After Ahmeti's aush[?] showed enough pollution for the regime in Tirana to violate the opposition Undersecretary Petrovski calls for the deepening of democratic processes in Albania, without ruling out early elections Undersecretary Petrovski calls for the deepening of democratic processes in Albania, without ruling out early elections UN: The Constitution is a matter only for Albanians After Ahmeti's aush[?] showed enough pollution for the opposition to be violated by the regime in Tirana The Constitution, the child that is expected to be born dead By Arno BALËZ The foreign press attaches no small importance to political developments in Albania. Thus, in one of its recent issues, the American daily “New York Times” refers to the latest developments in Albania: Albania seems to have lost its orientation. Meanwhile, the prestigious British “The Times” writes with skepticism about the referendum on the constitution. “Neither side asks the Albanians whether they want the new constitution.” “In an interview with what he calls the spiritual leader of the Albanians, the writer Ismail Kadare, “The Times” underlines that the second political pact in Albania is such that “relations between the left-wing government and the right-wing opposition are so strained that the opposition leader Sali Berisha has declared the constitutional referendum illegal and has ordered his supporters to boycott it.” The referendum is for Sunday and the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party considers it an illegitimate process because the left-wing government of Prime Minister Fatos Nano was not elected by the free vote of the people. A few days ago, the Democratic Party declared that a constitution cannot be approved without the participation of the opposition. “The Times” writes that “the Albanian government itself has burdened it with a heavy load by trying to make the constitution the center of its battle with the opposition.” The newspaper writes that the constitution is or hopes to free the country “from the old constitution” which forbids land ownership and “from degradation from an Asian-style economic crisis.” According to the newspaper, never since 1992 when the communist regime fell has the country been so close to catastrophe. “The Times” writes that “Kosovo is making the situation in Albania worse” because “thousands of Kosovar refugees are crossing the border and a wave of nationalism is causing genuine concern in a nation that was already violently polarized.” Meanwhile the New York Times considers the situation as “social chaos and poverty” that “has left Europe’s poorest country out of control.” Referring to our country, the prestigious American newspaper explains that “Albania has never been truly calm since the pyramid schemes collapsed at the beginning of last year, shaking the first post-communist government and causing the country to become generally destabilized in 1997.” According to it, “the conflicts in Albania are severe because strong institutions and democratic tradition often do not exist there.” Further, referring to the latest developments, the newspaper underlines that “given that the date of the referendum is approaching, there is little hope for compromise.” “Neither Prime Minister Fatos Nano nor opposition leader Sali Berisha is inclined to back down.” Speaking about the crisis of Albanian politics, the New York Times cites the UN Under-Secretary-General Kieran Prendergast who, after meeting both Nano and Berisha, said “this is an issue that must be resolved among Albanians.” “No nation from outside can demand stability indefinitely at the expense of democratic development,” the senior UN official said according to the newspaper. “The Times” further refers to the incidents of recent days in Tirana, saying that “they will constitute a test for the strength of democratic institutions in the country.” According to it, “violence in Albania has been present in the background since the fall of communism and peaked in last year’s unrest.” The British newspaper writes that the UN undersecretary-general made it clear that “long-term stability is impossible to achieve at the expense of a strong opposition. The constitution is not a document imposed by one side” and that “the key is to bring all forces together in constructive political dialogue.” After the concern expressed by the international community regarding the attacks on the opposition, many observers maintain that the messages from the international community to the Albanian government are quite clear. The fall of Nano’s government seems inevitable, which, according to broad public opinion, would pave the way for early elections. Meanwhile, regarding the latest developments, President of the Republic Rexhep Meidani said yesterday that “the country faces its three major tasks: approval of the draft constitution by referendum, a political solution, and European and Euro-Atlantic integration.”

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