LOW TURNOUT IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS, PS WINS ELBASAN, KAMZË AND VORË Rama: We won 50 municipalities. Opposition: It was manipulated! LOW TURNOUT IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS, PS WINS ELBASAN, KAMZË AND VORË ALBANIA VOTES ONLY 35% Rama: We won 50 municipalities. Opposition: It was manipulated! • Elbasan, a voter: I voted for the candidate, on the screen his rival appeared to me • “We will not recognize the result.” The “BF” candidate in Kamzë: The votes were stolen Only 1.25 million Albanians out of 3.65 million eligible voters exercised their right to vote on Sunday in the local elections, according to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission. Commissioner Ilirjan Celibashi announced the turnout figure at a press conference at 8 p.m. The turnout refers only to part of the polling stations and the final result may be... On pages 2-3 (In the photo:) Yesterday from the voting across Albania Elections/ The chairman of the PD accuses the prime minister of interference in the electoral process

Opinion of the Day Election day, however bruised, manipulated, tainted, and dishonest the campaigns may be, carries a sublime moment for the individual. There, alone, with a ballot paper in hand, unbothered... Continues on page 18 By SONILA MEÇO The most squandered seconds of man’s revenge, against power

Opinion of the Day By DAUT DAUTI ‘Duje’ is a weak song in every aspect ‘Duje’ is a weak song in every aspect. Above all, the visual aspect (choreography) was disastrous. Therefore, it is a success that it reached the final.... Continues on page 21

SHKODËR The fierce race, the mayor: Presence of criminal structures in the process On page 8

LEADER OF THE FREEDOM PARTY Meta: Our mission continues until the last vote is counted On page 3

DENUNCIATION Durrës ends with problems, violence and elements of crime in the electoral process On page 8

DOCUMENTS Properties, 3,876 case files with owners to be compensated, how much each will receive On pages 22-23

PD leader: Money has been distributed even in the presence of police Former prime minister Sali Berisha accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of using gangs to manipulate the process in these local elections. He said that officials, deputy ministers were present at polling stations in the country. “Edi Rama did everything to manipulate the result, that is true. When you occupy polling stations with thugs, you do it to change the result. When you have distributed tens of, let me not say hundreds of millions of euros... Only pensioners without contributions have increased by 13 thousand... For two days hundreds of millions have been distributed by the gangs and all this has been done under police protection. Even toward officials who distributed money, the police were indifferent. We are in the process of protecting the vote, I invite citizens to read the statement properly...' On page 5

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