The many citizen memberships in the PD are ensuring PD governance after this year's elections. "Since there is a government, we want it to continue." The fact that the PD and the democratic state it built have managed to carry out deep and reforming changes successfully without causing trauma, panic or anarchy makes it feel closer and more warmly regarded by many Albanians who in the past may not have been its sympathizers or supporters. These developments are strengthening and broadening the social base of the PD with new enthusiasm, extending anti-communist anger, and democratic resistance is gaining new ground. Such people are intellectuals, professors, engineers, doctors, agronomists, economists, skilled craftsmen from various professions, people with culture and high civic virtues. Likewise in the countryside, among the poor and in city neighborhoods, a greater affinity toward the PD is being felt. This is not merely an expression of its popularity, but of a conviction that Albanian political life is entering a more stabilized phase, where parties are judged more by results and less by rhetoric. These trends make the PD's position stronger against its political opponents and especially against those who anxiously await an old comeback. Communism can no longer be presented as an alternative for the majority of Albanians. ATSH

TIRANA - The President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, and First Lady Teuta, invited by His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Haxhi Hasanul Bolkiah, and the Sultan of Johor in Malaysia, left on Monday afternoon for an official visit to Brunei and then for an official visit of special significance to Malaysia. At the invitation of the Minister for Research, Technical Progress, the Environment and the Free State of Bavaria, Viktor Mayer, Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Refik Hajdari, Minister of Trade Xhelil Gjoni [?], the PD chairman for the Elbasan region, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Bonn, Mr. Bashkim Zeneli, arrived in Munich, Germany, where they will undertake a four-day visit.

-Declares Prime Minister Bukoshi. Recent information can provide a clear picture of the economic crisis that Kosovo feels more than any other part of the former Yugoslavia. Recent information can provide a clear picture of the economic crisis that Kosovo feels more than any other part of the former Yugoslavia, which has shown the first signs of eruption. The Government of Serbia is now securing full control over the entire economic apparatus of Kosovo. The monetary and immobilized capital of enterprises in Kosovo under Serbian administration exceeds 11 billion German marks. These sums are held in banks in Serbia and Montenegro, where the tax administration is confiscating them. This plunder of Kosovo's property follows the full control of power, the police and military arsenal, and all economic levers. Serbia is using every means to keep Kosovo's economy dependent and to weaken the Albanian population. Unemployment, poverty, and lack of prospects are increasing in Kosovo, while political and police pressure is becoming ever harsher. ATSH

-The winner was shitet, the loser demokara(ci)?- -The winner was shitet, the loser demokra(ci)?- The foreigner was noticed for the first time in Tirana! Hoxha, after confronting the reality of the cult of the individual, admitted that "mature socialism" had entered into crisis. What happened next was that the country was plunged into yet another illusion. In Albanian politics, Fatos Nano's long silence and the expectation of his word have become a kind of symbol. But will he speak as a reformer, as a repentant man, or simply as a continuation of a political tradition that still has not broken with the past? Many expect this moment to mark a turning point, but citizens are now colder toward rhetoric. They want clarification about the past, about political responsibilities, and about what the left really aims to do in the future. This debate is not simply about an individual, but about the fate of a political force that still bears the weight of its transition. By Blerim Çela [?]

TIRANA - It is expected that the Republic, at the start of the official visit to Malaysia and Brunei, the President of Albania Sali Berisha, and the Prime Minister of Turkey, Tansu Çiller, will depart for Bosnia-Herzegovina, it is stated in a press communiqué. ATSH THE BULGARIAN MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR HAS ARRIVED IN OUR COUNTRY At the invitation of the Minister of Public Order, Mr. Agron Musaraj, and members of his cabinet, yesterday afternoon the delegation from the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior, headed by the Minister of the Interior, Viktor Mihajllov, arrived at Rinas Airport. The high-level delegation of the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior was received at Rinas Airport by Minister Agron Musaraj and members of his cabinet. ATSH

Three or four years ago, the number of soaps used in our households was very limited. Delays in supply had also led to a shortage of raw materials for their production. Now new brands of soaps and detergents are circulating in the market, while consumers have more choice. ATSH

KUKËS - Senators of the Joint Military and Humanitarian Commission for Kosovo refugees and the prefect of Kukës have begun distributing 1,150,000 marks in aid from the Italian government to the families of Kosovo refugees settled in this district. This aid will benefit 2,133 families settled in the communes of Ujmisht, Bushtricë, Topojan, Kalis, Grykë-Çajë, Arrën, Shishtavec and Kalis in the communes of Cahan and Tropojë. ATSH

BUREL - Recently meat collectors have assessed market offers for meat in different ways, but in the Mati area the prices per kilogram have remained below 250 lekë. According to traders, there are certain periods when the price rises, but the lack of competition and of specialized markets is keeping prices low. Producers believe that intervention is needed to create more stable sales points and to better connect livestock farming with the food industry. ATSH

Child SHKODËR - The mayor yesterday gave the council of the Infant Home 60 thousand dollars, secured from the "Request-aid" fund. This money will be invested in building a central heating system, reconstructing the roof, and arranging the interior spaces. ATSH