Me rastin e 28 Nentorit, festes kombetare te 50 vjetorit te clirimit te atdheut dhe 82 vjetorit te shpalljes se pavaresise, Presidenti Berisha ka marre telegrame urimi nga Presidenti i Republikes te Gjermanise Roman Hercog, Presidenti i Republikes se Frances Fransua Miteran, nga Madhëria e Saj Mbreteresha Elisabet e Anglise, nga Presidenti i Republikes se Italise Oskar Luigji Skalfaro, Presidenti i SHBA Bill Klinton, Presidenti Federal i Republikes se Austrise Tomas Klestil, Presidenti i Republikes se Turqise Sulejman Demirel dhe Kryeministris se Republikes se Turqise Tansu Çiler, Presidenti i Rusise Boris Jelcin, Presidenti i Republikes se Polonise Leh Valesa, Presidenti i Republikes se Bullgarise Zhelju Zhelev, Presidenti i Republikes se Sllovenise Milan Kucan, Presidenti i Republikes se Kroacise Franjo Tuxhman, Presidenti i Rumanise Ion Iliesku, Presidenti i Republikes se Bosnjes dhe Hercegovines Alija Izetbegovic, Presidenti i Meksikes Karlos Salinas de Gortari, Presidenti i Egjiptit Muhamed Hosni Mubarak, Kryetari i Shtetit te Palestines Jaser Arafat, Presidenti i Republikes se Libanit Elias Hraoni, Kryetari i Xhamaharise popullore te Libise Muamar Al Kadhafi, Presidenti i Republikes Islamike te Iranit Akbair Hashemi Rafsanjani. Gjithashtu Presidenti Berisha ka marre telegrame urimi nga Kryesia e LD Kosoves, dege te saj ne vende te ndryshme nga shume shoqeri te shqiptareve te diaspores, drejtues te organizatave nderkombetare dhe personalitete te tjera latargabota.

...celebrate together 28 November, the great day of our national history, the day of the immortality of our flag; therefore, first of all, I wish to congratulate Albanians wherever they may be—in Albania, in their own lands, beyond its borders or in the diaspora—and wish them a happy Flag Day and a happy Liberation Day on its 50th anniversary. May Albania forever be free and unburied, and dear to me! On 28 November 1444, our leader Skënderbeu raised our victorious flag in Krujë. On this day Albanians honour the deeds, wars, battles, struggles and great achievements of the immortal Skënderbeu, who gave Albania and the Albanians a flag, freedom and honour. On 28 November 1912, Ismail Qemali and the other distinguished men of our nation raised Skënderbeu’s flag in Vlorë and declared Albania’s independence. On this day we honour the new birth of independent Albania, the leaders of the great uprisings in Kosovo and other Albanian regions, which shook Europe; the heroes Hasan Prishtinë, Bajram Curri, Luigj Gurakuqi, Mihal Grrameno, Çerçiz Topulli, and so many other men and brave captains, as well as hundreds and thousands of Albanian fighters and martyrs who, through their wars, sacrifices and struggles, made Albania independent and free. But today we celebrate with pride the 50th anniversary of the country’s liberation from the Nazi-fascist occupiers. On 28 November 1944, the Albanian people, after a fierce liberation war and several particularly liberating... the country, and the flag once again flew proudly in free Albania. Ladies and Gentlemen, In honouring the 50th anniversary of liberation, we honour the glorious deeds of those hundreds and thousands of Albanian boys and girls, men and women, who, in one of the most difficult periods of our national history, united, took up arms, fought with determination and heroism, and sacrificed their lives, youth, dreams, hopes and future at the foundation of the freedom we enjoy today. They fell in order to attain immortality and to light the way for Albanians forever, toward freedom. Eternal honour to all those who gave their lives for the liberation of the country. But today, together with our entire nation, we also honour the great deeds of the mothers and fathers, of those hundreds and thousands of Albanian families who gave their children to the freedom of their country, as well as all those who fought, supported them, fed them, ... ...you, by and large, were young, but