Violence and police repression against PD activists in the regions. The result manipulator is withdrawing. The Minister of Local Government and the prefects are in the game Massive abandonment of voting. Polls announce a silence near the ballot boxes. Albanians are not voting under conditions that are against them

Total chaos in the voter lists, hundreds of thousands of Albanians left out of voting. By order of the PS, around 400,000 voters have been removed from the voter lists ON PAGE 3

By Edi PALOKA The trap set, together with government propaganda in the public media, which has systematically denied the right to free information for all other political sensitivities, is essentially an attempt to impose a predetermined result. Under these conditions, today's referendum risks turning not into an instrument of democratic expression, but into a new source of civil clashes. Instead of creating an atmosphere of trust, the government has chosen the language of pressure, fear and manipulation. Therefore, any result produced in this atmosphere cannot be considered free, fair or acceptable to Albanian society. (Continues on page 3)

By Bardhyl LONDO In these last two months, official propaganda has taken the use of the public press, radio and television as tools of a one-sided campaign to an unprecedented peak. Under the name of information, citizens have been served only one version of reality: the one that serves power. In this climate, free speech itself has become a decorative element, while the critical voice has been drowned out or presented as an enemy. Therefore, it is a bitter irony to speak of a celebration of the press when its very freedom is under constant threat. (Continues on page 3)

By Arif PATOZI Voices from the units and from the offices had already disclosed, on the penultimate evening, the degree of indifference and mistrust among Albanians. If, with polls below 50 percent of the electorate, yesterday it already seemed at risk that the referendum for tomorrow's constitution of our country would fail — a constitution that is in essence and in name first and foremost that of a political minority in power — then the utopian dream of part of the Albanian people for a civilized Albania is quickly fading away. Since yesterday, election offices in all state and government institutions, the police service, public venues, as well as educational and health institutions in the regions, have openly called for people to vote, thus plainly exposing the use of the state to guarantee a result favorable to the left. But if some such measures, which play in favor of the government's election committees, are unavoidable in a country where the state is still a tool in the hands of temporary leaders, regardless of which side they are on, what is most alarming is the evident coldness of public opinion. Ordinary people today seem the least interested in an adventure that brings them no immediate hope, because above their heads they have their endangered Albania, without order and without a state, even more strongly than a constitution that comes under the shadow of a discredited government. Although there has been a disproportionate use of state resources and the administration, civic engagement in taking part in such a vote has never been weaker, since it is clear that this constitutional product does not represent a solution to their vital problems. Yesterday the cities were quiet, the streets almost empty, and interest in the polling stations minimal. This public coldness is the clearest sign of the crisis of trust in politics and in institutions. (Continues on page 3)

Voters from among the crisis-stricken areas of the capital preferred to stay at home, according to residents of the capital ON PAGE 3

OSCE and the Council of Europe have in their hands the government’s falsified versions in foreign languages ON PAGE 2

The head of the PPS section in the village of Kisharë is killed ON PAGE 5

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Today, 7 days after the killing of the Leader of December ON PAGE 4 Every day more and more Albanians are becoming convinced of the government's involvement in the killing of Azem Hajdari

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The American embassy will not open. The situation in Albania is out of control, with growing uncertainty for diplomats ON PAGE 3 At least for another six months, the doors of the American embassy in Tirana will remain closed

English and Italian translations of visible text ENGLISH: RILINDJA DEMOKRATIKE = Democratic Rebirth Gazetë e përditshme demokratike e së nesërmes = The democratic daily newspaper of tomorrow Referendumi, nën 30 përqind = The referendum, under 30 percent Shqiptarë, larg kutive të votimit! = Albanians, stay away from the ballot boxes! Ftohtësia para referendumit = Coldness before the referendum Berisha: Nuk do të pranojmë një proces të pandershëm = Berisha: We will not accept an unfair process Manipulimet, rrezik për luftë civile = Manipulations, a risk of civil war Shampanja e lirësë së shqypit = The champagne of press freedom Farsa referendare po shkatërron komitetet = The referendum farce is destroying the committees Tirana pa ujë e drita, larg kutive të votimit = Tirana without water and electricity, far from the ballot boxes Përkthimet në anglisht dhe frengjisht ndryshojnë nga varianti shqip = The translations into English and French differ from the Albanian version Ekspozivi vret dhe plagos rëndë përgjigjësit ne Shkodër = Explosive kills and seriously injures officials in Shkodër Qeveria mbroj vra[s?]sit e Azem Hajdarit = The government protects the killers of Azem Hajdari ITALIANO: RILINDJA DEMOKRATIKE = Rinascita Democratica Gazetë e përditshme demokratike e së nesërmes = Quotidiano democratico del domani Referendumi, nën 30 përqind = Il referendum, sotto il 30 per cento Shqiptarë, larg kutive të votimit! = Albanesi, lontani dalle urne! Ftohtësia para referendumit = Freddezza prima del referendum Berisha: Nuk do të pranojmë një proces të pandershëm = Berisha: Non accetteremo un processo scorretto Manipulimet, rrezik për luftë civile = Le manipolazioni, rischio di guerra civile Shampanja e lirësë së shqypit = Lo champagne della libertà di stampa Farsa referendare po shkatërron komitetet = La farsa referendaria sta distruggendo i comitati Tirana pa ujë e drita, larg kutive të votimit = Tirana senza acqua né luce, lontana dalle urne Përkthimet në anglisht dhe frengjisht ndryshojnë nga varianti shqip = Le traduzioni in inglese e francese differiscono dalla versione albanese Ekspozivi vret dhe plagos rëndë përgjigjësit ne Shkodër = L'esplosivo uccide e ferisce gravemente i responsabili a Scutari Qeveria mbroj vra[s?]sit e Azem Hajdarit = Il governo protegge gli assassini di Azem Hajdari