Accountancy experts side with Përparim Xhixha Yesterday's hearing of the specialists The testimony of the accounting experts was eagerly awaited at yesterday's hearing. It was the statements by Zigur Kame that gave the trial a new lease of life. “There is no document proving that the sum of 400,000 dollars was paid from the state budget,” he declared, in a way dismissing the accusation of misusing the funds provided by the state for Xhixha. page 2 The former editor-in-chief of ZP, Përparim Xhixha during the trial

Arrest order issued for the grower

Stepmother tries to rape a 13-year-old girl

Gjinushi: The majoritarian law will push PD out of parliament The Albanian Parliament will discuss the next electoral law only next year. This was decided at the latest meeting of the parliamentary presidency, during which it is learned that the chairman of the PSD parliamentary group, Gjinushi, held a heated debate with the chairman of the PD deputies' group, Spahia, as well as with the chairman of the presidency, Pjetër Arbnori. The reason for this debate was Arbnori's statement about not including this year, on the parliamentary work agenda, the bill of the 13 parties for the election law. page 3

The cellular phone network equipment will be purchased from “Alkatel” - worth 8 million USD Yesterday the agreement for the mobile phone is signed

He had killed in cooperation with his brothers

He had allowed the construction of premises on their land page 2

Two round tables on justice and privatization within the week Emergency meeting of the Center leaders Gjinushi, Ceka and Zogaj at yesterday's meeting Photo G. SHKULLAKU The leaders of AD and PSD yesterday decided to urgently call the round table with experts from political parties on the Constitution and the constitutionality of laws passed by parliament, as well as on the privatization carried out so far. “We propose to all Albanian political parties that, at the round table on the Constitution, they bring their experts to discuss the text of the alternative Constitution submitted long ago to the presidency of parliament, the response to the objections collected about it, and then to present this draft as a joint political proposal. page 3

Students at the school are at risk because of the lack of a bridge She tries to cross the river on foot page 5

The price of electricity and water is lowered for bread producers The government's decision eases producers page 6

According to the latest data announced by the Reuters agency on the parliamentary elections in Russia, it emerges that the communists have managed to secure 35-40% of the seats in the 450-seat Russian parliament. page 8

All newspaper sellers in the districts must sign the contracts for 1996 with the newspapers “Koha Jonë”, “AKS” and “Sport Ekspres”. Newspaper sellers should not come to Tirana, but representatives of the company “KJ” will be at every sales point in the Republic within these days. Without a contract they will not be supplied with newspapers for ’96. Editorial offices of the newspapers “KJ”, “AKS” and “Sport Ekspres”