Tension between opposition supporters and the police. MPs in tension with the guards “Who are you, shame on you,” Bardhi tells Rama and Nikolla. Çuçi warns of further expulsions of opposition MPs (In photo:) Yesterday’s clash outside and inside the Parliament of Albania On page 2

TIRANË On page 6

Opinion of the Day Çim Peka has made a major contribution to democracy and to informing public opinion about the capture of the state in Albania by carrying out an interview with a... By AGIM NESHO The decay of the regime, seen through the eyes of its own protagonists Continues on page 18

Opinion of the Day Our “Albanias” are not threatened by the wretches whom the world calls the “fools,” the shameless and immoral who compete among themselves... By KIM MEHMETI Our “Albanias” have been caught and covered by the “filth” of theft! Continues on page 19

Interview on “Voice of America” “In a democracy, the government is accountable to the people, the opposition and the institutions” - On page 12

ARRESTS On page 7

“Court decisions cannot be called into question in a state governed by the rule of law” On Monday, the President of the Constitutional Court, Holta Zaçaj, said that the decisions of the Constitutional Court cannot be called into question in a state governed by the rule of law. Zaçaj’s comment referred to Parliament’s failure to implement the court’s decisions regarding the mandate of MP Olta Xhaçka and the breach of the deadline set for amending the Electoral Code for the emigrants’ vote. To call into question the implementation of Constitutional Court decisions... On page 4

Dossier by FATOS VELIU On pages 18-19

“THE DEMOCRATS DID NOT BECOME PART OF THE SPLIT” On page 3

DOCUMENTS On pages 20-23