among you there were also elderly people; some were educated, others illiterate; most of you were peasants, but there were many from the cities as well. You came from all Albanian lands: Korçë, Labëria, Shkodër and Myzeqeja, Kolonja and Skrapar, Çamëria and Elbasan, Tirana and Prishtina, Tetova and Gostivari, Ulqin and Prizren. For the most part you were poor, but there were also rich people among you. Many of you were unaffiliated nationalists; others were communists, Ballists, social democrats, legalists. Among you were servants, shoemakers, doctors, clerics, fishermen, engineers, shepherds, military personnel and woodcutters. Most of you were unmarried, but among you there were also married people and young women awaiting marriage. In general, you were all ordinary young people, yet you were united, led by the ideal of freedom and Albanian patriotism, and made in your homeland the decision that was most sublime, most difficult, bravest and noblest that a person can make. You, and your sisters and brothers who are no longer with us, decided to look death—the holiest and most terrifying thing—in the eye, to grapple with it, and, with the eagle’s will, to hurl yourselves at it in the gorges, mountains, plains, ravines, streams, rivers and mountain paths of Albania, thus all becoming sons and daughters, men and women of freedom, of the liberation of Albania. Your decision was the most precious and dearest trust for all Albanians. You will always be honoured. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tonight, together, we honour not only the sacrifice of our fighters, but also all those non-Albanian fighters—English, Canadian, Australian, American, Italian—who fought and fell for Albania’s liberation. Their blood is brotherly to our freedom. They will forever remain unforgettable in our hearts. But on the 50th anniversary of liberation, let the Albanian nation also remember with deep respect those who fell, and the struggle and heroism of all the other nations of the world coalition that fought against Nazi-fascism and emerged victorious. Ladies and Gentlemen, The war against the Nazi-fascist occupiers was one of the brightest pages, a magnificent epic, and we honour it forever among all the histories of our nation throughout its history. Albania was the first victim of Nazi-fascism in Europe. The attack

Mbledhje solemne me rastin e 50-vjetorit te çlirimit te atdheut MOREN PJESE PRESIDENTI I REPUBLIKES SE SHQIPERISE SALI BERISHA, PRESIDENTI I REPUBLIKES SE KOSOVES, IBRAHIM RUGOVA, ETJ. Ne mbremjen e 27 Nentorit, me rastin e 50-Vjetorit te Çlirimit te Atedheut nga pushtuesit nazifashiste, ne Pallatin e Kongreseve ne kryeqytet u organizua nje mbledhje solemne. Mermin pjesë edhe Presidenti i Republikes se Shqiperise, Sali Berisha, Presidenti i Republikes se Kosoves, Ibrahim Rugova, Kryetari i Kryesise se Kuvendit Popullor, Pjeter Arbnori, Kryeministri i Kosoves, Bujar Bukoshi, deputete, anetare te qeverise, perfaqesues te partive politike e shoqatave te ndryshme, te komuniteteve fetare, si dhe titullare te trupit diplomatik te akredituar ne Tirane. ai, per - Kurora me lule ne Varrezat e Deshmoreve Dje paradite, per te nderuar kujtimin e reneve per liri, vendosen kurora me lule ne varrezat e tyre Presidenti i Republikes Sali Berisha, Kryetari i Kuvendit Popullor, Pjeter Arbnori, Presidenti i Republikes se Kosoves Ibrahim Rugova , Kryeministri Aleksander Meksi , Sekretari i Pergjithshem i PDSH Tritan Shehu, Dekani i Trupit Diplomatik, George Micu , perfaqesues te partive politike , te veteraneve te luftes kunder pushtuesve nazifashiste, etj. - Ne sheshin para Universitetit te Tiranes: Zhvillohet parada ushtarake Aktivitetet dhe veprimtarite per nder te 50-vjetorit te Çlirimit te Atedheut, dhe te Dites se Flamurit arriten kulmin me paraden ushtarake qe u zhvillua dje paradite ne sheshin para Universitetit te Tiranes, e pasme demonstrimin ushtarak “Ligjeni 94” ne kodrat e