The split in the Coalition is Gjinushi’s political game After the quarrel within the governing Coalition, PBDNJ and PAD attack the Socialist Party leader in harsh language page 4

BY ALFRED PEZA The triumphant comment is trying at all costs to parallel a boycott of the local elections, pinning it on the decision-making of the “golden tripod” — the Actor of the Orient! Delijorgji & Co., from whom the country seems to have slipped away, and beyond that they matter to Albanians like mud does to cooperatives. During the campaign for the 1 October elections, for the first time since the creation of the USA, after the Bari elections, a part of the citizens must be pursued in the name of traffic through the streets of cities and villages and take part in the vote! In the sixth statement the number is not accidental. The first paragraph clearly defines the position. It is about participation in the local elections, in which “the political forces should be interested in ensuring that Albanians take part as broadly as possible.” Delijorgji of the USA is deliberately distorting this version, presenting it as a call from Uklalitan for “all political forces to take part,” thus mutilating or deforming the exact text of the agreement for specific purposes. In a milder version, this could be considered an attempt to misinterpret it! He is trying to convince us all of the same thing, saying that allegedly “the short line of Tirana, of the middle of Vlora or Elbasan,” the opposition PDSH from Dubranka (the head of this part of the opposition from Albania), especially in that 16 “?” Responsibility will surely remain not only with “the short line of Tirana”, the opposite that has been established and mentioned, deserved, if it goes to them, as they deserve. In this case, no one would need and no one would remain troubled by whether or not this fact was confirmed, and then everyone would understand what it means to play political games, even once, with the most important institutions of the country. (continued on page 3)

No. 1257 Reg. Tirana, 22.5.2000 Subject: To the Protocol Director - decision for approval COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Secretary General TIRANA Attached, in two copies, we send you for approval the Order “For Release from Duty” together with the relevant report. THE MINISTER Edi RAMA REPORT In respect of the institution where we have worked together for two years; In respect of the governing term and the right of each of us; In respect of a decision-making process that includes each one of us and would have its respective but incomparable and institutional nature in relation to the responsibilities of the association that must be undertaken as a whole. After approval with the accumulated interrelations of cooperation in function of the highest goal of fulfilling the interest of society, of the interest of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, the highest secretary, I have decided to ask the Prime Minister for release from duty. Because of the lack of direction in the work of the entire development of these relations, harming both the institution of the post, its administrative structures and functions, and the individual, they have led me to assess that together we must undertake this in its entirety. TRIANE [?] For the Minister of Culture At the address: Rruga e Durrësit, near the Tirana Police Directorate Tel. (355 42) 33 94 31/52, tel. & fax 30 84 7, 7 55 80 Facsimile of a government decision drafted in the Ministry of Culture

pages 16-17 The Albanian government took copper; it deceives through a phantom company page 19 Sharon removed from the diary One person arrested by the police station page 5 Special on Euro 2000 Holland, the tulip turned and sorrow returned page 21

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