The split in PSSH “is based” on Marxism The shift in movements and the return to the point where the main goal is seen: Albanian social romanticism The new SP program “is based” on Marxism! In this part the sensation makes, however slightly, some noise. “Zëri i Popullit” defends the revitalized and supposedly inevitable SP, from one nationalist position, but even more from a Marxist one. In fact “ZP” defends the SP by disparaging all its opponents with the epithet “right-wing”! Including the Democratic Party. “And its most distinguished merit belongs to this work,” writes “ZP” about the SP program on 7 December. And this is something that not only should not surprise us, but on the contrary, because according to “ZP” the SP must be based on Marxism. The SP program is based on the fundamental principles of the international Marxist workers’ movement, its paper emphasizes. Why not?! The SP still maintains its orientation of “Marxism-Leninism” with “national content and contemporary language,” although the iron of the SP Program has rusted! The paper even called the SP program “finished” together with its history. This does not stop it from drawing the central conclusion: Marxism. “If we recognize the SP program as ‘social romanticism,’ then it follows that we must discuss one of its fundamental definitions: Marxism-Leninism,” writes “ZP” and asks ironically: “Or are we perhaps appearing more socialist than socialism itself?” Sali… If part of public opinion describes the program as “right-wing” and “maximalist,” “ZP” turns these into “attacks” by opponents. And according to it, all this battle is waged in order to deny the idea of the left. “Now they have started shouting about Marxism, about their own ideological base. But will the country be capitalized among Albanians and will those who deny Marxism win the elections? On the contrary, we must bring the political force of socialism to a new dimension,” writes “ZP”. That the SP Program fully defends Marxism and that “ZP” calls this its “value” is also clearly understood from the vocabulary used. “Until yesterday the anti-communists were shouting that the communists had died. Today they proclaim that the SP program defends Marxism and that this is proof of the communists’ return to power. In this sense, they unmask themselves,” writes “ZP”. With these signs it is completely clear that the revitalized “ZP” has not broken away from the Marxist base. It even calls this a fundamental basis. And precisely here the red thread emerges that links the fragments of the new SP Program with its past. “We will seek and will see the traces of Marxism not only in the books, but in the overall spirit of this document,” the article says.

PRESIDENT BERISHA RECEIVED FRENCH ADMIRAL LANXADE The Chief of Staff of France’s National Defense, Admiral Jacques Lanxade, was received yesterday by the President of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Sali Berisha. Mr. Lanxade, who was accompanied by the French ambassador in Tirana, Mr. Pierre Menat, expressed the high regard the French authorities have for Albania’s foreign policy and for its positions in the region. He pointed out that France is interested in concrete and serious cooperation with Albania, especially in the field of defense and security. President Berisha, for his part, emphasized the importance Albania attaches to relations with France and to bilateral cooperation in many fields. He valued the support France has given Albania in international organizations and in integration processes.

EDI PALOKA The next debate on the “falsification” of the vote in the 6 November Referendum continues. The SP has continued its propaganda by trying to minimize the people’s participation in the referendum. The article says that the opposition is trying to justify its political failure and that the high turnout of citizens in the vote is a clear response to it. The article sharply criticizes Doka’s position and his claims regarding the process, emphasizing that the Albanian people delivered their own verdict.

This is an emphasized passage from a section that continues the analysis of the PSSH program and its ideological orientation. The article argues that, despite the new terminology, traces of Marxism remain present in the spirit of the document.

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At the government meeting: The work of state bodies and institutions to cope with the winter situation is continuing. In this framework, measures have been taken for the supply of energy, transportation, healthcare, and to ensure the normal functioning of economic and social life.

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