Liqenit Artificiale te Tiranes. Ne aktivitetet e zhvilluara mernin pjese Presidenti i Republikes dhe Komandanti i Pergjithshem i Forcave te Armatosura Sali Berisha, Presidenti i Republikes se Kosoves Dr. Kryeministri Aleksander Meksi, Kryeministri i Republikes se titullare te trupit diplomatik te akredituar ne Tirane. Per te ndjekur nga afer parakalimin ushtarak, i cili u shoqerua natyrshem dhe me shume elemente te tjere sportive dhe kulturore, dje me 28 Nentor 1994, Diten e 50-vjetorit te Çlirimit te Atedheut, dhe te ngjitjes se Flamurit, kishin ardhur dhe qindra e qindra banore te kryeqytetit. Prologun e parakalimit ushtarak e perbente pershendetja e rastit e Ministrit te Mbrojtjes Safet Zhulali, i cili nder te tjera theksoi rendesine e kesaj dite, perkujtoi vepren e gjithe atyre luftuane e paguan me nje çmim te madh fatin e Shqiperise. Me tej u be ekzekutimi i Hymnit Kombetar te shoqeruar per here te pare me 21 breshëri artilerie si simbol nderimi dhe respekti per festen e çlirimit dhe per popullin shqiptar. Pas parakalimit se forcave nga shefi i shtabit te ushtrise, gjeneral major Sheme Kosova, filloi parada ushtarake, e cila u hap me (Vijon ne faqen 2)

- Sipas Dokles me 6 Nentor njerezit nuk votuan as per Kushtetuten e as per PS-ne, por per lirimin e Nanos-

PS- Të administrojmë Fitoren Jupë: 85-90% -e votes “jo” i përket PS Është anëtari i kryesisë së PS, Jupëgen intervistën dhe gazetes “Opinion” deklaron se 85-90% i votes “jo” të 6 Nentorit, i takon PS. Duket si nje pohim i rastit, por ne vetvete përmban nje çështje delikate. Sa % iu takon nga vota “jo” e 6 nentorit 17 partive qe aleancuan per te? Shprehja rendom: “Nuk ka rendesi”, eshte me teper se naive. Ajo i sherben thjesht nje konsumimi propagandistik e dëshirës per te ruajtur linjat e nje aleance te tille. Krejt ndryshe, ne selite e partive kryesore kjo eshte nje çështje me rendesi, permasat e se ciles shpesh i kalojne kufijte sekrete te zyrave e selive, e pjepe ne forme opinionesh apo konstatimesh private. Te administrojme fitoren-eshte shqetesimi i sotem i PS. Po fitoren e kujt? Te 17 partive apo te PS? Nese Pellumbi deklaron se po e mireadministrojne fitoren, Jupë shkon me tej kur deklaron se 85-90% i “jo”-se i perket PS. Pra 10% -16 partite e tjera, aleancen me te cilat aq shume e trumpetoi “ZP” kur i interesoI. Gjithashtu deklaron se PSD doli me e forte e me rritje elektoratia nga 6 Nentori...Pokeshtu PDD, PUK, etj, nderkohe qe AD nuk mjaftohet me pretendimin qe ata qe s’votuan jane me AD(meqe beri thirrje per bojkotim referendumi) por shkon me tej kur nepermjet nje deklarate saj shpjegon se “meqe brenda ne AD kishte dy mendime mbi pjesemarrjen ne Referendum (Ceka, Zogaj, Imamaj-Jo, ndersa Pashko-Po) nje pjese e elektoratit tone mori pjese ne votime dhe i dha jo-projektit...” Gjithsesi PS pranohet prej tyre si lokomotive e aleances. A e pranon kete edhe i djathti Kacakula? Meqe humbja e projektit nuk ishte baraz me fitore, qe sjell ndarje karrigesh, duhet pranuar se lideret e partive perkatese perpiqen te jene disi te rezervuar. Por vetem perkohesisht. Thirrja e PS- te administrojme fitoren, i ve nje plan te dyte te 16 partite e tjera. Kesaj thirrjeje i shtohet deklarimi: “PS ben koalicion jo parazgjedhjeve, por pasrezultateve te tyre”. Kete duket sikur e kane ndjere me mire Gjinushi e Ceka, te cilet me kot perpiqen t’i imponohen nepërmjet takimeve e deklaratave te perbashketa. ANXHELIN DARA

