PS-PD, “OK” FOR THE ELECTORAL CODE: 40 MPs WILL BE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE
DAMIAN GJIKNURI: WITH THE NEW FORMULA, ABOUT 40 MP SEATS ARE AT STAKE
PS-PD, “OK” FOR THE ELECTORAL CODE:
40 MPs WILL BE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE
Changes to the Electoral Code, Mediu: The lists are 90% closed, shortsightedness from the opposition. OSCE: We hope gender quotas will be respected
In the photo:) Illustrative
On pages 2-4
(In the photo:) Illustrative
Fredi Beleri requested the suspension of Begaj’s decree, Administrative Court rules 5 days before the elections
HIMARË
On page 7
Berisha killed the opposition with closed lists
Opinion of the Day
By ANDI BUSHATI
Sali Berisha’s decision to accept Rama’s version against open lists is not only a moral and image blow to the opposition. With the years he has spent at the helm...
Berisha killed the opposition with closed lists
Continues on page 20
1,200 masterpieces in one month! What more does this people want?
Opinion of the Day
By LUTFI DERVISHI
In a grueling effort to build the government once again, the Albanian government has broken all records for Facebook posts. With a rate...
1,200 masterpieces in one month! What more does this people want?
Continues on page 21
Taulant Balla meets David Wisner: The US supported us in security challenges
“Excellent cooperation between the two countries”
Taulant Balla meets David Wisner:
The US supported us in security challenges
“Grateful for the assistance programs and support through ICITAP, DEA”
On page 6
“Give us 50 thousand euros and we will free you” / Albanian and Montenegrin police rescue 11 Arab migrants
ARMED THREAT
On page 8
Investigator: I was shocked when I saw Beqir Balluku disfigured, in soldier’s clothes and with a helmet on his head
DOSSIER BY FATOS VELIU
On pages 18-19
Garbage smoke covers Vlorë in the middle of the tourist season, municipality without any management plan
Residents and tourists at the mercy of toxic smoke
On Thursday, 25 July, the flames engulfed the waste dump in Vlorë and spread large plumes of smoke over the city at the height of the tourist season, alarming residents and tourists. This is the fourth consecutive year that the fire has broken out on such a scale, exposing the inability of the local and central authorities to solve the problem. And while the smoke has covered the streets, the residents of the area near the landfill
On Thursday, 25 July,
the flames engulfed
the waste dump in Vlorë
and spread large plumes
of smoke over the city at the height of the tourist
season, alarming
residents and tourists. This
is the fourth consecutive year
that the fire has broken out on such a scale,
exposing the inability of the local and central
authorities to solve
the problem. And while the smoke has
covered the streets, the residents of the area near the landfill
On page 5
Formerly persecuted persons, the new list with the names of 15,000 beneficiaries
DOCUMENTS
On pages 22-23
The unusual opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Albanian delegation in “parade” on a boat
FRANCE
On page 5
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