Berisha is like a man who has been bewitched Completely detached from reality, he listens to none of the voices of reason but lives with the constant temptations of his own spirit, temptations that conjure up in his mind precisely the dreams he himself wants to see. The sirens whispering in his ear have convinced him that he is a Skënderbe or some Messiah. Today’s conference—the final ruin of the DP Keeping Selami as party chairman serves not to save the DP but to force Berisha to sit quietly in his presidential armchair and stop meddling with either the parliamentary group or the party. photo A. BABANI

Today at the Extraordinary Conference of the DP Two men once quarreled in a threshing floor or by a stream, and today they come to the middle of the village to show their strength against each other. These two men are named: one Sali Berisha and the other Eduard Selami. Today the village will watch the match. SELAMI—has a first name, Eduard, a house acquired as payment for the service he rendered to Berisha, four or five fine suits, and a few friends. Nothing more. BERISHA—has the title of President, the Republican Guard, the Ministry of the Interior, Mr. Arsidi, the army’s cannons and rifles, the folk song and dance ensemble, the Rock and Rap groups, the sycophants, the homeless, the Roma, the handicapped, SHIK, the trade unions, the writers, the city’s street sweepers, the beggars, the millionaires, the thieves, the smugglers, TV and TV. Ibrahim Rugova and the Sultan of Brunei, the fish, the ants… page 5 by F. Çupi

Durrës: Dokle and Pëllumbi acknowledge that the election campaign has begun The DP stock exchange is in crisis; the SP is buying shares page 4

The Greek opposition accuses the PASOK government Immediately after the contents of Kristofer’s letter were made public, the right-wing opposition accused PASOK of having “turned into a single instrument for resolving Washington’s interests in the Balkan region.” In response to comments in part of the press accusing the government of beginning dialogue with Albania under American dictates, Papulias called the accusations fabricated; he also stated: “I was in constant contact with Messrs. Kristofer and Horbruk regarding Greek-Albanian relations, and of course I had stated that I thanked these gentlemen for the direct interest they showed in resolving the problem of the four members of the minority. I do not believe this determined our foreign policy. The conduct of foreign policy is the responsibility of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” For more details about Kristofer’s letter to Papulias, see page 2.