— According to Dokle, on 6 November people voted neither for the Constitution nor for the PS, but for Nano’s release — It seems that the leaders of the PS have taken the 6 November result as a mandate. The result of the vote—52 percent against the Draft Constitution—seems to have encouraged them to embark on a certain course, reflected in the strange things they are doing. As is now known, on 7 November the leaders of the PS kicked aside the other 16 parties which, together with the PS, made up the so-called anti-constitution front. At press conferences and in newspapers, through statements, the PS leaders hurried to claim ownership of the votes cast by 52 percent of Albanian voters on 6 November. They did not hesitate to call those votes votes for the PS. Thus, according to them, both right-wingers and left-wingers voted for the PS. But their rival’s declaration, according to which the leaders of the PS have distanced themselves from E.Hoxha, means that out of 3 million Albanians, 1 million 200 thousand are with Nano and 1 million with E.Hoxha. The remaining 800 thousand, according to statistics, are not yet entitled to vote, so it follows that in the ’96 elections Hysniu and Fatos will divide up Parliament. On the basis of these figures, the Enverists are destined to be the Nanonists’ opposition. Heaven forbid that this fantasy should bear even the slightest resemblance to reality. It seems there are another 500 thousand. Thus, the referendums (according to Dokle) mean that all 17 parties will have a leader imprisoned as an ordinary criminal. Let us wait and see how far the head of the PS will go with these statements. It would not be surprising if one day someone came out and said that those who voted against the Constitution voted to bring E.Hoxha back to life. In fact, Hysni Milloshi has more right to claim ownership of votes, since he had long ago declared that Enver’s association had 1 million members, while Dokle was still trying to announce that Nano’s association had 700 thousand members. If we take these “politicians’” statements at face value—including the PS leaders’ statement that they have distanced themselves from E.Hoxha—then it follows are with Nano and 1 million with E.Hoxha. Nano and 1 million with E.Hoxha. It seems PS will go with these statements. EDI PALOKA

The experience of pluralism, both before and during the nearly four years of our country’s pluralist period, has made it an obvious conclusion that no party should claim or assume that it has a permanent electorate, or that it can only grow. Drawing a parallel with the sea, the electorate too has its tides and ebbs, expressed in gains and losses. What matters is to observe, monitor, study, and analyse both phenomena, to prevent the scales from tipping toward losses—which would bring about the contraction and quantitative depletion of a political force. This is not only necessary and possible to avoid, but also preventable. THE DISSATISFIED: PREDICTABLE OR INEVITABLE It is well known that when the PD took power, on 22 March 1992, Enver Hoxha, Ramiz Alia, Fatos Nano and their comrades, with their fantastical, adventurist and bureaucratic socialism, had miserably devastated Albania in every respect, leaving it at least 50 years behind Balkan countries such as Romania and Bulgaria. This was a major investment in favour of the PS and its allies, making the PD’s process of rebuilding and modernising the country longer and more difficult, and encouraging and amplifying the dissatisfaction, disappointment and distancing from the PD of several thousand people whose patience had worn thin after emerging from the flames of darkness and hell. Among these were people who remained socialists, or who had thought and expected that the PD would give them in five months everything they had been denied or lacked for 50 years. The almost total paralysis of the economy, the use of primitive and unprofitable technology, as well as the scorched-earth tactic applied by the PP or PS, mass unemployment legalised from the time the 80 percent began, the almost gangrenous wounds of housing, lighting, heating and water supply, the complete lack of infrastructure, 500 million dollars in debt, etc., made the PD’s accession to power on 22 March 1992 not only a necessity for the country and the nation as a whole, but also a clear act of heroism and self-sacrifice. Taking into account that the years of sacrifice... Taking into account... (Continued on page 2)