President of the Republic Sali Berisha meets with residents of the cities of Korçë and Maliq BERISHA: You promise nonsense in your program and no consultation with PD pilots! You promise a southern, socialist Albania, the destruction through the angel’s hand. You promise nonsense to invest in schemes built on the backs of fishermen, farmers, cooperative members and pensioners. You promise nonsense to build roads, water-supply systems, and electricity provision. You promise nonsense to invest in schools and teachers to ensure modern education. You promise nonsense to build a university campaign for the area, encourage the country, and develop technology. You promise nonsense to work together. That is how I will become a good family of Albania. You promise all Albanians that in Kosovo we will always be Albanians and we will stand by them and their family at all times and in every way. BERISHA: You promise nonsense in your program and no consultation with PD pilots [?] You promise nonsense to build roads, water-supply systems, and electricity provision. You promise nonsense to invest in schools and teachers to ensure modern education. You promise nonsense to build and develop technology. You promise nonsense to work together. That is how I will become a good family of Albania [?] WELCOME TO YOU! There is no road backward three hundred years. The vote of yesterday is for the future and not for returning. There is no place to move forward with the model of a state that, through reform, brings prosperity to the individual, the creation of equal opportunities for all, with the constitution and the rule of law. Only in this way will reforms for the future be made. Compatriots, citizens, men and women of Korçë, Compatriots, residents of Maliq, I come here today to Korçë, with its free spirit, its shining fortress and its traditional Albanian hospitality, to present to you the new program of the Democratic Party and its allies for 26 May and to ask for your support in this decisive campaign for the future of the country. The day before yesterday, the door of the tram? at our side in the campaign, not only in Korçë, Maliq, but also in other districts of the South, support for the Democratic Party is broad and is growing every day. From Berat to Tepelenë, from Përmet to Sarandë, the citizens of the South are supporting with trust, hope and determination our alternative of development, work, property, free initiative and European integration. The victory of this alternative is a necessary condition to take the country out of the long transition, to put an end to failed experiments and to open a new chapter for Albania. Today we stand before a historic choice: either we move forward toward Europe, toward the market economy, toward the rule of law and toward integration, or we go back to isolation, to the old mentality and to the failures that Albanians have experienced for fifty years. Therefore, a vote for the socialists is a vote for isolation, for going backward and for hindering development. A vote for the Democratic Party, on the other hand, is a vote for work, property, freedom and welfare. We do not promise you miracles, but we promise honest governance, a state that respects the citizen, an economy that rewards work, and a society where everyone has the chance to move forward through their own sweat and talent. In our program, priority is given to infrastructure, agriculture, education, healthcare and the promotion of small and medium-sized business. Korçë and Maliq have great human and economic potential. They will receive the full support of the government for irrigation, roads, markets, agricultural processing and tourism development. We believe that the Albanian countryside should not be an abandoned place, but a center of production, dignity and hope. Dear friends, On 26 May, every vote matters. Every family, every young person, every woman, every pensioner and every farmer can make their contribution to the victory of European Albania. Do not leave the future in the hands of those who seek to turn the clock back. Vote for the Democratic Party and its allies. Thank you! Albania

The speech of Prime Minister Aleksi at the meeting with residents of the city of Kurbës The PD fights and commits itself so that in Albania, before the economic reform, all citizens will be equal before the reform; we will not give it in a state-driven way, but through the strength of one’s own work and ability, and not through undeserved privileges or nepotism. Page 3

Announcement by the Ministry of the Interior In their forecast after which Matës for the president and the government the participants in the meeting are hall In their forecast after which Matës for the government and the participants in the meeting are noted as a hall [?] Yesterday afternoon around 16:00 in Kamëz, in a “Benz” car with plate no. TR 1001, driven by Mr. Mehmet Jaku and carrying Mr. Altin Haxhiu to an electoral meeting in Vorë, the vehicle was hit with stones in front of the Socialist Party center by a group of people. As a result, the vehicle was lightly damaged, while the driver and the passengers were not injured. Immediately after the incident, police forces intervened and restored order. Several people were taken to the police station for verification. The Ministry of the Interior condemns such provocative acts and warns that any attempt to disturb public order during the election campaign will be punished according to law. Citizens are invited to remain calm and contribute to a free, fair and civilized electoral process. Page 5

Burrel - The man accused by the Socialist Party, Alfred Haxhiu speaks The family is labeled as “vulgar” while the hooligans accompanying the leaders of the Socialist Party come out as angels Burrel - The man accused by the Socialist Party, Alfred Haxhiu “The police intervened to calm the situation” - Families are described as “vulgar” while the hooligans accompanying the leaders of the Socialist Party come out as angels Yesterday evening around 22:00 I was in a local place in Mat with some friends. Later I learned that near the place where an electoral event was taking place, a verbal clash had occurred between some young people and the companions of a political group. When I arrived there, the situation was tense, but I did not see any act that would justify the exaggerated versions later spread. The police, in my opinion, intervened to calm the situation and to prevent the conflict from escalating. I reject the accusations made against me and state that I did not take part in any act of violence. This event is being used politically and out of context to damage my image and that of the political force I support. Page 3

The communists are blamed as responsible: Page 3

“ZP” promotes the Socialist Party’s minigjets with photos of the PD’s minigjets Page 3

Today at 9:00 at the Palace of Congresses, the chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania, Dr. Sali Berisha, will hold a meeting with representatives of Capital Business in Albania and Mrs. Mical Pericic, chairwoman of the Businesswomen’s Association. Press Service