DECRIMINALIZATION/ CEC, checks on the candidate of Aleat and the Social Democratic Party Experts speak: Parties should cleanse themselves of problematic candidates. Prosecutor’s Office: Agron Kapllanaj was sentenced in Italy to 2 years in prison DECRIMINALIZATION/ CEC, checks on the candidate of Aleat and the Social Democratic Party BIRN: The criminalization of politics is a phenomenon, the law did not cleanse the parties Experts speak: Parties should cleanse themselves of problematic candidates. Prosecutor’s Office: Agron Kapllanaj was sentenced in Italy to 2 years in prison (In the photo) Central Election Commission On page 3

SUSPICIONS On page 6

Opinion of the Day Since February 1999, when the Rambouillet Conference concluded its work, a dark cloud has hung over it: Was it about Independence... By MAL BERISHA Was the Rambouillet Conference about Kosovo’s Independence or... Continues on pages 20-21

Opinion of the Day Although the Bank of Albania raised the key interest rate (the cost of money) five times in 2022, with very rapid increases, whenever the rises became strong... By FATOS ÇOÇOLI Banking year 2023 Continues on page 19

The Prime Minister meets PS political leaders Oerd Bylykbashi: On 14 May the opposition will bring down Rama’s own “earthquake” The Prime Minister meets PS political leaders Rama gathers his team for 5 hours: We will make an earthquake. PD: Criminal mechanism to manipulate the elections Oerd Bylykbashi: On 14 May the opposition will bring down Rama’s own “earthquake” The meeting of Socialist leader Edi Rama with political leaders of the Socialist Party in the country’s districts has concluded. The meeting with the district leaders lasted about 4 hours. The meeting focused on PS preparations for the electoral race, the political showdown of 14 May.... On page 9

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THE DECISION On page 18

The chair of the Party of Freedom goes to the PD headquarters: Coordination for 14 May “The government’s ‘black’ balance sheet: Public debt 107%, 1 billion euros in abuses” The chair of the Party of Freedom goes to the PD headquarters: Coordination for 14 May Meta: Rama, 258 million euros in “gifts” for oligarchs “The government’s ‘black’ balance sheet: Public debt 107%, 1 billion euros in abuses” The chair of the Party of Freedom, Ilir Meta, in a press conference sharply attacked Prime Minister Edi Rama. During his speech, Meta said that the year we have just left behind was difficult for Albanians, who, according to him, are becoming even poorer. “An electoral pill with no real impact in easing the crisis of prices and the cost of living. The government decided to allocate 8 billion lek, or less than 80 million... On page 2

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