The elected representatives of the governing coalition were voted for by 25 percent of voters. Young people were the ones who were most absent at the polling stations ON PAGE 3

By Idrol LAÇO The voting figures in the district of Shpat, counted by the faithful and the lost confidence in the vote, also show a considerable distancing of the electorate from trust in politics. The data drawn from the election results in this area, which has traditionally been right-wing, show that half of the electorate refused to vote, clearly separating the former support for the right. The figures speak of 47,562 voters in total, but only 23,597 voters took part at the polling stations, which means a turnout of 49.62 percent. According to CEC data, only 12,706 voters voted for right-wing candidates, or 26.7 percent of the total number of voters. On the other hand, left-wing candidates received 10,694 votes, or about 22.5 percent. The difference between them was small, but what stands out is the high level of abstention. If there had been normal participation by the right-wing electorate, the election result in these areas could have been completely different. But the figures show a phenomenon that cannot be ignored: voters are moving away from politics, from the parties, and from the belief that their vote brings change. ON PAGE 3

President Ibrahim Rugova at the White House

The Constitution cannot be adopted through a boycott PD Officer loses[?] elections, then referendum PD with another strategy for the killing of Frita and the concretization of alternatives Berisha: The mayors of Vlora and Pasto should resign The Constitution cannot be adopted through a boycott PD offers consensus. Elections, then referendum The Secretary General of the PD, Gëzim Bode, yesterday followed the entire electoral process in the Vlora district and reacted through a press release prepared for the media. Bode described the electoral process as manipulated by those in power Bode: This is how the socialist thieves wanted to steal from us For Bode, the OSCE disappointment has not been effective in their mission. Although he took such matters to heart, he also characterized them as stealing votes, with the culmination of the arrangements by the socialists, at the most important moment, and likewise of the counting. The head of the district leadership group, with these assessments, would make an approach possible. There were also vote counts, there were omissions ON PAGE 2

Sadik Mema, a member of the Democratic Party and chairman of the Postribë commune council in the Shkodër district, is wounded by gunfire Shocking of the infiltrated socialists there. From the village where [it] has been demonstrated as a police deed. At a Democratic Party meeting that was taking place yesterday afternoon in the premises of Pjetër Sokoli, the place that had also been the PD headquarters for the village of Drisht, four armed and masked individuals, with a red "Mercedes" vehicle, entered the premises firing gunshots. As a result of the shooting, Sadik Mema, 49, chairman of the Postribë commune and at the same time deputy chairman of the Democratic Party branch in Shkodër, was injured. Other participants in the meeting were also injured, while the perpetrators fled quickly. According to witnesses, the shots were aimed specifically at the local leaders of the PD. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. and caused panic in the area. It is learned that the police arrived late at the scene and were unable to stop the perpetrators. ON PAGE 2

The companion of the government official most favored by smuggling was killed in the corridor of the Prime Minister’s Office Apparently, because of interests that are for government consumption, both in the case of F. Nano and of the white-collar cronies who have latched onto him, as well as of the former prime minister of the rebel headquarters in the state office where he was killed and on the stairs of the Prime Minister’s Office. ON PAGE 6

Hani i Hotit - The gateway to car smuggling ON PAGE 6

The head of the former Legation? autonomist politics proclaimed centralism? began contradictions with the key ON PAGE 9

our parliament[?] and the Christian Democratic chairman with power over the violation of public opinion and analyses ON PAGE 9

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World Cup madness - Italy - Austria 2:1 Juventus explodes - Hill - Cameroon 1:1 The Lions of Africa show vigor - Brazil - Norway 1-2 The Norwegians shock Brazil - Cro? - Sco? 0-0 The Moroccans are stunned by a world of madness... - Three words, the date and the winning day. Our team among the losers and the great names at France '98 ON PAGES 10-11

INSTAT: The figure counts around 220 thousand unemployed ON PAGE 2