The Socialist Party statement seeks to free Nano from the burden of crime. Where will he find the money, when he has still not repaid the 7 million dollars stolen from Italian aid to Albania? Nano deceives and heavily stains Vlorë. The leader of the Socialist Party “forgets” the money crime in Gjirokastër Another Socialist bombshell about 29 June On page 23 shoaring? Socialist Party leader Nano last night, after a press conference in Tirana, came out with a new statement about the elections of 29 June. In ordinary language, to explain the meaning of Mr. Nano’s statement yesterday, one could say that he has made himself known. According to him, the decision to hold elections in Albania with only a majoritarian vote would be more democratic, more acceptable and more representative than the current combination of a majoritarian and proportional system. Nano, who publicly declared that his right-wing allies are presenting the two-round majoritarian system, yesterday found a strange formulation, according to which right-wing forces win under the majoritarian system only because they manage to split the votes of the left-wing electorate! This means that for Nano the vote of a left-wing citizen is worth less than that of another. Since, according to him, the left splits its own votes, it has no right to govern, whereas the right does. According to this logic, Albanian citizens are supposed to listen to Mr. Nano about how they should think and how they should vote, so that he feels at ease with the inevitable defeat. In all this political declaration Nano tries to shift attention away from the responsibilities of the Socialist Party and his personal responsibility in the Albanian crisis. He tries to present himself as a savior, while the public has not forgotten the serious accusations about the 7 million dollars of Italian aid to Albania, mentioned in Gjirokastër. He “forgets” the money crime in Gjirokastër and seeks to appear as the man who will bring order. But the question remains: Where will he find the money, he who has still not repaid the 7 million dollars stolen from Italian aid to Albania? Berisha: The Democratic Party does not promise the impossible

The Socialists gather the gangs in Çerik The “Fjala” witness contradicts the conspirators in the prime minister’s office Fino endangers the legitimacy of the elections Malaj, vote administrator Robbed peasants pay for the drinks of the Socialist Party secretary To take part in the Socialist Party dinner in Lushnjë, you must have a special voucher. Malaj orders the PS delegates to buy a bottle of white spirit each. At the Socialists’ dinner, 16 thousand stolen Italian lire were spent with ease [?]. This election campaign is exposing, like never before, the “state of the Socialists,” but especially the bleak poverty and the greatest madness of the Albanian chief socialist. Faced with the fact that their electorate, but especially the other voters dissatisfied with the catastrophic failure of the Democratic Party government, absolutely do not want Nano back in power, the left’s electoral strategists have begun to show signs of panic. While half the campaign period is expiring, the leader of the Socialist Party has still not managed to do anything serious except create a scenario of fear and old political hatred. Fino, who came to head the government as a compromise figure after the unrest, is increasingly acting as a guarantor of narrow party interests. This is seriously damaging any perception of the impartiality of the process that must take the country to elections. If a transitional government does not respect the minimum rules of equality and security, the elections themselves are called into question. The Çerik case, where gangs and militant gatherings are mentioned, increases this doubt. The same goes for the way the Socialists try to control the vote and organize political consumption based on people’s poverty.

Ersekë, the chairman of the Democratic Party, Tiran Shehu, presents the candidate for deputy The chairman of the Democratic Party invited to Greece Shehu left for Athens Xhaxhi, “congratulated” on being appointed head of the parliamentary group, yesterday in an official meeting with Ahmet Elezi promised that the official line of the PDSH will be the revitalization of the official issue with Greece. “The experience of the elections in Greece should also be useful to us in these days in Albania,” he said. PDSH chairman Tiran Shehu said that the Socialist Party candidate, Nusret Vebi, is an old fanatic of this party and that with his slogans he cannot win more than 20 percent of the vote. According to Shehu, even if all the left-wingers in the area were gathered together, the citizens of Kolonja would vote for the Democratic Party candidate. “We have suffered from injustice and we do not need political adventurers,” he added. He further said that the Democratic Party government has brought order, property and hope to this region.

“There can be no control over the elections in this period of anarchy” “There can be no control over the elections in this period of the oddities of anarchy” Blerim Phori, the Slovak? correspondent of the “Telegraph” agency, seeks a compromise solution for Albania, denouncing the position of ODHIR regarding the elections. The head of mission points out the lack of security conditions and the impossibility of normal monitoring of the process.

Left-wing militants are taking care of sheltering armed men. Nuno moves safely Përdalli was providing security for the leader of the Socialist Party from Sarandë to Tepelenë

18 PS leaders have stood as candidates in various areas, including for local elections PS leaders have been nominated in the committee areas and are creating a new situation of reform disruption? The “Florine” stairs have ruined their legitimacy ON PAGE 3

Gjeka wants to send the “conditional lawsuit” to prison ON PAGE 2

Rival gangs clash in Vlorë ON PAGE 4

Investing in treasury bills, a long-term risk ON PAGE 5

President Berisha closes last night’s rally in Këmbë-Lagj, Rubik and Mamurras

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