After four hours of heated debate, the Central Election Commission decides The chair, vice-chair and secretary will be appointed by the ruling party The zone commission also reduced its own membership from 9 to 7. Thus, on Thursday, one of the variants proposed by the Presidium Commissions was chosen, at the insistence of chairman Kristo Frashëri. Two opposition commissioners will be removed from the zone commissions. For the polling station commissions, each party and interested association will send only 1 observer each. This decision, taken by majority vote, de facto places the entire electoral process under PD control. The socialists and republicans were against this decision. However, apart from the appeal made during the meeting, as well as in their own circles, democratic activists welcomed this decision. The polling station commissions were approved with 10 votes in favor, including not only the center-right parties but also representatives of Balli and Legaliteti. The three votes against were those of Xhelil Gjoni. The legitimization of the center votes by anti-opposition activists a little more than three months before the elections is seen as the first signal of what is expected by the socialist staff. According to them, the Republican Party is giving up its positions won head-on in support of PD. So, the socialists, with little say in decision-making, and as seems to have been confirmed, are also forced into participation in these structures, while PD, naturally, keeps the June voting under control, without officially risking anything with its statist stance divided into monitoring groups. The Socialist Party will question the opening of the ballot boxes, the composition of the commissions, the voter lists and, in the end, if it does not cause another political crisis, the invalidity of the elections. Nevertheless, the decision came while the opposition had strongly protested the procedures and the spirit of the electoral reform. page 3

The first day of the mine protest is marked Miners begin indefinite strike PDI Secretary: “The strike is political” The strike will continue. Thus the two confirmed versions of the strike were communicated. The sense of crisis and irresponsibility in the PPSH is evident. Yesterday, at 7.00 to 15.00, in the elections of the strike? and the unknown man sent with BPSH from Tirana declared yesterday that “The strike is political”.

Service policeman and cashier wounded with a Kalashnikov Another serious incident shook the capital last night. The shots were heard around 1:00 p.m. yesterday. The truck driver, a torn? was shot with a Kalashnikov by a 34-year-old on-duty police officer. The suspect Ilirama Pasho, Nuredin Hyseni, the 4-year-old son, near the “Kalashnikov” was found on the service policeman, as ? [unreadable text]. Another person was seriously wounded and has been arrested. The incident occurred inside the bank and shook the surrounding area. page 7

Three of the “burned” candidates from the verification commission speak on “TV” Sërvet Pëllumbi, Fatos Muça and Emin Mëhslu explain the reasons for their elimination In an interview with the newspaper “Koha Jonë”, the three “burned” candidates from the verification commission, Sërvet Pëllumbi, Fatos Muça and Emin Mëhslu, stated that their elimination was for political reasons. They accuse that the decisions were made to limit the candidacy of opposition figures and to favor the majority. page 7

Cykara opens the files of yesterday’s politicians from the commission page 5

Socialists split the campaign money More than 1,500 private cars were substituted in support of the PS page 3

afternoon Helsinki, line for the unification[?] Gjinishti and Milo meet Pëllumbi and Pollon page 2

Gjinishti and Milo meet Pëllumbi and Pollon Talk about free zones Both parties united, to propose and monitor page 4

“In Albania with the democratization of the Albanian presidency,” the chairman told us “We hope for the democratization of the Albanian presidency” we published in with completely? duties page 2

Brussels 8 May: PSG - Rapid V. Another French team in the European finals Match results Paris SG-Deportivo 3-0 (1-0) Rapid V.-Feyenoord 3-0 (1-1) page 23 Loko and Bilbao at a disadvantage to the defenders in Paris

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