PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, LETTER TO THE ADVISORY BODY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ELECTORAL CODE, EU: WAIT FOR “VENICE”. RAMA: THERE’S NO TIME Meta writes to the Venice Commission: Can laws be changed unilaterally? The EU Commissioner for Enlargement: Parliament should wait, free elections are needed (In photo) Commissioner for Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi. President Ilir Meta. Prime Minister Edi Rama On pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day After washing its hands of parliament, the justice system, local government and the usurpation of every governing link, the ruling party’s shock wave has for some time... By YLLI ASLLANI Depopulation as the bitterest reflex of a failed political platform Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day Comrades, the Revolution is in danger. But the shtau are letting water run under the rug for us. Internal enemies in close collaboration with external enemies... By EDISON YPI “Poet Laureate” Continues on page 21

Disqualification of former MPs, the PD leader: The membership has spoken, the presidency decides on the lists “The Movement, Topalli should show that she is against Rama” Elections, Basha: Anyone who wants to bring down the corrupt government is welcome Disqualification of former MPs, the PD leader: The membership has spoken, the presidency decides on the lists By VALENTINA MADANI The PD presidency will be the body that decides the fate of the candidacy or not of the former MPs and members of the presidency who were disqualified by the candidates’ evaluation commission. ... On page 6

FIER Father of 2 children executed, wife left with nothing, the screams woke the neighborhood On page 7

DRAFT BUDGET Anila Denaj: There are grounds for the Albanian economy to recover in 2021 On page 10

NAMES Cadastre Agency, the 1,206 owners who must pay for the land On page 23

“THE 4 AGGRESSORS SUFFERED AN ACCIDENT” Thieves disguised as police terrorize the village of Hadëraj, says the house owner On page 9

The writer’s unusual account of the novel “Stinë pandemie” “The demolition of the theatre is shameful, the book is my protest, if I could I would go out into the square” By FATMIRA NIKOLLI The man with the blue beret has been shut in for a long time and in these unusual months I have met him several times. Each time, before the meeting, the phone conversations have been ... friendly and warm. The origin of those conversations dates back some ten years, when I was still a student and, knowing him only very little, with the courage of a ‘mad’ person at an immature age I had called to ask him for an interview... On page 18 INVITATION One month in the promotion of the latest novel by the greatest writer FATOS KONGOLI Stinë pandemie

LIST WITH NAMES New deadline for 9,100 former persecuted people who will receive the third instalment of compensation On page 17

BEER Korça ... still the best today