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Rilindja Demokratike

9 maj 1997

PD: Elections on 15 June

Prime Minister Fino, this incorrigible communist President Berisha receives former Chancellor Vranitzky Berisha: An agreement for a calm campaign On Wednesday, Voronin drags things out, further completing the effort by also engaging special constitutional and parliamentary committees with the duty of special parliamentary and government committees to lower tensions, punish the generals, the criminals, to remove every right not of the state, but of illicit violence, not only to contain the situation, to put it at risk and especially to keep voting under control. On Wednesday, Voronin drags things out, further completing the effort by also engaging special constitutional and parliamentary committees with the duty of a parliament such as the one that emerged from the March 1996 elections. As the peak of this destabilization, the head of the PS has had the audacity to call on foreign institutions to overthrow a legitimate government by force. This anti-national call, made in an interview he gave to the Italian press Corriere della Sera, is the first of its kind. In fact, for several days now Gjinushi and Neritan Ceka, together with representatives of the PBDNJ and other individuals, have been going from one ambassador to the next, selling them the tale of a destabilization that does not exist. Unfortunately, senior officials of the Italian government have come under the influence of these communist lies and have made some very serious but completely false statements, such as that Berisha and his government do not control the situation, that Albania is heading toward civil war, that the government is unable to guarantee free elections, etc. All of this is slanderous fabrication. Anyone who has visited Tirana in recent days could not help but be convinced by the peace and perfect order prevailing in the capital. The criminals released from prison during the anarchy organized by the opposition control and terrorize only a few peripheral areas in the south of the country. The disturbances of 1 and 2 March in Tirana were overcome peacefully. The situation has been normalized. The country is on the eve of general elections. The government of national reconciliation, with the participation of all political forces, is committed to ensuring the smooth conduct of these elections. In a meeting with former Austrian Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, the President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, welcomed Austria’s commitment and that of European diplomacy for free and fair elections in Albania. President Berisha said that only under this condition can the democratic institutions and the country’s stability be consolidated. Speaking about the political climate, the President stressed that the opposition must abandon pressure and the language of violence and accept political competition under the rule of law. He considered essential a pact among political forces for a calm election campaign, for respect for democratic rules and for acceptance of the vote’s result. Alongside the President’s position, Prime Minister Bashkim Fino has spoken in favor of holding elections on 15 June. However, according to the critical tone of this page, he is described as "this incorrigible communist." (The article continues in the columns of the page with partially unreadable text[?])
Bashkim Fino Sali Berisha Vranicki Gjinushi Neritan Ceka Shqipëri Tiranë Jug Të Vendit Austri Italian

Incorrigible communist

Government in panic. Berisha’s accusations, especially on the Italo-American front. These accusations have prompted the Italian government to reflect, and compared with its first statements, its foreign minister, Lamberto Dini, said yesterday that the Italian government has never expressed itself against the government in Tirana and that it is against any interference in Albanian internal affairs. This is only a step that should be appreciated; however, the problem lies in the fact that apparently Dini has not been properly informed by his specialized staff about the real situation in Albania. In any case, the Italians should follow what is happening in our country more carefully and should not rely only on information they receive from the communists and their people. As for the Fino government, its latest statements have shown that it is not only failing to break away from the old language of the PPSH, but in many cases is also acting under its political diktat. This is why the criticisms against it are so strong in the press close to the PD.
Sali Berisha Lamberto Dini Bashkim Fino Tiranë Shqipëri

From Dukati - PD and PS leaders are finding their criminal with the committees

From Dukati - PD - PS PS leaders are finding their criminal with the committees (partially unreadable text[?])
Dukati

Sasho who kills women and children

Reportage on the people of the committees of Berat Page 3
Sasho Berat

Vlorë: Thousands of families under threat from the bandits of the Socialist Party

Cinema, theater warnings, murders, spoils Spies at the committee demand the RTSH Free press prohibited with right-wing strengthening Page 3
Vlorë

Let the "committees" disappear, let the pyramid schemes be investigated

Let the “committees” disappear, let the pyramid schemes be investigated The right-wingers find consensus Page 3