The PS leadership against rule from prison The Center Pole targets the PS The leadership of the socialists, with the recent developments involving the Socialist Party, has come under heavy attack, and its analyses have required more time than had been expected. From the first data published today by the latest edition, it can be said without doubt that the reformers of the Socialist Party have failed in their aim to justify the imprisoned chairman, Fatos Nano, before public opinion. On the contrary, the intervention of the leadership to clarify as soon as possible the truth about Sunday’s meeting has left another of Nano’s reformers, apparently until yesterday they kept the chairman only twice. Nano was informing the reformers that Nano, while in his motion Nano was asking to remain only one chairman at the head of the PS, while on the other hand arguing that the PS needed the party. Otherwise, today’s paper has also published other versions that speak with suspicion about the role played by the PS at the leadership meeting and about the decisions it is expected to take. The center of the report analyzing the event and the decisions at the last leadership meeting makes it clear that, first and foremost, the PS needs to clarify its own situation in relation to the party and the electorate. Apparently the marked disagreement between the group defending Nano and the one seeking reform has deepened. It is clear that the PS needs to take a decision independent of the actions of its imprisoned chairman. If this does not happen, it will have further consequences not only in the leadership but also in public opinion. Sources close to the socialists say that the leadership is preparing a special document in which the party's official position on the latest developments will be stated. After the climax of the leadership it made a great impression that the chairman only twice, Nano the refusal of non-election. The chairman of PS activities informed alone by presenting the leadership from the sentence in this party. The center says that its votes in Nano wants to remain alone at the head of the PS while on the other hand from the sentence in this party; give Nano until yesterday. From these first public data of the latest paper, it can be said that as regards the developments of Sunday, Nano’s reformist theories have been overshadowed. While in his motion Nano asked to remain alone at the head of the PS while presenting the leadership from the sentence in this party. Page 3

The Austrian diplomatic press in a special edition on Albania The Austrian diplomatic press, in its Wednesday, 31 July issue, was mainly devoted to developments in Albania. In this special edition, a large part is devoted to the 26 May elections in Albania. "Ab den neuen Legislaturperiods ist der alte Machtwechsel?" this is stated in the article. In a comparative comment, the article assesses that Albania had new opportunities to strengthen democracy and state institutions. According to the publication, international observers and some Austrian media have expressed reservations, but their criticisms are considered unsupported and influenced by the political climate. The article emphasizes that in Albania there has been stability and economic progress, while political forces must cooperate for European integration.

The Center Pole threatens to boycott the local elections The two parties making up the Center Pole did not inform their local representatives yesterday, Wednesday, as they should, that the various variants of the electoral arrangement would amount to a better-prejudiced return to taking part in local elections, even though there had been the possibility of exclusion in July '92. Likewise, the Social Democratic Party has let it be understood that recently the PD has not taken part, and will never take part, in early elections. It should be noted that divisions with a purpose have also appeared in relations between the parties. It should be recalled that in the previous elections, under the majoritarian system of 1994, the Social Democratic Party won 2 percent. Page 3

From 06:00 a.m. (time of[?]) until 03:46 a.m. (time of[?]), it recorded small tremors registered by the Tirana seismological station. All the ground tremors were light. The last tremor, with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale, was felt[?] in the districts of Elbasan, in the villages[?] and in the district of Lezha. According to specialists, the earthquake caused no damage. Page 3

Protesters from the suffering people, "nations" of intellectuals for denouncing the crimes of the Enverist dictatorship Abdylm Ketaqi[?] is an intellectual who suffered under the communist regime. He spent 18 years in prison and exile. The above frame shows the moment of his civic revolt before the walls of the execution of the communist dictator Enver Hoxha and forcefully shows that the punishment by the institutions of justice of the communist offspring should have been such a measure as dictated by our conscience. Page 2

Intensive preparation by the PD for local elections Page 3

Declares the American Congressman, Eliot Engel . Page 2

According to the deputy defense minister of Macedonia, Ramazan eceli, in military units around 5.13, reports Voice of America Radio Page 2

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