SINGER RISKS 20 YEARS IN PRISON” Fjolla Morina in police: The gun was a gift from a friend who is no longer alive On page 9

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