Tomorrow is the second round of the local elections Blue runoff Tomorrow people will vote in the areas where different political forces are in a runoff. The Democratic Party will compete in 22 municipalities and 88 communes, after having won in 37 municipalities and 193 communes. The 20 October elections were considered fair and free by all international observers. Both the observers from the Council of Europe and the Italian, American envoys, those from various non-political associations and American republican and democratic institutes have spoken of correctness in the implementation of the electoral law for the local elections. This is a verification of the level of democracy in Albania, secured by certain circles after the elections of 26 May. Tomorrow too, all conditions are in place for the elections to be held in full order, once again establishing the democratic conditions of voting, their fairness and freedom. The Democratic Party must win on Sunday. This is necessary because the runoff is spread across almost all those areas where the PS has won at other times. The runoff is only one step taken to completely remove the Socialist Party, communism, from local power. This is the last moment for the political elimination of this party and for that very reason it is necessary to achieve a defeat for it even where it may feel secure. After 27 October there must be no more communism in local government, thus securing an Albania that is also politically integrated into the most advanced European political currents. The runoff is fully necessary in the field of the DP’s victory. The deep victory in the first round is an opportunity for sound judgment at the moment of voting. Choosing the DP is important not only for the individual, but also for the commune, the municipality, the country, its present and that of other Albanians. No vote is too many for the DP. No vote should be cast for the PS. The Democratic Party needs everyone’s support to achieve democracy, prosperity, well-being on the broadest possible scale. The Socialist Party’s second defeat within a few months has brought this party to a complete political collapse. Division and clanism have not only not eased, but now have taken harsher forms, even suggesting opposing lines within the party. Its destruction is inevitable not only for the democratic processes of the country, but for the very processes of renewal of the Albanian left. Its existence depends on the fact that the fewer votes it gets, the less it works in Albanian politics, the less present it is, and the less it can sabotage democracy in Albania. Precisely for this reason, the people who go out to vote this Sunday are very important for Albanian politics and the new relationships it will create. In Albania, the old should no longer compete with the new, but rather with alternatives that are new and look to the future. On Sunday this motto must be affirmed in all communes and municipalities in the runoff.

From the meetings of PDSH chairman Tritan Shehu in Vlorë, Gjirokastër, Sarandë, Përmet, Këlcyrë and Delvinë PAGE 2

-Here is what the real minutes of the Electoral Commission of Krujë district say -There are major differences between them and the facsimile published yesterday by the newspaper “ZP” -Here is what the real minutes of the Electoral Commission of Krujë district say -There are major differences between them and the facsimile published yesterday by the newspaper “ZP” ELECTORAL COMMISSION MUNICIPALITY (COMMUNE) Fushë Krujë DISTRICT Krujë MINUTES FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY(COMMUNE) The electoral commission of ______ (municipality/commune) ______ of the district ______ on date ______, after reviewing the minutes submitted by the polling station commissions, CERTIFIES THAT: 1. Number of polling stations ______ 2. Number of voters according to the voter lists ______ 3. Number of voters according to the voting list ______ 4. Number of voters according to the entries on the list ______ 5. Number of ballots received from the polling station commissions ______ 6. Number of surplus ballots out of use, spoiled and damaged ______ 7. Number of ballots used ______ 8. Number of ballots found inside the box ______ 9. Number of valid ballots ______ 10. Number of invalid ballots ______ 11. Number of valid and invalid ballots ______ 12. Number of valid ballots counted as valid ______ 13. Number of votes won by each candidate: For Mayor Name, surname Party Number of votes Artur Muka[?] Halim K[?]plaku[?] Instructions Forged facsimile of the Minutes for the election of the mayor of Fushë-Krujë Municipality, published yesterday in the newspaper “ZP”. PAGE 3 REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA ELECTORAL COMMISSION MUNICIPALITY (COMMUNE) Fushë Krujë DISTRICT Krujë Model 2 MINUTES for the election of the MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY(COMMUNE) The electoral commission of the MUNICIPALITY OF FUSHË KRUJË of the district of KRUJË on 21/10/1996 after reviewing the minutes submitted by the polling station commissions, CERTIFIES THAT: 1. Number of polling stations 14 2. Number of voters according to the voter lists 10391 3. Number of voters according to the voting list 314 4. Number of voters according to the entries on the list 2268 5. Number of ballots received from the polling station commissions 11950 6. Number of surplus ballots out of use, spoiled and damaged 51 7. Number of ballots used 4518 8. Number of ballots found inside the box 4521 9. Number of valid ballots 3938 10. Number of invalid ballots 583 11. Number of valid and invalid ballots 693 12. Number of valid ballots counted as valid 3645 13. Number of votes won by each candidate: Artur Muka[?] Halim K[?]plaku[?] Instructions Original facsimile of this Minutes Forged facsimile of the Minutes for the election of the mayor of Fushë-Krujë Municipality, published yesterday in the newspaper “ZP”. Original facsimile of this Minutes

Statement by State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns The Department is pleased to note the October 22 statement by the Council of Europe, in which the local elections of the first round are described as free and fair. We share the Council of Europe’s regret at the presence of instances of irregularities serious enough to require careful examination by the Central Election Commission. As preparations continue for the second round of voting on 27 October, we urge the Albanian Government and all political parties to be guided by international democratic practices. We commend the international effort involved in monitoring and advising, and the decision of a number of delegations to remain for the runoff vote. We remain disappointed by the fact that the Government of Albania reflexively prevented the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from observing. In the statement we will underline a full department on the elections next week after the publication of the final results of the second round of voting.

Support from Shkodër anti-communist associations for the DP candidate PAGE 3

In Vlorë: DP-PS = 7:0 PAGE 3 A prelude to victory on 27 October in Vlorë “The 5 dragons of Vlorë” “Gjallca”, “Vefa”, “Kamberi”, “Silva” “Cenal & Co” support the DP candidacy

The “Robert Schuman” Institute of the European Christian Democratic Union (EUCD) “It is a particular pleasure that, in my own name and in the name of the “Robert Schuman” Institute, I greet the DP and the wise Albanian people,” says Dr. Marta Szalai, the director of this Institute. I am also pleased that our conviction was confirmed. The vote of the Albanian people was in favor of democracy and the development of their country. It is truly the moment and the time you must not lose anymore. We assure you that from the “Robert Schuman” Institute, as before, you will have all the support and assistance in qualifying young leaders, for a secure future toward Western democracies.