Arben Malaj with a $18,000 watch: where did Nano find the money for the gift? ON PAGE 3

OSCE mediates so that the SP will unblock the campaign Dan Avers: Television must tobey KOZ OSCE Ambassador Dan Avers and Danilo Venturoni, representative of ITO and [?.] THES, are holding a meeting today with the political leaders of the elections to unblock the campaign ON PAGE 3

Berisha: Albania will be swallowed if NANO’s parties side with Television Berisha: Albania will be swallowed if NANO’s parties side with Television and it! A comprehensive account of the Albanian and Kosovo crisis, is [?.] On Wednesday, the Ambassador in Tirana, after the meeting in the office of the chairman of the Democratic Party, Dr. Sali Berisha, stated during a joint press conference with the chairman of the PD that France values the role of the Albanian opposition in consolidating democracy in the country. The Ambassador voiced the Albanian opposition’s concern over the failure of democracy in the country and the destabilization of the situation as a result of the political use that the current majority is making of the state media. NATO’s efforts to prevent the outbreak of conflict in Kosovo were also praised by the leader of the Albanian opposition as an important factor for stability in the region. Following yesterday’s talks, the French ambassador stated at the press conference that France will strongly support the opposition in its constitutional and democratic role.

The opposition crisis in Paris arouses the interest of the French embassy Mustafaj: The interview of the president on TV5, among the most prestigious important channels in Europe, has been used as a strong argument by opponents that the first thing they should do in Paris is meet with the Albanian opposition. The inclusion of Sali Berisha’s voice in French television programs is a sign that Western centers are paying more attention to developments in Albania. In Paris, as opposition sources say, interest has increased in better understanding the Albanian political situation, especially in view of the upcoming referendum and the role the opposition is expected to play in it. Mustafaj adds that the French press and various diplomatic circles consider it essential that the opposition’s version of the political crisis in Albania be heard, especially in a context where the Albanian government has monopolized the state media and is trying to impose a distorted reality. Within this framework, the resonance of Berisha’s statements and the space given to him in well-known French media are seen as a development of weight for the legitimacy of the Albanian opposition on the international stage.

By Lazër STANI On 21 June a popular referendum will be held, which according to the government fulfills a final act in the culmination of the reform process [?.] and the end of the transition period. The government considers this post-communist referendum all the more as a way to mark [?.] the post-transition phase once and for all. This is the great lie with which voters are being fed and propagandized, that it is a final act, the first step toward a calm and normal social and economic life. In reality, on 21 June there will be not a final act but a new starting point for all the accumulated Albanian problems. Especially since time has shown that the final acts of societies are always a failure and then a new beginning, especially when these acts come without political transparency and without broad national consensus. On 21 June citizens will find themselves facing a ballot paper that hides within it not merely the referendum question, but the future of relations between the state and society. For this reason, the referendum cannot be treated as an administrative ceremony, but as a civic responsibility of each individual. Today, when the political climate is heavy and the institutions of the state have been used as party instruments, more clarity than ever is required. The Albanian voter must know that his vote is not just a mark on paper, but a choice that affects the constitutional order, the balance of powers and the very possibility of a normal political life. Precisely for this reason, 21 June must be seen as a test of civic maturity. It is not enough to listen to the propaganda of the day; the citizen must judge with his own mind, weigh the consequences, understand what he is being asked to approve and what he may lose if he decides under manipulation or fear. If this referendum takes place without democratic guarantees, without free media and without impartial administration, then it will not produce legitimacy but a new crisis. In this sense, 21 June is not the end of the transition, but may become the beginning of another phase of uncertainty. The citizen, then, is not facing a formal obligation, but a test of conscience. His response must not come from fear, nor from fatigue, nor from the promises of the moment, but from the conviction of what best serves freedom, the democratic order and the country’s future. ON PAGE 3

Guardia di Finanza seizes 150 tons of smuggled grain ON PAGE 6 The blow that struck Nano: The SP is not with the government NATO in Kosovo ON PAGE 3 Draws the outlines for the PAD trafficker Peshkëpia, ready to be armed ON PAGE 6

It is no coincidence that in this hand they will want to show candidacy opposition warns of crisis It is no coincidence that in this hand they will want to show candidacy ON PAGE 2 Bode, Hajdari, Spahia Slavova, Mani, Mandi in Bujar’s of Tilorasi Nano - the cause of misery Police terror continues, scenes for the election manipulations in Roskovec ON PAGE 2 The code of 21 June against removing the will of the people and ...? Government with re- armed rebellion ON PAGE 2 Nano is undermining Police obstructs the opposition campaign ON PAGE 2

-the phenomenon brings the frightening Brazil -Sokol - Novella. I. By reaching Brazil - Marco mind brings the frightening Brazil. -Millionaires who give... [?] Descriptions: the "magician" People - Jotali has snatched with Zverri, "No substance of O. Ham" -The rocker sees "a duel of the nervous" -Germany in pairs should have to do 4 goals very high. Blefiri, o dhroni and was lost. -Demonti Haxher, the German Scribe "Kumana predicted England" SPECIAL ON PAGES 10 -11